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University Hpws Offlm "n Medford Mail Tribune CLEARINGS Hank clearings today were $;m,70o.i:o. . WEATHER Cloudy Mnx. 00, Mln. 45, Menu 52.5; Bar. .10.00. v ITf. ' '. ) ' "YT FORTY-FIRST YHJxVR. ALEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, INCARCH 24, 1911. No. 2. HUSBAND MISSING, MURDER SUSPECTED i H LIE II CIBITT JUL Arc Held on Charge of Lewd Cohab itation While Officers Search' for Mlssinn Man, Who Disappeared a Month Ago. ARREST IS, MADE BY ' DEPUTY SHERIFF SANDRY William Watson Appeared on Scent Two Months Ago Husband Disappeared Later. William Walson and Mrs. Aliei Winters of Woodville were Jodgci in Hie county jail this niornmj. charged with lewd cohabitation bu will in all probability face the imm serious chnrgo of murdering Mr Winter's husband, diaries Winteih who disappeared under mysloriou. circuinstnncos one mouth ago. Ofli cers are emphatic in their belief th.i the couple murdered Winters. Nei thcr the man ro tho woman make at H fori to conceal their affection fo the other. The couple were arrested in Wood villo Thursday evening by Deputy Sheriff Sam L. Sundry who was a" coinpnnied by Constable William Dec and Dave Smith. The threo officer approached them, together. It is otated by officers that Mi and Mrs. Winters had lived in Wood ille for Borne time. About twi months ago Watson is said to hnv appeared on the scene and imincdi utoly began paying tanked nltcntioi to Mrs. Winters. On February 2 Winters disappeared ami Watsoc then, they say, immediately took ii his residence at the home of Mr Winters. Outsiders were told tin Winters had left and that his pies cut wheroabouls wero unknown. friend of the missing man not sal i.sfied with this explanation carri-M the matter to District Attorney Mill key who inunediutcly ordered the of licers to make a search. Last nigh the couple yas placed uniler arre-t County officials state that the will at once make a thorough searci of the niemises where Winters for merlv lived and see if his body can not be found. In the meantime tli suspected couple will remain in tin counts jail on the fiist charge. BALllitTfO 6ET GLAD HAND Seattle's Insurgent Mayor, However is Very Careful in Wording of His Invitation to Public to Greet Re turning Secretary. SEATTLE, Wash.. March IM.Of fli tal Seattle will wolcomo ox-Secrc-lai Halllngor homo and will repeat the welcome tomorrow night at the Hotel Washington. The chnmbor of commerce Is work In on pIhus to mako the welcomo as enthusiastic and gonuluo of nppoar airto as possible, urging other chani l'rs along nallinger's routo to get busy along tho same- Hues. (Jeorgo W. Dilllug, Insurgent may en ban Issuod a carefully wordod In- nation to tho public to join In to morrow's reception. It commonds lUllinger ni Judgo. compiler of the state code and as mayor. "A ninn who has sorved as eom- mlshlouer under Itooscvelt and socro- tary of tho Interior under Taft neods in. further commendation from me," the mayor concludes. Solons Beat Clerk 1EKPBKSQN CITY. Mo.. March 81. That no action will be taken by the leKiblature regarding a tight Sunday when tw democratic legislators beat .1 rppunucso uiiruntniiai aMMBiaai. ,idUiPd u;rt- today HUM Ml WOMAN APPEARS ON STREET IN AN EXTREME HAREM SKIRT; MOBBED Indignantly Declares That She Will Never Wi'iii' H Again ('Various Pedestrians Mock Traffic. LOS ANGHL10S, Cal., March 24. Mrs. H. F. Scnrla of New York was compelled to take refuge yesterday in a local hotel to escape a crowd of curious mnlc pedestrians. She start led Broadway by wearing an cxtrenu harem skirt. In a few moments traf fic was blocked and police- were re quired to break up (be crowd and al low the. lady lo make her escape. " never thought my hn rem skirl would create so much excitement,' said Mrs. Scnrla indignantly todu,, " shall never wear it again." DIAZ'S DAYS AS RULERNUMBERED So Says Wealthy Chihuahuan, Whr States That Rich Men in His Dis trict Arc Going Over to the Caust of the Insurrectos. EL PASO, Texas, March 21. Th days of Porfhio Diaz as prcsiden of Mexico arc numbered, accordiii to a wealthy Chihuahuan, who ar rived here today with the news tha wealthy ranchers who formerly sup ported the federal cause wero flock ing to the support of theinsurrectos I To staled that one of the most ni lluential residents of tho state o' Durango had joined General Mndorp' anny nfter recruiting a company o, ")00 men. Ho also declared tha business men everywhere realize! that Diaz would soon be ousted fi'on tho presidency and were lending thai support to the rebels. According to a report reaching here today, a new band of rebels . oiicentratiiig 20 miles cast of Juartv E rwo Charges of Dynamite Explode hut Damage is Slight Nearly Strusturcs Arc Severely Shaken b Explosion. OMAHA, Neb., Murch 21 Tw. charges of dynamite, placed in dif lerent parts of the now .$1,000,0! court house, exploded here thii morniug. The damage to the build ug was slight, though nearby slruc turcs wero shaken by the explosion. Wood hounds are being used in an clforl to traco tho dynamiters, who are known to liavo sought the injury of Caldwell & Drake, of Columbus I nd., who arc the contractors on the building. GREAT INCREASE INDIA PEOPLE England is Worried by Great Gains Made in India's Population Over 20,500,000 Growth Over One Year Ago. LONDON. March 24. That tho in. croaio in India's population is start ling tho British government was In timated today by Promter Asqulth after a conference with Viscount Mor- floy, socroUry of state for India. Tho preliminary census recontly taken showed an increase In population of approximately 20,600,000 over tho last eensue. It la feared that famine and seditious outbreaks may follow in the wake of this continued Increase I In population, aa thore Is littlo to j kupi ort tli lurrealiiK iiiIIIIoum 1 wo NEW UR 0 EXTRA! EXTRA!! WARRIORS MEET I General Board of Strategy Meet in Sudden Session Colonels Arc Or dered to Prepare Their Commands for Active Service on Bear Creek. SUDDEN ACTIVITY STARTLES MEDFORD; SECRECY CLOAKS No Reason Given for Sudden Activity hut it is Believed President Taft Has Wired Instructions. Great secrecy surrounds the sud den summoning of the local hoard of strategy this morning by Chief of Staff Olney l'atlon, which was at tended by Chief of Engineers Gerig and Charles Doynton, chief of (good) scouts. It is rumored that the board is acting under sudden telegraphic instructions from General Wood and President Taft. None of tho mem bers of the hoard would give the real reason for their sudden activity hut remained cloaked in secrecy. It is reported that the board has decided to fortify Hear creek in or der to keep the .Japanese from com ing up with warships and capturing the city. Tt is still hoped that the Anient dam will prevent this but it is pointed out that the Japs can go whoro tho stcolhcad can't so not much faith is placed in this barrior. While Olney Pntton, chief of staff, will not discuss the matter in his of ficial capacity lie says that in a pri vate rapacity ho favors tho planting of mines just below the Nntatorjutn. On the main street bridge lie will placo several heavy pieces of ar tillery. In the meuntime orders have been issued to the following colonels to prepare their commands for action at once: Cooncl Hay, Colonel Mini1. Colonel Ton Voile, Colonel J. W. Hicks of llio Ccntial Point division, Colonel Hammerslcy of the Gold Hill infantry, Colonel Mundy, Colonel Allen and Colonel Washburn. The utter is instructed to fortify Table Hock and hold it at all hazards. A number of armored cars arc to bo used for scout duty on the Pa cific & Eastern along tho banks of Hear creek. A huge mogul engine, capable of developing high speed has been painted u deep black during the past few days in preparation for war. The following generals aro nov in tho field: Goueral Apathy, General Public, General Debility, General Ho lults, General Delivery and General Summary. Hussel Hummer has been appoint ed adj(itator) general ami at once assumes the duties of the position. F. II. Cowlos has been made sur geon general and will direct the hos pital corps and check casualties. John M. Hoot has been placed i;i charge of the aerial corps and has telegraphed for Kugono Ely. Local recruiting offices have been opened but so far only Wos fliuon has applied for admission. Colonel Ton Velio has been relieved of activo service with iuKtruclions to develop his gunpowder crop at once. Admiral Withiugton lias been or dered to prepare his fleet of schoon ers for activo sorvioo as rapidly us possible. It is poinlcif out that whnu Go) 1 Hill falls before the onslaught of tho littlo brown men that tho float will ul once un'ond Ifoguo river and at tack tho metropolis. This is to be prevented at all hazards and ac counts for the sudden activity. Rebels Shoot American. EL PASO, Tox.. March 2 1. A special to the Herald from Torroon today Bays that H. 12. DrlKcoll. an Amorlcan In chargo of a largo ranoh owned by St. Louis capitalists, was shot four times by revolutionists who attacked tho ranch at demanded money. Whon ho could givo thorn nono, tho leader shouted: "Then take that" and pogan shooting. Tho Amorlcan Is now in a hospital In Torreon, cri tically wounded. n T SPECIAL COFFIN TO HOLD MAN WEIGHING 530 LBS.; 3 FEET WIDE Largest Man In Illinois Dies and Spe cial Coffin Is Ordered Was Tore ed to Sleep In Special lied. JACKSONVILLE, III., March 21. A special coffin wna constructed to day to contain the body of Jackson Tittorton, 71, said to bo tho largest man In Illinois. Tittorton wolghed r30 poo mis at tho time of his death yesterday. Ho measured ISO Inches from shoulder to shodlder and on ac count of his size "was compelled to sleep in a special bed. ORCHARD SOLD $2000 AN ACRE Burrcll Tract of Ten Acres is Pur chased by Chicago Man Includes Cream of Entire Orchard Which Is Famed Through State. II. J. Neely has sold to Harry Ir vln of Chicago ton acres in tho cele brated Hurrol orchard tract for $20, 000. Tho price of $2000 per aero for Roguo Kiver orchards Is not a high price, considering that the purchaser bought the cream of tho nurroll tract, which Is Bald to bo ono of the finest orchards In Orogon. Mr. Irwin left for Spoknno laBt night with Mr. Nooly, with whom, ho will spend a fow dnys' visit. Sir. Irwin Intends to return a lit tie later and build a beautiful bunga low homo on his orchard. -IS IT OR IS IT A FAKE? Tis Tearing Assunder Little Town in East Because School Ma'rm Says It Isn't FolksSay It Is, and There You Arc Again. HLOOMINGTON, III., March 21. -Hell it is or it isn't is llio crux of a controversy hero which today lias this town all "bet up." Like Murlin Luther, Miss Alma Illoek, thu local school mistress, doubts the the ory of the hot spot and told her pu pils that the doctrine of heaven and bell is wholly unfounded. When the gaping pupils rushed homo and told their parents of tho revolutionary ideas of tho teacher trouble began. Half of tho parents refused to send their children to school. Two members of tho school board condemned tho course of the teacher; one approved it. Miss Hlock refuses lo ichvu. NEVADA STRIKE WAS FOOLS GOLD Assays on Four Samples Fall to Show Values Mica Schist and Copper i Glance is Mistaken by Homesteader for Gold Rush Is for Nothing. HKNO. Nitv, March 2 1 "Fools' gold," wiih the answor to tho widely horaldud reports of a rich ntriko on Fort Sago mountain. Assays on four samples from the two-foot ledgo at the alloged strike fulled to reveal a slnglo cout of value. Assaylsts ex plained that the homostoHders mis took for gold the yollow gloom of mica sahlst and copper glanco. LONDON, March 21. Method of attack upon the old time prerogatives ' of tho homo of lords were disoinwed today by Hmsy MaoDonald, leader of tho labor party in tho house of commons. The liberals, witii tiio Irinh nationalists, hold tho balance of power in I he popular house. NOW ion in T RDOFTOJLAMES Companions Rush Into Building and Succeed In Rescuing a Few, In cluding Chief Clancy Who Fell With Them Great Bravery Shown. SIX KNOWN DEAD ARE TAKEN FROM BURNING PILE Firemen Had Just Rescued 30 Work ing Girls Which Were Panic Stricken on Upper Floor. MILWAUKEE, Wis., March 21. Twenty firemen today crashed through to tho basement of tho burn ing Middlctou Manufacturing com pany building when tho roof fell in. Twenty firemen wero on tho roof when it fell through, all of them be ing precipitated into a muss ol burning wreckage. Without tho loss of a moment their companions dashed into tho ruins of thu build ing, beating their way through waves of smoke and flame and trampling, over almost red hot brands to reach the dead and dying. Within u fow minutes 15 of the men, including Chief Clancy, hail been dragged out of the blazing pile, nil of them badly injured and as soon as torrests of water had par tially quenched the flames five dead bodies, all fearfully charred, wore carried into tho street. During tho progress of tho fire thousands of people surrounded tho building and when the firemen were seen to disappear with tho falling roof only tho most desperate efforts of tho polico were able to prevent a rush by tho crowd. , At L o'clock this nftornoou a sixth corpse was recovered from the ruins, it was headless and has not been identified. Tho known dead: CAPTAIN JOHN H10NTZ, Engine company No. 0. LIEUTENANT JOHN I10ULA HAN, Engine company No. i). Flit KM AN HICHAM) HUHKE Engine company No. 1). FIltEMAN EDWIN IIAOIE, En gine company No. 1H. THUCKMAN FliANIv CAVAN- AUUII. The hospitals report 1(1 injured five of them probably fatally. Practically the entire city firo de partment wus working to prevent tin firo spreading tho wholesale district when the walls and roof of tho burn ing building fell, carrying tho group of firemen down into tho ruins. Willi water from a doen lioso lipes drench ing them the firemen attacked the blazing debris, scores of them risk ing their lives desperate sallies jul tho llnmoh to save their comrade from certain death. As fast as the victims were borne out thoy wore rushed to hospitals by ambulance, of which tho whole city force wait on hand. Just before llio wall which carried down the firemen collapsed the fire fighters had rescued .'10 girls who were confined panic-stricken in one of the upper floors of tho building, which proved a ehurnol house. Ten minutes more and all of them would surely have swelled the list of dead and injured. The cause of the lire is unknown The damage will be about $ 100,000 FINED$1D0QBYJUDGE POHTLAND, Or, March 21. - Con victed of attempting to smuggle $8000 worth of opium into Portland Albert Gladstone is under sentence today to pay a Hue of ilOOO imposed by Judge Woherum of tho federal court. The opium wus found in u trunk which Gladstone hud loft ut the Union depot. "Shopping" that js humid upon ml rundiug is usually a profitable uso of one's time, SMUGGLER OWES HIS LIFE TO FACT THAT HE SMOKES PIPE; WAS BURIED 30 MINUTES Tons of Earth Cover Man, but Pipe Keeps Ills Lips Aparat and Ho llreatbe.s. W1NNEMUCCA, Nov., March 24. Sam Young,, a miner, owes his life today to tho fact that ho smokes a pipe and that he kept the pipe in his mouth when buried under uiiio foot of earth by the caving in of a trench in which he was working. It required HO minutes for the rescuers to remove the tons of earth that covered Young. The fact that tiio pipe hud kept his lbjs apart so that he could zroatho is the reason assigned by tho physi cians for his survival. FEDERALS ROUT REBEL FORCE Thirty-four Dead Left on Field Bat tle Waged for Nine Hours Reverse Heavily Felt by Revolutionists ns They Lose Stronghold. AOUA PUIKTA, Mex., March 2 1. Complete rout of Jobo Klvora's wing of tho luBiirreeto baud that planned an attack on HormoHlllo saved that city. Tho rebels loft 31 dead nnd two score wounded on tho fluid after ulno hours of fighting Wednesday at La Colorado. Thu rovorso caused the revolutionists to abandon an en trenched position at LaColorado and thoy nrq roportqd to hnvo fallon back In disorder with tho fodornls In pur suit. Tho foderal force was commanded by General Louis llarron, who re ported that ho had lost several men killed and had threo wounded sol diers at HormoHlllo, If NOBLE TAFT'SAYS LAIRD 0' SKIBO Canny Andy Out With Praise for President When He Names the Foremost Apostle of Peace tho World Has Ever Seen. NEW YOltIC, March 21. Andrew ('arueglo camo out today as a most enthusiastic booster of President Tuft's policy for peace through ar bitration agreements. In an Inter view with tho United Press the "Iron muster" cordially approved tho views on American and British friendship recently expressed by Lord Charles HoroHford. Mr. Carneglo said; "If England ami Amotion enter Into an arbitration treaty It will ban ish all possibility of war from tho boundaries of tho English-speaking races because of tholr faith in oach other. I know that, as wo havo lived for a century In amity, all disputes which may arise will bo sottlod and tho treaty will be adhored to. As suming that our race abolishes war, as It has abolished dueling, which Is private war, tho effect upon other nations will bo overwhelming. "Our noblo president, tho foremost apostle of poaco tho world hiiH ever con, auuouueos that already a great power has officially Informed him that it is prepared to enter into an arbitration treaty. This is Indeed In significant, but only what was to havo boon exported. One powor will io followed by others. Tho fnot Is Hint If this treaty Is adoptod by tho senate so overwhelmingly as to Im press tho world, other nations will do as one has already douo and will ask permission to ontor tho brothor liood of poace. "Assuming that so vera I nations hud agreod to such a treaty and It wnu broken, we would Immediately stop tho malls to that nation. Wo would consider as ono of tho mombors of tho human family who vlolatod tho rules nnd proprieties of tho club, and would daclluo further Intercourse with It. This would bo a much so- LA FEAN BILL IS n i! MIDDLEMEN National League of Commission Mer chants to Bring La Fean Bill or One Similar to the Front Would Work Great Damage to Fruit In dustry in the Northwest. REPORT OF COMMITTEE IS RECEIVED IN THIS CITY Minutes of League Show That Thoy Intend to Wage War on Pres ent System Until Successful. That tho National Leaguo of Com mission Merchants of tho United States has not abandoned Its efforts to havo tho Lafean bill regulating tho slzo of apple boxes, which was fought to a standstill in congress a year ago by tho fruitgrowers of tho northwest, Oregon lending tho fight, passed U shown by tho report of a committee having tho matter In hand to tho league, a copy of which has Just been received by C. 13. Whlslcr, a pnrmluent orchnrdlst of this valloy, who was In tho forefront of tho bat tlo at the national capital a year ngo when tho monsuro was boforo con gress for Its consideration! Tho comniltteo reports that tho La fean bill was dofoatcd owing to out sldo lnNUonTes In spItoor'i,tlib Fact that thoy had dono ovorythlng to got favorable notion on tho mattor. Tho lenguo accepted tho report and then unmed a standing comniltteo to pnss a similar bill at tho next ses sion of congress and Instructed tho comniltteo to spare neither tlmo nor oxponso In getting favorablo action. Tho minutes of tho leaguo show that thoy Intend to wngo war on tho present system until tho Lafean bill or ono similar to It Is passod. Local orchardlsts aro nlrcady pre paring to right thu commission mon In tholr efforts to rovlvo tho ques tion, Thoy state tho passage of a bill similar to tho Lafean bill would work Incalculable damage In tho northwest, us It would rovolutlonlzo tho methods of packing now In voguo nnd undo tho work of years, which wero consumed In reaching tho pres ent high standard of tho pack. Tho report of tho committee ns publlshod In tho National Leaguo I In) tot In follews: "Congressman Lafean ndvlscs that after making careful Inquiry nnd observations with a vlow to ascertain ing whether there was nny posslblo opportunity of having tho houso com mittee on agriculture tako action on tho apple package and grado bill, said that ho regrets that there scorns to ho absolutely no bopo that samo will receive consideration at tho hands of tho commlttco, "While this la a mattor of regret, It Is not ono of surprlso. Tho league, through Its legislative committeo nnd allied Interests, has assured Congress man Lafean that thore will bo no for getting our aim In this direction, that tho mattor will bo continually pressed with tho samo vigor and bopo that has already boon glvon It nnd that our comniltteo charged with tho task of ultimately securing national legislation along this lino will bo ready with a now bill to prosont to tho next congress In placo of tho Lafean bill, which dies whon tho Gist congress adjourns next month." In support of tho nbovo statements reports havo como In that tho loaguo has omployod a managor, who Is to gathor data and prosont nn exhibit to tho next houso committeo. That tho loaguo bus agents in ov ory stato who nro gathering data against tho prosont puck; that a mon ster petition, slgnod by commission nnd produco mon, Is being prepared to show that tho majority of tho poo plo do not llko tho prcsont Bystom. voror puntshmont than war. Tho more fact that certain acts aro con sidered dlshonorablo among men Is often a greater deterrent than tho fear of punlshmotit," W8 i AV3