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jniw-uv (Mid Medford Mail Tribune CLEARINGS BANK CLEABINQS 838,704.77 WEATHER ."air 20.ni Bar, 70 Max, 39.5 Mln, 60 Mean, o Free. Forty-First Year Dally Sixth Ycnr. ALtiDJi'OKD, OKtfOON, FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1911. No. 2G. " f ? INTERESTS ARE F TOBLQCKTREATV Representative McCall of Massachu setts Says He Will Vote for Reci procity Although by. Doing So He is Cutting His Political Throat. VOTE ON MEASURE IN HOUSE THIS AFTERNOON McCall Says He Has Received Tele grams Containing Threats if He Votes for Treaty. WASHINGTON. April 21. Final tle hatc on tlu house on the reciprocity dill began today. McCall (Republican, Mass.), who fathered the measuio pass-4-(l In tho limine In the last congioss, de fended Underwood'.s Identical measure today, and Dal.ell (Hepuhlicau, P.i.), at tacked It. Chairman Underwood of the ways'nnd ineaiiH committee, occupied the final hour of the debate. A vote tin the measure will be taken this afternoon. In his address McCall charged that the "Interests" wem using the funnels i fthe countiy to try to defeat leelpro city. Lfnderuood, In closing the debate, de nounced tho Hteol trust. "I was asked b ythe gentleman from Illinois (Cannon), how the Hteol trust stood on the bill," he said. "I bald 1 did not know. I know now. Two years ngo the protected Interests In my dis trict lesolvcd to turn me down for eon Kress If I voted to reduce the tariff on Iron anil steel. 1 have received tele grams todny stating that these eor portatlons have stopped work on some plants and that 3,000 workmen are Idle because I am supporting reelpioclty. 1 l egret that tho trust Is punishing my constituents, hut 1 Intend to vote for reciprocity and the fiee llHt hills until amended because I believe I am rlKlit " RAILROAD TO INSTALL PRIVATEJTELEPHONES SHATTLH, Wash. April 21 -General offices of the Oregon-Washington '- wuy .V NaMiratlon coiup.un in Seattle Portland and Taconia will be connected by a sliiKle private telephone exchange Tho Improvement, to cost $70,000, will he operated to facilitate the ilUOtltlK of rates, furnishing of cars and handling shlppeis' complaints. Patrons In either city will bo prlvllcKcd to call the gen eral offices to Ket any service without delay The O & V. Is the first coast system to adopt the new system. Auto Races in Qoorffla. nriH.IN. On., April Jl. Arrange ments havo boon completed for as auto mobile race meet hero tomorrow, in which several drivers of note will com pote. A fine course has boen built for the contusts. Maine Methodists Meet. POHT1.ANU, Me. Apill 21. Maine .Methodists aie mtetliiK toda In annua! m sstons, tin Hast Maine conference at Oldtnwii, with Hishop Cranston juesld Ini; and tin Maine confirenco at lildde foul, Illsl.op Nitl) pn Hldiin; STONE URGES USE0F FORCE Senator States That President Taft Should Be Empowered to Prevent a Repetition of the Late 'Outrage" Near Douglas, Ariz. WASHINGTON, Apill 1 Asserting that President Taft should he empower ed to use whatever power is necessary to pi event a repetition of the 'TaoukIhs outrage." which now threatened 151 Paso, Senator Stone (democrat. Missouri), discussed the Mexican situation in the senate today. ' "The president should be formally and positively authorized to us whatever force la neceaeary to protect our o tile." aald Stone. "The authority should lie sufficient to warrant the using oc our military strength In whatever wa he deems espendlent. and necessary, ev en though this should lead to Intrusion Into Mexican territory. If any att should cause a hostile demonstration anlnst American residents of the In terior of Mexico, the president should be authorised to use the military force of the country to protect American eltUens in any part of Mexico Intelligent Mexi can should reatlz that no government can owe a wore imperative duty than I that of protecting Its people from wrongs from any source whatever " ' Stone said he did not believe Jap in ) id anvtlli'K tu (In Wll'i tie- iii.ii! t ,,, t til alll) l 'J" i 1 l c M IN MEXICO-CLARK AFTER CONFERENCE! .Speaker of the House Calls by Ro quest on President States That in His Estimation Intervention Will Not Be Found Necessary. WASHINGTON. April 1!! "I do not believe that it will lie necessary for the United States to interveno in Mexico," stat e tl C h a m p Clark, speaker of tho house, this morn ing, following a conference w 1 1 It I'lesldent Taft, but It was other mnt W h I c It engaged their attention. "I am opposed to 'l ..J. i J Hi.1 any plan which will plunge the United States Into war fare at the time een If our opponents In1 a country rent by distention. 1 be lieve that Dluz will protect Americans as far as he Is able to do so " CA1RRIST HURLS GLASS EYE TO FLOOR TO SHOW HIS ANGER1: i Following His Action Cage in Which Prisoners Arc Kept Resembled In- sane Asylum Recess is Taken Un- til Clamor Ceases. i VITKHHO, Italy, Apt 11 21. -HiiraKed at tho bitter cioss examination to which he had been subjected by Piosecutor Hl-anchl.-Ksposito, one of the Camorrista chnrKod with the murder of Oonenio Cu colo and his wife, extracted a class eyo trotn Us socket and hurled It floor "I am behiK peisecutod," Ksposito1 shouted. I "The police are determined that I shall cither die in prison lose my other eye" At this since Hspohito fainted and the hcarltiK was adjoin tied. Following Ksposlto's action In shut .,.lnK i,M glass eye. the cage in which the Camorrlsts are confined lesembled an Insane asylum Home of the prison ers wept and screamed at the top ot their voices, while others beat the iron bars with clenched fists until the blood streamed fiom their sulf-Infllcted cuts. Prosecutor Hlanchl was tho tarKet for the epithets hurled by tho allcKcd Cam orrlsts. They were loud in their tie ntliioiatlou of the (,'overiiiuont and swore that otheis of the Camoiru would itveiiee their sufferings Kfforts to tpilot the prisoners failed, and tho couit was compt lied to order a leciss PAIS $150,000 FOR VELASQUEZ PAINTING NKW VOHIv. April 2 The ortralt of u youiiK uccloslastlc," by Velasipie litis been purahasod, It is announced, by Henry H. HuutliiKtun of Los AiikoIos, fur J15O.U00 This Is the Kecond Velss(ue master pit'd brouKht to fills country within a f w months, the portrait of KIiib Philip I 1 Ii.uIhk recently bet n sold, It Is said, j tu Henr t" I-'rlck of PlttKbuiK. tov mole ti.an l-'ii uuu Bartender Exonerated. SAN FHANCISCO, AprJl il. Milton Humphievs, tho Ixii tender who shot and Instantly kllletl "Popo" Kloyd, a saloon ketper, sorI weeks uko, was exonerat ed by Police Judge Hhortull on the Kround that there was not sufficient evidence to hold him on u charge of murder S . View of New York National's Famous Ball Park After MhtAMU VIEW Kotlilntr remains of the famous grand stand of the New York National League's baseball -irk but a mass of twisted Iruu- There is a belief in some quarters that the fire was of Incen diary orliflu. A grander and more fireproof stand will be built, and for the present the Qlants wi 1 play their heme ,ratnes ou tho American X.eairue's flelil. IE 8UILT SOU t County Judge Neil States That Road Eliminating Pumice Hill Grade on Crater Lake Road Will Be Com pleted by June I. MANEY BROS., ONLY BIDDERS AS YET ON DERBY ROAD Three Bids Are Handed in for Con struction of County Jail Will Award Contract in May. "Over a hundred nion are at work on the Punlce hill section of the Crater Lake hlKhway, unit It will be completed by June 1," states County Judge J. It Nell, who with the county coitimlsslouets has returned from u visit to 1'iospoct "The road will be one of the most scenic In the tounty. The counts Is workliiK a .laigc foice of men along othu sttetches of the highway. Iltmtl Suporvlsoi John tl reive Is in toda to secure more pdwder for use in lemov Ing stumps from tho llole-ln-the-Wall to Prospect division. He also Is add ing more men to his foice." Hut one hid, that of Maney Hros., bad been received by the county couit for the construction of the Derby road to Knguti river this noon. Another bid was expected before awarding contract Three hlildcis were on hand for the new county jail coutiact, but upon le- liit'Ht of Contractor l.eonaitl and con sent nf other blddeis. time of iiwanllnir J contract was extended until the legu- lur meeting of the county court tho flist Wednesday in May. j A. i:. Hbeihait or tho Atlas HrltlKc Company of Portland was on hand to ! bid on the two bridges across Itogun river, originnity mivoitmcii for this date. contiactH for which wore awarded some time since to the Columbia HiidKo Com- my of Portland, without competition. V.r. Kbt'ilmrt and other brldKo contrite tois are (Ulli wiothy over having made needless trl)s hole and not beltiK Kivon an opportunity to bid upon the wotk, but the county court explained that the contracts weie let when they were. In order to secuio a $6000 bonus offered by Col. Prank Hay If the upper Hokuo l to thuirivor brldKo was completed by Juno 1, I the contractor nKteeltiK to forfeit this $6,000 If tho hrldK" w-as not comploted. Tho only possible way the bonus could bnvo been obtained, was by starting work lit once, and for over n week a force of men has been busy on tho In IdKo sit'1. Kond HnKlneer Harmon states tlmt the prices bid on tlni too liridKes woio i-xceedliiKly low, the ctintracttir had been requlicd to put up bonds, and that a very advantageous deal for tho county had boon seemed. This J6000 bonus was offoied by Col. Hay so that machinery for the Pros poet power plant could bo hauled by all to Dorliy and tinmen to tho power lioiiso slto titer tho new brldKo, In stant! of I tint Motlfoid or Cuntral Point by waK'on. I.ook for the ad that offers It to you. second-hand, at a real barKaln' DIDN'T KNOW LAW; LOSES HIS HOME I.OS ANCHCI.KS. C'al. April .1 -t'n- fumlliniity with the law that fmcid him to vaoatti Hit homestead wh.i. le hud lHod uniuOleHtod for .r ears land ed Uuonard Hiiclia. 65, In Jaull today Itoclm "siuutted" on a little tiuct in the Whlttler hills iIuiIiik President Ulovelund's f Ii ht term He nevur ob tained a title, but his possession wuh un disputed until I.. A. Walker located on the property. Itoclm puld no attention lo the news to vacate. When a cunstH ble visited him with i ejection tapers. he resisted. He was chuiKfd with ilia turblni; the peace. Hlh atiii, 1, who Joined In the flKht, wh taken to the detention home. I.oolt for the ad that tells you who wants to find the Job you have to of fer. CF VI ty PU-eEi VHECK Scene at Hearing of Attorney O'Reilly Theft Case mmmmmmm -za m - i .. vv - i JUDGE OTTD ROSALSKY" "Dan" O'Reilly, one of the best k town t"!::nnl lawyers lit Kow York City and who lini net oil as counsel for Harry Thaw, Mrs. Vliaw and other pro nlncr.t pauplo, has ndw been lnrtlcto.l in connoctlou with tho theft of SGD.OOO woith of stolen oecurttica from Aaro i Snrcrott. O'ilo'lly'i connoctlou with tho caso Involved tho charge agralnst him of liavinff recolvod (roods and knowing1 the7 woro stolen (roods. On bohij arraiffuotl O'Rollly produced the neo essary $5,000 ball and was released, Ocortfo Cor.cUlne, the well known sporting1 man, wont on O'Reilly's bond. Abo Levy, former partner of O'Roilly's, ii actl' g: ac hli attorney. Judcre Rosalsky admitted O'Rollly to bail. INTERVENTION IS (1FPRIFH Ml (INI Members of Foreign Affairs Commit- tee Arc of One Mind Regarding Sending Troops Over Line Into Mnvtnn I lllbAILU, WASHINflTO.V, Aptll !i. Monibets of the house committee mi foiclKii af fairs tue unanltuouHly qtmlnst Inter vention In Mexico. " This statement was made hero today by ConKiessmati William Sulxcr. chair man of the committee, after ltd mem bers, ('.in duel', Sliuip and loster, had eonfeired with President Taft on the niHttor at tho white house. fter leelai Iiik that Intervention, for m,,, ,,r0sent at least, was out of tin iuestlon, SuUer said no offensive mow , woulil he made without the most hci - tons dollboiatloii, He asserted that iiiin Mexico would mean effort to Itivnili' luunedato urbanization of the I'nltid States army to double or triple Its pies nut strength. A quaitor of a million men, Suler said, would bo uecessar to success In such a piojot't, and to K'atht r that number, riccoidliiK to military i -perts, would mkiuIio a year. IteferrlriK to pross lejiorts of Presl dent Dili.' aliened answer to I'lesldent Tm ft 'h demand for iimmumiiiccs of pio tectioii for Amorlcun illlxens aloiik' the border. Secictmw of State Knox ImhuoiI a statemont today, lie unit): "Tho state department iIocIIiihm to comment on pi ess despatches from Me ii o icKitidluK the leply to rejit escuta tious made bv the Ameilenn miiliassy mulct Instructions sent April II to call attention to the i I of Instruction to plow III fuithttl d.uiKi r to Ameilcsn life and piopertN .is in thu liounlns lm I dent " niUTU VWIV PA 1111111 ATTO Mil I I" I U f" I. M Vil I ll f N UIAI I I IIL UnilUIUfllLU o M.M-ri , r r T PORTLAND JOBS POUTI.ANH. tin April 21. Klxt five cnndldati s, .ill I cpulilh aim save nine, are out tu.l.iv huatlintt vote fur the noinlnatiiiK ity prlmarlea of Aluy 6. The iirliiiuihM will be held Juno I.. ad.-, cumpi isiiiv the I3f llitti ant) Thlr- TltHNTON. N J . April 21. The lower . leenth leKlllients, will return from Oross housu of the Keiier.il saaembly today niunl luiilKht, where they have been ouni-iirieil In the h. iute aniendineiila to n aneuveilnv and pra. tlclna Iook marehea the jirlinarv elicllue law anil the meaa- tor the last ten days. It la not yet ure has bet n p.ts. ! unto Ci.mriioi Wll-1 known how Ioiik tht will stay In south son He will ii mi', i.letlly hIkii the bill em I'allfuilila .jT ' Til i- C cjUH r'fiikt-- x'Vr ' i ml m . ' t - '., n Jtm , MI ! ITU (. -T -?" l1 sfe Lf'Kfv yjM$V W'S-V'f- W-'SM GEORGE CONS1DJNF- CANIEL 'UBS. SCOTT AGAIN MS 0. A. R. BUT Mrs. William Story, Her Opponent, Concedes Her Defeat Over II, 000 Ballots Were Cast Last Evening. WASIIINdTON. April 21 Thti n electllln of Airs aMtthew Sentt of llll noiH ms president jtcncritl of the DhumIi ters of the American revolution bv a small majeilt was conceded here to- MIIH, SCOTT. day b Miss piie, press uijeiit for Mrs Wlllluni Hlmy of Now Vork, Mrs. Scull's tipponent f'ti the office. Thirty telleia lepiesentlng the udher- uts or Mm Matthew Kootl, and Airs. William Htory, eoniendlnK Mbplrants to Un- pienldehoy-Koiiei'Ul of the Dsimhlers ul tin Ann i lean Resolution, silent the mln nlKhl beie coiintlnif the 11,000 ''"n"'s ""' " l"' fvenlim'B elt mi uiKht lonK the loliem wen . . I ,,, u iouiii In Mcinoi Ul Ootil election were clos- oiitrhenlal '"'" All telephones "" "i: hail All lelephonea Were tllaeunneetetl or cuine out of tin K breakfast wu imslied IIiioukIi the puitly 0ieneU dmil inn no aiiiiuiinceiiient was mail aa to whin It was expected the count Would be complete Brigade to Keturn. HA.V 1HKUO. (!., April J!. A brl- I I . the Fire Which Wrecked Grandstand ! " a Ij, .aA, ll,fiVi.$t ' k a IPK! hi K ' Wfr.rk W &. S O'REILLY ABRAHAM LC-W Presents Petition Signed by 89,000 American Citizens Demanding the Recall of Troops From the Mexican Border. WAHIIINOTON, Apill il. Victor 1-. HerKor, aoetallst coiiKiesHiiuin fiom Mil waukee, today pioHentod it petition sinn ed by V.UHH) American cltl.eus deiuand Ina; the lecall of the nnlted States troops fiom the .Mexican bonier. "This Is a proof," said Heritor, "that the bliiode and t mniik'iil chaiactor of the Dla Kovernment Is iiudeistood and the Junta, oi th.- upiisliii; iiKalnst him In api'iecl.iii il I. v the inability of iih-i ii iiim DOUGLAS GETS ANOTHER THRILL Rehcls Take Up Strong Position and May Return to Capture Agua Pri cta Colonel Diaz Awaiting Information. Uul'til.AS, AiU, April II. lilanulet liia rumoia ihht Agua I'rletu was ukuIii to lm the scene of h uoufllct between the wari'liitf subject of President Din, of Mexico illsliitbeil the tpilet of I lunu las today. Courleia anlved fiuin Nil cuxail, Wheie two I a rue fed. i.il si. nit Iiik parties encamped last nlKhl upoit id that Juan Cuhral and t'ulom I AM .mil at the head of fiuu tumps, win i KuiiIxIiik their foicea piepuruim to ,i move on the town. Ilcbcl HliMKwIers from tlie Akiiii Pii elu Karriaon for the past thite dah have been Joining the two t'ouimuuds In ifroupN ut 1() I" fiui Die couileis re purled. The libels have taken up a strung position In lite foothills JO miles xoulhweal of A huh I'rletu, where It will i e.j ii I ih a Kit ally superloi force to tlls linllie them Meveral atjuatlM of scouts were aunt out of Aguu I'rletu lo.luy but this waa the only sltfti ot fetleial actlt Ity Colonel Dlux aald that he was wailing for inon- definite Infoi nmtl n of the it-bel'Ii wbcreabuuts before mak Inu a iuoe with the main body of his at in r o A J A RGB WOULD W NOWORDFRGM HZ; REBELS Battle Scheduled for This Afternoon Council of Wan Held at Madero's Headquarters and Plan of Battle Is Accepted. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE SEEK A VANTAGE POINT El Paso is Sure to Experience Can . nonading Bullets May Strike Them Across Line. HIj PASO. Texas, April 21. Move ment by fiiio rebels from the hills to waitl Juarez nt noon today marked what Is believed to be tho beRlnulliKof evolu tions prceeedliiK tho nttnek on Juarez, which was slated for 3 o'clock. There was a council of war nt Mnd oro's headiiuaitors this mornlntr. when tho lebol board of strateKy presented n detailed plan of battle which wuh con sidered and accepted h ytho Insurrccto Itaders. There Is every reason to be lieve tlmt Madoro's nuns will open on the city tho moment thu time set for the expiration of his ultimatum to Diaz arrives. Battle at Three. Tlmt the crack of rifles, tho Btipttcr of machine kuiih and tho boom of can non would wake tho echoes over Juarez before sundown was tho Konernl belief here today and Ul Paso, wltlnervet. on imIbo, anxiously awaited tho comliiK o :i o'clock when, unless Piesldont Dluz abdicated or General Navarro surrend ered to tho rebels, Mndoro said tho bat tle would hcKln. Scores Seek Vantage points. With dawn this mornliiK Bcores of EI Pasous hastened to tho Hlo Orando, oaKor to seo whether thero had boon any move on tho part of tho federals or the rebels whoso battle linen stretch throuKh the hills west and south of Juare. No slitn or activity was seen,' however, ami all appearances weio that both sides worn unlet fy nwultlnK tho decision by Diaz which will end tho difficulty or turn lose tho doss of war. Staz Will I7ot Yield. Opinion here was general tlmt Diaz would not yield and that tho battle would be fotiKht. Following tho refusal of Gen. Navano to surrender without direct distinctions from Mexico City, the American troops here today made every piepnratlou to maintain n strong double cordon along tho north bank of ilvcr, close enough to It tu take In a pint of the buildings on the American side. If the troops can pievent It, not a single resident of 131 Paso will bo al lowed to pass this barrier, onco tho firing begins. In this way, It was hop ed, the danger of casualties would bo greatly ledutetl. Bullets Will Hit El Faso. The chief source of apprehension hero was that an attack might bo made upon Juaie; by the icbel command tying to waul Hutiche. .Should they open fire on the .Mexican town some of their bul lets Ninety would full In 121 Paso, and the feeling here wns so high that If anyone waa wounded, there was tho gravest danger that rifles would begin to speak fiom the American sldo In leply. TEXAS BUYING BALL CARTRIDGES More Than a Quarter Million Rounds of Ammunition Are Unloaded at Capitol and Arc Being Stored in Basement No Explanation. AUSTIN, Texas, April 21. More than a iiuaiter of a million 1ml I cartridges were unloaded at the cupltol today and aie being stole.) In the basement. Thu ammunition is being shipped from thu l.'raukfort arsenal and Is In boxes of 1200 pounds each. In addition to tho quarter of a million rifle cartridges, there me nearly 100.000 revolver ottr trldnea. No explanation la tnatlo by (Jnvemnr Colquitt or Adjutant Qonenil Hutchliitf. March as In 'CI. NKW YOltlC. April XI. Four old fashioned brass cannon, wliluti qnoo belched death and tlostruotlon but aro now lionelelly out of date, rumbled over the pavements of Klfth avenuo toduy ex nitty as they did In 'tit. The oceuslon of tne i.uude in which the old cannon took lit was the aeml-oentennlal anniversary uf the departure of New York's Seventh iigiiiient for the front. The cannon wh.ie the recipients equipment of 12 pounders which on April 19, 1881, were i heered by half of the population of Ntw York. lu the procession also was a wur-tlme baggage wagon bearing tho It gend. "Our Seventh knows no north, nor south, nor east, nor west, but only one whole union." Neurly u thousand men still weur tho faded uniforms of the S.vntli and they will bo wlucdaand dlmd ut tho Plaza, uils ovoidns. AK