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T A 5 Medford Mail Tribune WEATHER Occasional rains tonight. Ilnr. 20..1I; Temp, mean 00 CLEARINGS Bank clearings today were or. $14,708.25. FORTIETH YEAR MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 1911. No. 298. BALUNGER RESIGNS FROM TAFT CABINET Olllte 'f . T" B PINCN SUCCESSOR Resignation Follows Report That Democrats, Lead by Ollie James, , Were Planning, to Investigate Charges Against Him. . CAREER IN CABINET HAS BEEN A STORMY ONE His Friendliness to Interests Brought Storm of Censure Ahout His Head Cunninham Cast's Responsible. WASHINGTON, I). :., March 7. Richard Achilles Eallingov has jo sigued as secretary of the interior after holding tlw po'ilion for two stormy year TIo handed hi e.vjr nntion to President Tuft and ii was announced today that the president has selected Walter I 'Ashor of Chi cago as successor to D'llilngoi-. With the announcement of Bnlliin ger's resignation it became known that ho resigned January 39, hut withheld it at Taft's request until congress adjourned. Yesterday Dnl linger wrote a second formal letter of resignation which President Taft accepted this morning. Ballingnr's resignation follows the publication of a report that the democrats, head ed by Representative Ollio James of Kentucky woro preparing to impeach Ballingcr as soon as congress con vened April 4. Fisher Is I'inchot Sinn. zFlsher, the now secretary, is a Pinchoit conservationist. His selec tion Is regarded hero as an attempt to placate the progressives and an en deavor on tho part of the president to restore poace in tho conservation war. The National Conservation league, of which Fisher was president, was merged with tho National Con servation association, tho organized opposition of tho Dalllnger land pol icies. Fisher is now honorary vice president of that organization of which Gifford Plnchot, former chief forester, Overton Price, formerly as sociate assistant forester, discharged with Plnchot by President Taft be causo of their activity against Dallln ger, is an actlvo associate of Fisher. Tho now secretary has boon activo in tho conservation movement since its inception. "I fcol bettor than I have felt In two years," said Balingor as ho loft tho cabinet meeting today. "I will got ready to leavo for Seattle ob soon as possible That is all' I can say now." The career of Ballingcr ns secro- ini.ti P lir I'lilnriov lmtt llPOIl II storillV OI1C blllCU "IS llJJJJUiiiiiiiKin. uj -."- dent Taft in 1009. Tho first year of his incumbency was fruitful of alle gations by many that his friendliness toward the vested interests hampered liipi in an unbiased administration of his department. These charges were more or less somnolent until the incoption of tho Cunningham case, in volving tho title to thousands of aeros of coal lands in Alaska, valued at untold millions which had been dis covered by Arthur Cunningham, and which, it is alleged, ho had parceled out umongst his friends, but also among many men high m political life. Tho cvidenco brought out at this hearing, which was first instituted in Denver, and afterward transferred to Sonttlo, was the foundation for the famous Ballinger-Piuchot controver sy which resulted in the dismissnl of Chief Forester Gifford Pinchot from the service, nnd also the ending of tho official life of Louis It. Glavis, a government special agont, whose roport on the Cunningham claims was greatly to tho disadvantage of the claimants, who wore bonding every effort to prove- up on them. Ballingcr was tho attornoy for tho Cunningham claimants before he be came secretary of tho interior and up to tho tiem of his accepting that office had worked diligently to have the title of Cunningham nud his as- (Continued on Page Two) Skeered o' th' Dimmy-crats RICHARD ACHILLAS IIALLINGKR Who Resigned Today From tlie Cabinet of President Taft. WAR eANIE IS ID BE PLAYED Over 20,000 Troops and Four Ar mored Cruisers Will Take Part In Military Game to Be Played on Mexican Border in Few Weeks. WASHINGTON, D. C, March 7. A great military and naval demon stration involving 20,000 troops nnd four nrmorcd cruisers was ordered by tho Unitod States today to bo made immediately on tho Mexican frontier. Though officials refused to discuss tho possibility of troops boing soul across the international line, it 13 known thnt tho state department had been considering tho possibility of such action for several days. As tho state department openh admits its support of tho established government of Mexico, tho Diaz gov ernment, and as American capitalists largely through concessions from Diaz aggregating more than $100, 000,000 iu Mexico, it is believed bore that tho demonstration is against the Mndero revolution. Tho action was taken following the return of Ambassador Wilson from Moxico City and coincident with a cabinet meeting at which General Wood, chief of staff, was prosont. Tho state of mind of the officials of shown by tho action of General Wood in leaving tho White House by -vay of a French window to osenpo nows paper men. A combined naval and military mimic attack on Galvoston is ono of tho fenturos of tho great "war gamo" which it is planned to piny. The officials assert that tho movemont of troops is puroly for technical ttso but tho sudden dispatch of one-fourth of tho entiro nnny ;o tho Mexican border is not accepted here as ft mere practice mauauvor. Has Three Wives. BURLINGTON, Kan., March 7.- Clydo Frazoe, in jail hero charged with bigamy today admitted that he had three wives. Ono, ho say, live iu Kansas City, Kan., one at Butler, Mo., and ono m Derby, Kas. NEW OFFICERS FOR MERCHANTS Local Association Met Las Night and Elected Officers for Coming Year Credit Rating List of County is to Be Published by April I. Tho local merchants' association held their annual meeting Monday evening and elected officers for tho ensuing year. II. C. Garnctt is pres ident, M. J. Roddy vice president nnd II. A. Theirolf, treasurer, J. II. Cur kin, secretary. Tho secretary was instructed to compilo and publish a credit rating list of Jackson county nnd to have tho same ready by April firnt. SWING UN RUEF Stay of Execution Ends and Curly Headed Ex-Boss Leaves for San Quentln Long Fight to Keep Out Ends in Failure, SAN FRANCISCO, Gal., March 7. Abo Ruof's long fight to kcop out of tho stato cpnitentiary has onded in failure At 1:45 thU aftornoon, accompanied by Chariot, Haggorlv, his office olork, Chief Juilor MeAu ley and Jail Superintendent Carroll of San Francisco, left hour for San Quniin to bogiu serving n 14-year term.' Ruof's sovsn-duy tay of execu tion granted a week ago by Judgo Lawlor, expired at 10 a. in. today. Attornoy Konn, who has boon the londor in the fight to keop Ruef out of prison, nftor a long conferenco with Judgo Lawlor announced that no further ttay would bo asked as Lawlor held out no hope. The prisoner was taken to tho peu itcntiary in a taxicab v.-l 11 PRSON OS TO COMPLETE CRATER LAKE E Four Banks of Medford and Colonel Fiank Ray Underwrite Subscrip tions to Permit Construction to Be Rushed to Completion. ENGINEER HEIDEL LEAVES; COUNTY COMPLETES ROAD Over 4000 Feet of Road Is Oponed Contractor Says Work Can Bo Finished in Sixty Days. That ''section of the Crater Lake highway now under construction, will he completed at once. Tho four banks of 'Medford, togcthor with Colonel Frank Ray, will underwrite tho subscriptions for $10,000. Tho work will h6 dono under supervis ion of W. W. Harmon, county road engineer, and Jackson county will put up tho balance of money needed to finish tho highway. P. E. Mer rick of tho Medford National bank, was appointed trustee for tho under writers. Tho ubovo was tho result of nu morons conferences hold Tuesday ho twecn members of the Crater lake highway commission, Judgo Neil, Qol- onol'Ray, and Mosarw Crowoll, Vnv ter, Morrick and Davis, representing the four bunks. At a meeting of the Crater lake highway commission held Monday, it was decided to uso every effort to hanteu construction of the Pumteo hill section now being built, and to this end Colonel Ray offered to un derwrite the subscriptions for a third of tho cash required, provided local banks undenvroto tho balance, so that tho grade could bo completed before tho summer travel begun. It is tho intention to ask the subscribers who do not euro to pay their entire subscriptions now, to sign notes pay able Juno 1, when the subscription is duo, nnd upon these notes, the money will bo advanced. Tho accounts of tho commission showed approximately '75 subscrib ers delinquent on first payment. Al togothor $15,000 in subscriptions in cluding those delinquent, will ho due Juno 1. Tlioro has been oxpended to date, including $1000 received from t)io county, .$0500 in actual construc tion. To complete tho grndo and surface tho road will rcquiro the f?l 5,000 additional. With a small crew the work cannot be dono at a profit, but rushing it through, with a lnrgo force will save money. It was decided to turn the super vision of tho highway over to the county, now thnt a rood cngincor hns been nppointed, nnd to ask tho co operation of tho county. Engineer H. F. Ileidol asking to bo relieved as the dopurlmont of good roads could not spnro him longor for this work. All tho surveys and work has been un der his jurisdiction, Mr. Ileidol stated that 4000 feet of tho grado had been opened up, that 2000 feet had boon finished, but not surfaced, and thnt approximately 35 per cent of the work had been dono. Contractor Natwick stated that he could, if tho money was available, finish construction in 00 dnys. Colonel Rav offored to undorwritn $5000 out of tho $15,000 subscrip tions duo or $.'1500 out of $10,000 provided tho bnlnneo was underwrit ten, as an emergency proposition. "I do this," said Colonol Ray, "bo causo I don't want to seo tho road fall through, because I want Medford to succeed in whatever it undortakos and I know of no worse black oye tho commmunily could receive than to fail in this effort." I II !! n I CHICAGO, III., Jlaroh 7. Tho comity court today ordorod an Im modlato recount of tho recent pri mary. This action is tho outcomo of tho claim of former Mnyor Dunno that Carter H. Harrison waB tho buc ceHBful domocratlc candldato through irrogularltlos at tho primary. ROAD A Taking the North West East j& j& j& j& Oregon Car Attracts Crowds nHHiK .-v, -fv.-,' s 1 Mlyrffi'"f1lMTll('"'Krlmh:"y' OREGON EXHIBIT DY QltEAT NORTHERN RY. AT WESTERN LAND PRODUCTS EXH11UT. HELD IN OMAHA, NEU. RECENTLY. "Tho way to got people into tho northwest is to take the northwest to them." This is what President Hill of tho Great Northern has dono for Oregon by completely equipping a ear wilh Oregon products and send ing it on a 7000 mile tour through the eastern states with traveling rep resentatives iu charge who aro well versed on western conditions. Tho interest this car has created every where on its tour through Michigan, eastern Ohio and southern Indiana has been nothing short of wonder ful. Oregon is bound to gain from this practical publicity, and the valuo of it can' only bo reckoned when the colonisf poriod is over and some idea can ho had of thu'uumbor of now settlers brought into tho state. Tho following roports of tho trav- ttUTti !5iTft lilirLIMIISIU BE E Additions to City North- and South of Jacksonville Road, Just West of City Seeks Admission Into tho City. Petitions for tho calling of a Bpo cial olcction for tho purposo of ad mitting adjoining territory into tho city aro being generally circulated, and signed in tho city today. The territory it is proposed to take into tho city lies north and south of tho Jacksonville road just west of the city. Sovornl additions there ask to be admitted, SCANDAE STIRS ARMY CIRCLES p Captain is Dismissed After Secret Court Martial Beautiful Woman is Dragged Into Case Trouble Oc curred on Shipboard. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., March 7. With tho aHBortion that ho did not havo a trial, friends of Captain Guy H. U. Smith, who was dlsnilsaod from tho army after a socrot court martial, aro today doing everything In tholr power to havo tho oaao ro-oponod. Thoy assort tholr faith that Captain Smith will bo cloarod ovontuajly. Mrs. Uarnotto, wlfo of Lloutonant Colonol George h. Uarnotto of tho murluo corps, will again bo tho cen ter of InteroBt in cao a new trial is obtained for Captain Smith. It was for nllogod offonsa roportod by Mrr. Uarnotto thnt Captain Smith was brought to trial. Kvery effort was mado to withhold Mrs. Damotto's Identity from public knowledgo, all tho officers participating Iu tho trial bolng Bworu to secrooy. Notwlth standing this effort, MrH. llurnotto'a imino cumo Into tho cauo. XTEHDED oling immigration agents in charge of Oregon's exhibition car woro fur nished by E. Cv Lecdy, general im migration agent of the Great Novth orn railway. Greenwood, Tnd. Piftecn hundred visitors, a groat many of whom woro fanners. A largo per cent of inter est was for homesteads in Oregon. Tho hall whero Hid storcoptfeon lec ture was held iu tho evening was crowded, and some wore turned away. The apple display iu tho oar is drawing many favorahlu com ments. . . t..v ..in.. -1.2? en ;.. i uuiiui.-iynviiu, nm. ai'i'iuuu- doiis crowd. At least 5000 pqo j)lu vJsltoi the car. Tho crow'd kopt lip alt day long and the Iccturo Iiall was crowded in tho evening. Wo estmated tho nttoiidnnco at about (Continued on Puco 0.) DIAZ IS SAID TO BE PASSING AWAY Diaz of This Given as Cause for Mobilization of American Troops on Border If Aged President Dies Government Will Pass. WASHINGTON, 13. C, March 7. Rcpiesontativcs of tho Madero rev olution in Mexico this afternoon de clared that tho United States has re ceived secret information that Pres ident Diaz, is iu danger of dying at nay timo; (hat his advanced ago and enfeebled condition make tho cud of his career a matter o,f a very short time. On the theory that the in tions of Europe of Europe will look to Undo Sam to maintain order iu Moxico wlion Diaz dies, the revolu tionists explained tho hasty mobili zation of tho army nud navy at tho Mexican frontier, tl is un admitted fact that no man exists iu tho Diaz, government who cnu hold tho admin istration togcthor when Diaz relin quishes his iron grip. S0L0NSC0MET0 BLOWS; FIGHT OVER SCHOOL FUND POISE, Ida., March 7. A pugilis tico encounter between two senators enlivened tho Sunday sossion of the sonato far beyond tho wildost expec tations of ovou tho most bloodthirsty. Sonnloru Page of Pminer nnd Day of Moscow- wor tho holigoronts and today Page has a bruised and lacer ated face vhilo Day sports a black oyo. Tho trojiblo bolwoon tho souators urouo over tho appropriation provis ion for tho state educational insti tutions. Day said tho University of Idaho was composed of a "pack jf robber" and thnt Page was "the worst of tho lot," thou tho troublo bogau. Tho sohools of tho stntp will rocoivo substantial appropriations. A want nd campaign will got you acquainted with n lot of people who want to buy homoH and tho homo Iyou want to soil would auroly suit Bomo ot thorn, NEW ORDIANCE PROVIDES A $400 CLUB LICENSE t License Committee Places Model Liq uor Ordinance in Hands of City At torney for Final Drawing May be Presented to City Council Tonight. DRUG STORES MUST PAY j OR NOT SELL BOOZE Cards and Dico to Go Screens Must' Come Down Closing Hour Comes Earlier. Providing for a llconso for clubs and drug stores at ?400 a year and prohibiting thorn from selling liquor ou Sundays, doing away with cards and dlco, ns well as boothB and tables in saloons, fixing tho closing hour botweon 11 and 12 o'clock at night, doing away with all screens abovo a height of five feet from tho side walk, tho model liquor ordluanco will probably bo roportod to tho city coun cil tonight by tho llconso committee. Tho committee, which consists of Mayor W. II. Canon, P. B. Merrick and V. J. Emorlck, havo nearly con cluded tholr work and tho result of tholr dollborations is now in 'tho linnds of City Attornoy Tortor J. Noff. Mr. Notf is Bwampod with work and mny bo unnblo to havo it ready for tonight's session. Tho llconso committee has given much thought to tho formation of tho now ordluanco, having had It under consideration for two months. Now thoy nro rear" to submit It to tho council. License Clubs. Tho comiultloo has decided to place a llconso of $400 a year ou clubs and to closo them on Sunday. This will offect tho Crator Lake club and tho University club. Tho latter club at prosont closes Us bar at 6 o'clock on Sunday ovoning, through its own houso ruloB. Tho amount of tho ll conso, tho club mombors atato, will practically forco tho closing of tho clubs, nnd thoy aro preparing to seek a lower yearly llconso. Members stato that no drunkonnoss Is tolorat od about tho club rooms and that only inomberB havo tho privileges of tho club, A fight Is expected on thlB point. Drug stores will also bo Hcenaod In order to soil liquor. Othorwlso liquor can bo sold, by them only on prescriptions und but ono ealo can bo mado on each prescription, Other ltcgulatlons. Under tho provisions of tho now ordluanco tho saloons of tho city must closo botwoen 11 and 12 o'clock, tho oxact tlmo not yot havlug boon flxod. Thoro was somo discussion of hnv Ing tho closlug hour fixed at 10 o'clock. Tho saloons closo at 1 o'clock nt prosont. All Bcroona muBt bo romovod about ftvo feet from tho sldowalk. All Bcreons must bo removed abovo inuat nlBO go. Strict regulation is to bo provldod. PORTLAND BOY TO CAPTAIN CLEVELAND NAPOLEONS CHICAGO, III., March 7.ThGro is u good possibility that Manager McGuiro of tho Naps may give tho captaincy of tho team to Ivan Ol son, tho young shortstop. Olson is a wostorn product and oamo from Portland, Or. Ho is ro gardod as a euro fixture, on tho Cleveland toam. TRIAL OF MOTHER FOR INFANTICIDE IS BEGUN ALBANY, N. Y., March 7. The trial of Mrs. Edith Melbor, for tho murder of her 5-yenr-old eon, whom sho killed by giving carbolic noid sov oral months ago, bocauso it is' alleged sho wanted to marry n uiau who did not Jiko tho lnd, began hero this even ing. Tho defense, will pload insanity.