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JnivprsHy News Offico Medford Mail Tribune CLEARINGS Rank ClonrliiKs Today Were $1(1,707.7:. WEATHER Showers Mnv 51, Mlu fl7, ."Mean -15, Ruin .85. FORTY-FIRST YEAR. MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 1911. No. 12 HER DEliS EXPUUUmBl OF TIT 'Id GAME' Socialist Congressman Aserts That Taft Used United States Army to Assist President Diaz of Mexico Wants Full Information. TAFT SUBMITS REPORTS ASKED BY LA FOLLETTE Admits That Secret Plans of Amer ican Warsiiips Had Been Fur nished for Ships for Argentine. WASHINGTON'. I). ('., April .i. Asserting that 1'nll iimm! the United States army to nssi-,1 President Diaz of Mexico, Socialist Congressman Victor L. Berger of Milwaukee intro duced today a .joint resolution de manding full information regarding the. alleged "maneuvers." The. roGolution calls on the presi dent to send to congress all avail able information explaining his ac tion, in ordering the troops to the Mexican frontier. WASHINGTON. 1). C, April .V President Taft submitted today to congress tho, reports of the state and nay departments admitting as true charges made by Senator I.uFol letlo that secret plans of the Amer ican navy had been furnished for battleships built in the United tSates for Argentine. The news was submitted in re sponse to a LaFoleltc resolution passed by the senate ta the last ses sion ii' ciiiijjro-'. I OF PEACE FAILS TO ALIGHT Francisco Madero, Jr., Refuses lo Discuss Peace Until Diaz Sends a Peace Commission to Him With Full Power to Act. KL PASO, Texas, April ."i. Fran cisco Madero, sr., and his son, Al fonso, learned from federal sources today that the younger Francisco .Madero has refilled to discuss peace until Diaz feuds a peace commissi n to him with full authority to con clude a treaty whereby war shall coat.p. The rebel leader deelinod :o leave the field to visit HI Paso or any olhr place to meet the Diaz om ibsnrioB. ' It in understood that Oiaz has pent guarantees of nafo conduct to the elder Madero and his Hon, Alfonso, whereby they may reach tho rebel camp near Chihuahua in safety. They are expected to automobile there at once uiid strive to induce tho younger Jlndero to compromise. Charles J'iehurds and Jewel Wil liams, American, arrived here today from theinsiirgent camp. Both weie in a state of pitiable destitution. They declare thul Mndero dales not attack Chihuahua city now, being outnumbered there by two to one. Information was received hero to day that Knfuel Kjrua, one of Diaz's generals, U hastening with fiOO troops to reinforce the federals ut Chihuahua, after which a war of ex termination will begin if the rebels do not make oine moe toward peace, EXCITEMENT OVER BASEBALL IS NOW RUNNING HIGH The fans aie all talking huhnll nowaday. They all hae the right dope and are explaining to their! friends the strength and weakness ol the two ditferent teams. The fain' are about evenly divided as to the winner next Sunday. I Neff of the Crater Lakes Bays he will how Court Hull's team up next Sunday iu its truo light, and that Court has a lot of old has-beens on his team that ought to be working on Klouncc rock bill. Court on the other hand admits Neff has a good p.ti-bi-r. and lh.it his team will pl.iv I -I l t it W I 1 in. ike i I '- m,I- , i.ui ii . i i:.i i;.. .I1, . i I i ! ilUj -t ' CHEWED TOBACCO 90 YEARS; DIES AT AGE OF 105 Xovor Used Glasses or Curried n Cuno I Ins Lived in Council Muffs for 58 Yvars. COUNCIL BLUFFS, In., April 5. With a record of having chewed to bacco for !0 years, of having never used glares or carried a cane, Hen ry William Suits is dead here today at the age of 103. lie is surviv d by two Mns, a daughter, lit) grand children and H3 great grandchildren Suits lived in Council Bluffs 08 years. GOVERNMENT TO GET HAWAIIAN MILITIA READY Dcpuilmcnt is Working to I'll! Or gnnicd Militia on War Footing Citl.i'ii Soldiers to Learn. SAN FRANCISCO, April 5. In dication that the war department is quietly woiking to nut the organized militia of Hawaii on a war footing if seen here today in the orders which have been issued directing regulai army officers in the Hawaiian islands to co-operate with militia officer and instruct citizen soldiers in bat tle formations and rifle shooting. WITH ONLY IDENTITY UNDISCLOSED GIRLS OUTDO KILLERMAN Over One Thousand Men See Fair Ones Swim at Illinois Club Tank Tliey Rest Annette. CHICAGO,, 111.,, April ,". Willi practically only their identity undis closed, two fair swimmers who en tertained 1000 men at the Illinois did) tank here today are voted to have it on Annette Kellerman. The wore even less than Annette does and milled her in more ways than thcii aiiuatic skill. INSULTED BABOON; IS FORCED TO PAY $10 FOR PRIVILEGE .Man Spat in Simian's Face ami When Ho Fails to Kxpluiii Insult is Fined Ry .Magistrate. MILWAUKF.F, Wis., April .". -Because heinsiiltcd a Washington Park baboon here, Mitchell Smelisch to day is poorer by $10. Smelisch spat in the simian's face. On trial he re fused to say why he assailed the monkey and was fined. LOVED SOLDIERS SO THAT SHE WED TWO; NO DIVORCE Pretty Miss of til Is in Trouble Husband .Viimlier One is Aggrieved I'ni'ty XiiinlKT Two is at Front WASHINGTON, I). C, April f. -Bccausu she so loved soldiers that she married two of Undo Sam's boys in blue from the same post without the formality of getting a divorce, a warrant is out hero today for pret ty -Mary McCormick, 21. Harry Mc Connick, husband No. 1, is the ag grieved party. McCormick at pres ent is in tho Fort Myer guard house and husband No. 2, said to bo V. J. Hoggins, an artillery man, has been sent to the Texas "maneuvers" at San Antonio. HARRISON WINS OVER MERRIAM BY ONLY 17,000 VOTES Socialist Voles Double Since 1007 Their Candidate Pulls 1! 1,0711 Votes 11)07 He Cot Ut.llil). TUCSON, Ariz., April 5. Iafe on the Aruoua desert a a cowboy lia juilled uKu Ferdinand Schuuianu lleink, son of the vraud opera tur. Young Schumaim-lleink in in a sani tarium recovering from sundry bruUes and ache attendant on a 100-mile horseback ride which he t'oinpleted e-terday. It is bpring in New Yoik. and la' iiguns as soon ,i - l,i pi n .t! i ,i i!it inn in iin i , li ' t .! , ll, Ujll Jit II t . . . ENGLANDINTSIN OH HECiPHDGITY Intimation is Given in Diplomatic Circles That France and England Are Preparing to Ask for Same Tariff Concessions Given Canada. IMPRESSION GENERAL REQUESTS WILL BE DENIED Senator Cummins Plans to Amend Canadian Treaty by Placing Ad ditional Products on List. WASHINGTON, 1). C, April f. Intimation is made here today in dip lomatic circles that France and Kug lund are preparing to ask from the United Stated the same tariff con cessions it is proposed to give i ('lunula. The impression, however, is general that the requests will be denied. It is pointed out that the concessions are to be given Canada only when the do minion similarly concedes certain points, and thai foreign nations, therefore, will not be in a position to claim the same favors under their trade treaties. Senator Cummins of Iowa, chief of the progressive republicans, is plan ning to amend the Canadian reci procity treaty when it comes up mi the sennle. He proposes to place ad ditional products than those already named on the free list without asking like concessions from Canada. If his amendment is adopted, . the United States will be placed in a position where it will be forced to grant sim ilar concessions to other nations. The administration seeks to block Cum mins' plan. WASHINGTON, D. ('., April .".. -A dead silence greeted the reading of the message of President Taft, re submitting Hie Canadian reciprocity treaty, in the house. There was no demons) ration of any sort, and no in dication of the sentiment on eithei side. Tho senate adjourned after the message was read,( and the house, at its conclusion, at once plunged into the rules fight. OY LOCKED IN CM; 18 LOST Diabolical Revenue is Visited Upon Attorney by Criminal Railroads Throughout the United States Are Searching, for Leliiyli Valley Car. PHILADKI-PHIA, Pa., April 0. Helieving Lehigh Valley freight car No. 51)11)8 contains the body of Ber nard Rogers, VI years of ago, the victim of a diabolical scheme of re venge, every railroad iu the United States and Canada was asked yes terday by the Philadelphia police to locate tho car. The uncle of the Rogers boy, As siitaut District Attorney Cornelius Rogers, yesterday received a postal card baying that tho writer whom Roberts tour years ago heat to prison, had decoyed the boy into the rail road yards on .March 27 and locked him into a cur waiting ou a aiding to be attached to a through train. The polico &ay there is no doubt that an ox-convict wrote the postal card. The car has disappeared, as ireifjlit earn do, and it is feared that the boy has perished from hunger and thirst. RELATED; WEDDING SIOPPED, SUICIDE CLKVEL-AXl). On.., Apul ". Annie Neumiistcr acd IK, and John Oil aged 22. her half brother, arc dead litre today because, they dis covered their relationship only a few days before they were to have been married Mis Neumeister leaped in to Luke Kne. Ott drank poison. M il '1 iiijni i w .iiii . (id- bimu re AN MAYOR in mm town First Official Act is to Appoint Wo man Chief of Police Will Also Name Woman as City Treasurer To Provide Health Rcsolts. FIREMEN FEAR FOR THEIR JOBS IN CITY Mayoress Says She Bitterly Opposes Saloons, Gambling, and Other Evils. IIUNNISWFLL, Kan.. April r.. Tho first official of Mayoress-elect Kiln Wilson on taking tho oath or office today was to appoint Mrs. Os liurn who was defeated for police Judge chief of police. It was also announced that Mrs. Hilton would be named city treasurer. Tho women officials, this afternoon held a secret conferouce on the best meamsOof rigidly enforcing prohibi tion, auti-gambllng and health In spection laws. Scores of lec crenm parlors opened up today and It was. announced that outdoor athlotics and entertainments would flourish dur ing Mrs. Wilson's Incumbency. Members of tho police force and firemen aro quaking iu their boots today for fear that they will be sup planted by women. "Tho source of tho water supply shall be thoroughly tested," said the mayoress to the United Press today, "and I shall appoint a city physician to Inspect public buildings, theaters, stores and churches to seo that they aro proporly ventilated. Every pre caution will bo taken to prevent the spread of tuberculosis. "Places of amusement will bo pro vided for tho boys and "girls "or Jlun nowell and they will bo conducted on the highest moral plans. I am hear tily in favor of athletics but they must be governed by christian offi cers. I am bitterly opposed to Intox icants, gambling and lotteries and prohibition will bo enforced liter ally." Milwaukee Vote Sets Them Back Over Record of Year A(jo Over 7000 Women Brave Rain and Cast Votes. MILWAl'KKK, Wis., April ". CompleU returns today from yester day's vote here show that not a sin glo socialist candidate was elected and that the total socialist olc ran 1.',!I1I less than that cast for him when Mayor Kmil Seidol was elect ed. The ballots of 7000 women, who braved a torrential downpour of rain to visit the polling booths, are cred ited otday with having compassed the socialist! defeat. Mayor Seidol scoffed at the sug gestion that yesterday's showing foreshadowed defeat for the social ists at the coming general election. "Wo know where wo Htniid," he said. "Opr ote h solid. It look the combined strength of nil the othci parties to defeat u. The icsiill shows that we will pull a larger vide next year and will win from any com bination." VETERAN OF SPANISH WAR PROVES THIEF LOUIS VI LEI K.v April fi. Corpornl Parker Hull of the locul irmv recruiting office, and a veteran f the Spanish-American war, is un der arrest toduv on a charuc of burg laiy. Ho is alleged to lnie been cimi'lit in the act of rifling u sntc ,n a local cigar store. Police mi that Hall has been engaged i" simi,i ihcftH recently, oitcruliiig iu sili-hh nt clothes, high hat and kid .-!'. m- Mrs. Grant is Burled. The funeral of Mary K. Grant, who died April 3 at 3:30 p. in of tuber iiiIohIh at 011 West Hamilton utroot. lU'd 2S year, lhie month, wlff of Po-t master (iiau w.i- hfld at 11 a in fidav nt tin i' -id' in -. H rfbpld offif latin .. SOCIALISTS DO NOT HOLD OWN A Flr-By-Night cnimw iv rk Ammwn 1 r mmr i 9FY 1 m mv , j lm& J & : 7 W J Jf fJ&WlW 'y , Msrw 1 Awf fZrs ttMwTtfJrf ' J j I f i'm!y.i't r .twmitk- i S J MM A If W ' If A Sfi JQaHk. V ( W wv Sew Wy - BOURNE MY HEnO POSTUCBUinEE Senator Crane to Remain as Head of Rules Committee in Senate Bourne is Now in Line for B!(j Job. WASHINGTON, April 5. Through the disinclination of Senator Crane to accept tho chairmanship of tho sonato postofflco committee, It Is probable that Senator Hourno, who is next ranking member of tho com mittee to Crane, will got tho place. Postmaster General Hitchcock Is anxious that Crane take tho chair manship, but ho prefers to ronialu us chairman of the rules conimlttoo, which, while controlling less patron age than the postofflco committee, gives him more opportunity to keep In touch with all members of the senate. Bourne says he is not milking any particular effort to get tho postofflco chairmanship, and will bo satlsflod If Crane should concludo to take it. mm ELECTS T Falls in Line With Other Towns in Middle West Fred Warren of Ap peal to Reason is Defeated for School Commissioner. OIRARD. Iuiiih., April .1. -Kalinin line with other towns of the mid dle west, Oiiard today has a nocial ils for its mayor. Complete returns today itivo II. P. Houghton a pluml ity of 01 votes over his ourel op ponent. Prcd Warren, editor of the Apjieil to ReiiHou, the socialist national or gan, recently pardoned by Pnwidont Tuft after conviction for improper ufeo of the mails iu offering a re ward for tliu abduction of ox-Oov-ornor Taylor of Kentucky, then hid ing iu Indiana, was defeated school (-iiiniiiissiniicr. for NEW YORK I BELOW I'TICA, N. V., April ' Pive fct of mow cover the Adirondack re- L'Mili mid ice oil the hikes in from 10' to 2U I'i'-lit - tbii k ll- tin ITsiilt ill. tin' i-ii)i t J I ll M illn 1 III llnilt M .ir- At lb M I. "I i lln I'm I ii. mi i ti r .i i b' . !' umr,: prv JLJ' :' j.v ft.yvw fVMC I WS l ' :Y ? t 7MW r,j-sx, '$' "C ;' i v 1 L VOICE PROTEST Parade Through Streets of New York Displaying Hundreds of Ban ner's Bcarintj. Words "Wo Mourn Our Dead" Protest Conditions. NKW YOIUC, April n. Displaying hundreds of banners with tho legem1 "Wo mourn our dead," tho labor un ions of Now York City today nindo a great demonstration against working conditions Iu tho city's factories as a result of tho recent Trlanglo Shirt waist Company firo, which cost tho lives of HI! tollers. Throughout tho whole factory dis trict of tho city activity was sus pended ami tho workers, clad In som bre garb, passed by thousands through tho streets Iu silent protest against tho firo traps. Thousands of thousands were In tho parade, and desplto a steady downpour, women and children marched In almost equal numbers with tho men. Two columns of tho tollers, one from uptown and ono from tho lower eiiHt and west sides met In Washing ton Square, almost under tho ruins of the Ascli Hulldlng, where tho fatal fire occurred. Prominent iu tho pro icHslou were tho survivors of that I holocaust, and crowds who lined the j streets by hundreds of thousands un- covered as thoso who had escaped the worst firo Manhattan has bad Iu I many years, pained by. While tho parado wim on, tho city burled seven unidentified victims of the Triangle fire. Their funeral cor tegeH, however, did not make a part fif the parade NEBRASKA LEAKS TO i Beatrice, Wymorc and Red Cloud All Olmncn Gnnltltct Miimpc Run u.iuuai, ouimmoi ...,., w..v , a Sprinkling Cart Driver Votes Show Increase of Cult. OMAHA, Xeb.. April 5. Three N'ebiHHku towns, HcutricA, Red Cloud and Wymore, eleUod noclallut mayor W'ntciduy. William Griffin, a uplink- ling en it driver, got the majority of :i: in Red Cloui ea; ICdward Wyiuflok wax ymore and I'Mwurd Koe Red Cloud. Tim Almli'niil Cnimnfli'ifliil .dub iu. j BR No M buity moving into it new ouurtera muo1 ll ,"1 r,l"le r xoltinnL Our the old inhibit huihliiiir. ih, diivn..ii .if ('. A M.,U I mil I ll ll I I l.ll i I' I ll U I p 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' II 1 1 1 I d null nil nii'diic -i 1 1 III 111 it In lb- m t in OriKuu. . T.B.TI 1 TLET BEFEHM BE USED JOI SPITE Colonel is Greeted by 10,000 People From Eugene and Vicinity Ad monishes Students on Invoking Referendum. "NATION LOOKS TO OREGON FOR PROGRESSIVE LAWS" In Medford He Fails to Create a Rip ple of Interest Came Too Early. KUC1 13X13, Ore.. April 5. Colonel Theodore Uoosovolt was greeted at 10 o'clock today by 10,000 peoplo from 13ugono and vicinity. Tho studontB of tho University of Orogon wore present in a body and his re- innrks woro directed principally to them. During his ton minutes talk, which wns nindo from tho rear ot tho train, ho admonished tho stud ents not to let tho referendum bo Invoked In such a umniior as to ham per tho educational Institutions In securing money tor their develop ment. Those remnrkB, It Is believed, woro prompted by activity on tho part of certain of tho voters of tho titato to reduce tho appropriations for tho state university by tho last session of tho leglslaturo through tho aid of tho referendum. Iu the course of his address, ox Presldeut Uoosovolt said: "I want to say a special word about your university. Tho nation always looks to Oregon as a progressive state and for progrosslvo legislation, as an example to tho nation. If Oro gon goes bnck on tho university It will alio wthat It has rotrogradod. Do not pormlt tho referendum to bo used to hamper or Interfere with higher education." .lust before tho train dopartcd, Roosevelt, branched off ou tho sub ject of forestry, during which ho eald: "Wo want to see tho forest pre served, for you need thoin and your chlldroii need them. To prcsorvo tho forests, wo must spoud. Don't savo a cont and thon wasto a dollar." PORTLAND. Oro April 5. Prom tln moment that Colonel RoobovoU reaches Portland at 2:15 until ho leaves for Tacoma at midnight tho minutes will bo filled by a variety of ceremonies calculated to almost disturb "tho father of Btronuoslty" hlmsolf. lininedlatoly after tho arrival of bis train a parade will start from tho union station, lu tho midst of which a halt will ho made long enough to lay tho corner stone of tho now Mul tnomah Amateur Athletic Club's building. Following this tho colonel will bo taken to tho oast sldo where thousands of school children will drill for hU benefit. Ho will then bo taken to tho Port laud Hotel, where ho will remain until six o'clock, at which hour ho will bo the guoHt of honor at a ban- jipiei given by tho Commercial Club. j'l'lils affair will bo unique, us sconlc urtlxtH have transformed the banquet 'loom Into a miniature "African Jung I le" with a couple dozen nionkoys and a number of jungle beauts, both of the Htuffoil and live variety to add realism to the occanlou. Colonel Theodnro Roosovolt, with bis big sticks, hU short ugly words, bis race Bulcldea, his auanlas clubs ,lg j,mK0 ))00ig( his iniulofnctora Of l'"1 wealth, his iickeniug social istlc huh, his national conservation doctrine, his new nationalism, his doctor of laws, ot caotora ad infini tum has enme! And he has also went! "1'wan at tho dark and stealthy hour of .midnight 2:30 a. m. to bo exact, that he reached Medford aad WRB one ,m,te Htor that ho loft. One man only, 't'wua bugifngo smash- or nt tho Southern Pacific dopot was thoro to meet lilm, Tho atrenuoua, broncho busting. death dofjiug boh of Mam, caused ""iy iiviuu ex-preiueni came ami t a soul to greet. The biiKRUKo man saya there was un S'K11 "' cnnimotlou about the train ' ! ty tho colonel doesn't anoro.