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oon , l0,)uj, ! Medford Mail Tribune WEATHER Cloudy. Mat. JJ7, Mill. Ht ltd. Hum. H'A Per Cent. SECOND EDITION :, K ff K' S' IW r; V. -It JfV- ." .". K" &, Dully -Mlxlli Vi'iir. Corly-Klint Yciir. 01 REPORTED 10 BE STARVING German Correspondent Reports Thai Conditions Arc Appnlllnu In North ern Russia and That Government Is Refusion to Permit Relief. OFFICIAL DENIAL IS ISSUED DY THE CZAR Many Persons Arc Reorlcd to Be Barely Kcpplnii Allvo by Eatlnn Acorns. IIKKUN, 1i'i II. --According to roMir(M received luno today (roin a upooliil orr(Wiiiiuli'iit of ci llorllu puper, over KliO.udO people In north otn KiumIii aro facing death by mar vntlnu. Tho HiiVdriiiiH'iit In actually rotxt'ilhiK relief work fearing the Nprtwil of revolutionary propaganda. According to tho Htory piibllnhcd hort condition are appalling. The rirrraKMiilul Iihh Knnit a week trie vmnliiK I'"' 'oiintry ami In emphatic lit hi ((HtMliMinlN that uiilowi food In dlMUchd tiliortly to tlm famine tor Htory limnlruilH of tlinmuiiiiU will prlh. Mnny ponton arc Keeping all vii liy feeding on acorim ami linrk KHtlinriHl from tho foreittH. Tin ItiiMlnu government luin of fl rlalty denied tliat romlltloiiM wont ko MorloiiN In tho dliitrlrt hh reported and dnny that they have checked In any muuer tho work of roller. .CHARLES FULTON MAY ENTER RACE Ex-Unltcd States Senator Is Put For ward as "Hope" of Those Who Wish to See Senator Jonathan Bourne Defeated. PORTLAND, Dim-. 14. Churles W. Kultnii, ox-United St a Urn senator and iintKoiiittt of .loiiutlinii ltoiirmi, may yet become tint "hopii" of thono who seek to overturn tlm senior seuutor. I'or mime t'uiiu n quiet movement Iiuh limm on foot iiumiitc hoiiio of tho old guunl Republicans to put Fulton to tlm front, onoo morn, mill tlm .Morn ing AMtoi'iun, puliliNlicil in Fulton's old hoiim nt Ahtorla, linn now taken tlm lead in urging his candidacy. Mr. Pulton coyly sidestepped u di- root nimwor when ho was imbed this morning if ho will bo u onndidnto. Hit Miiil lin lut tl neon tin front page edi torial! of tlm Al"i'inii uiuU'f tlu bonding "Doom Oregon Want ('apiililo Mini in tint United StnlOH Senate?" 'lidding thai this wiin published with out any suggestion or connivance on hi putt. "1 am not prepared to discuss (lie timltur nt this time," Hiiid tlm o hiuuilor. "I will not hiiv that I will uol lio a eiindiduto, nor will I nay that I will lu a candiduto. I have given tlm mutter no consideration." TO BE VERYJHLL Operation May Result In His Death Caso Completed and Will Soon Go 'to tho JuryFinish tho Argu ments Today. N'HW YORK, Dee. 11. W. 13. n Btokua uudorwont an operation Tua day night for an uuucohh of tho kid uoyH when it Ih reported it waa no- coHBiiry to admlnlator HtliniiluutH to koop him allvo, In tho laut atato iiiout kIvoii out IiIh phyalolana uil- mlltod that ho waa in a ilangorotiu condition, Tho Htato oloaod Itu ciiho against 'MIhh (Iruhiuu mid MIhh Conrad thla moriilUK. Tho olonliiK urKiimoiita nro oxpoctoil to bo finished tunllit. STOKES ID FAFl 'S DAUGHTER TO TEACH SUNDAY SCHOOL U . ' ' - - ' .JM- Miss It nunj Tst t MUt Melon Tiifl, iliiiiKhter of tlif t'nwtiUnii nod Mr. Tuft. I" t' t " Siindiiy itehool icatlifr. Slli will tnu-ti in Ha iliuri'li wlii'rt- her iiioiImt war Klilpx. lal.tim hr plni'i in'il wi-ck lit i In hcliitol of HI. John' ICplix'opm I'liiireli. WixliiiikMoii. I) C. S HIDE Hi SEEK GAME E Rescuers Follow Chalk Marks for Miles Only to Find Bodies of the Men "Jin Is Up" Reads the Last Mcssauc. HMCKVII.Li:. Trim.. Dec. ll. Denth won in the hide ami Heck gaum which Snm Miller and his four lielj els played two mile under earth in the wrecked Cnmn Mountain mini), ichcuerh today follewim: tlm miners' chalk marked tniil for milen tliroimh tlm Kallericri billy tdbmo iiM)ii the coriKK of tlm victims. Miller and Iiih compaiiiotiH have been urnpiiir IiioiikIi the Ininiiiiu' tunnels niiicc Sat urday, loavinc the story of thuir wan duriiiKM written on tho walln. "Well, boyn, I Hue tho ji is up" rendu the lntl iiiomsuko. With tlm fimliiiL' of the hodioti of Miller and hin eompaiiiourt, who had, from the wording of tho iuchmmkcm, DKreed to "utiek toetlnif," tlm fainil ioH of the other ontoinhed inincrH have iveii up all hope of life for tho fifty htill uiihHiui;. Ueforo writiut; the Inst iuosbiiko the fiver miners divided tho hmt erunili of food left them. Thou Miller crawled to the wall nnd as ho was lying scribbled the words that told Kraphiually of tho heroism and forti tude with which tho unfortunate min ers met their doom. Si.ty one eivrpsort have been re covered up to noon today. Kivo fires nro still rnniiii; in the mine nud this ndds to the danger nml difficulty the twenly-fivo hehiienteil lil'cwavciri nro eucoiiuteriiiK in their nearelt throiiKh tlm thirty miles of workiiiKS. COLVIG TO BOOST Arranncmcnts Are Completed for Trli of Commercial Club Manaycr to Los Annclcs With the Medford Next Month. William M. Colvij,, booster ml Niiumiitin boiiuuit will niaku tho Cali fornia trip with local excursionists next month. ArrauKeinunls to this end wero completed Wednesday. Jiuk'O Colvljj is o.vpeoted to dissem- inato facts rcKardinu the Horiio river valley on till sides while away ami on uvory occasion toll tho Califor niaus of tho Rogue, river valley. 318 Voters Havo Rcplstcrcd. Up to last nlijht 318 voters of Mod ford hnd roplHtorod for tho coming city oloetlon. Yoalordny 120 roRls terod, which la tho largest niimhor to roKlstor In any ono day. You cannot niKlator aftor ono wook from today. If you nvo koIiir to voto at tho com- InU oloetlon and want to do ao with out a groat nmount of troublo to youraolf and your frloiula you bad bettor roclutor, DEATH IN BURNING MIN CALIFORNIA MEDFORD, AY 3 NDWBEMING TO BE MANIFEST Down Town Shopplnp Crowds Arc Growlnp Larpcr Dally Much Bus iness Is Bclnn Ttransactcd at Postof flee and Express Office. MANY MONEY ORDERS ARE BEING SENT EAST Stamp Sales Runnlnp Hinher Each Day They Increase Previous Record to Be Shattered. With riiriHliniiH day nboiil two week nway Ibc holiday rush is now in full suing in the stores and hu-o-iichs bouses of the city. The rush however inauifcxts itself more pai tic ularly at the poHloffice and all ila lone the clerks there arc kept on the jump liaiidliuL' the increased business. The Christians business betf.ui about two weeks ago with jacktu:s pong to foreign countries. From that time to this there has been a daily increase ami this daily increase is certain to continue up until Xmns eve. There is a good chime that all previous records of the lo ml cflic beiiii; broken. Stamp sales are running over $100 a day and f)0 to 7f package nrc reg istered every day. This number is bound to increase during the next two woks. The merchants nre doing a splend id business ami Christmas shoppers are spending more and more time daily down town. LEE HAS BARO TIE QUITTING Daily Numerous Friends Slap Popu lar City Treasurer on the Back and Assure Him of Their Votes for City Office But He's Not in Race. Leo Ti. Jacobs, cashier of tho Farm ors Si Fruitgrowers bank, who has served as city treasurer, lol these many years, is having n bard tunc quitting bis job. Although bo has definitely stepped out of the race deaf to tho pleas of his many friends that bo run again, daily scores of bis friends slap htm on tho back and as sum him of tboir support. "I nut emphatically not n candi date," states Mr. Jacobs, "as my other interests require al lof my time. Hut somehow my friends can't seem to remember I am out of tho raie but I am." Mr. Jacobs is lionrtily endorsing the candidacy of flus Samuels, pres ent deputy city treasurer. "Mr. Samuels will mako n splendid official," stntcs Mr. Jacobs, "as he has thoroughly mastered tho business routine of tho office nnd is capable in every wny. I nm glad to recom mend him, and I can certainly do no knowingly ns ho has worked for me now for the past year." CHARGED WITH A warrant was Issued this morning out of Judgo aionn O, Taylor's court for tho arrest of Chns. Davis, ot Griffin Creole, Davis Is charged with killing young door, tho offenso hav ing boon committed on November 2G, of this year. Tho warrant of arrest wuh iBsuod at tho Instance' of Deputy Stato Gamo Wardon George Harga dlu, of Ashland. Sovoral witnesses havo boon aub pouacd and a hearing will ho had in Judgo Taylor'B court nt 1:30 Satur day, Docombor 10. Porlmpa ono of tho letters you ought to writo during lbo next hour Ih n roply to some ono of today's want nda. KILLING DEER Oitl'XJOX, TJirifSDAY, DHCIMBIOR II, 11J. DECIDES BUTTLE SHIP VINDICATES Pr&TION OF THE OUTSIDE ARMOU Of THE VCSJU VMICH VA5 FLOWN UPVARD ARCWETME. vrt l UfHi- PMCXOCJWJ1I C HAM .V?UO. , SHOW' CONGRESS H T Matter Covering Destruction of Bat tleship Thirteen 'Years Apo at Ha vana Is Officially Closed Was Blown Up Fro.T&Outslde. WASHINGTON. Dec. It.-The Vreel.uid board of inciuirv which ba completed its investigation of the de struction of the bnttlosbii) Maine in Havana harbor thirteen years ago, nnd which recently nnnonnced its findings to the effect that it was blown up from the outside and that moans by iv Spanish niino today filed n formal report with congress. No action is expected other than to place it on file. Accompanying tho report is a smnll model of tlio Maine, which is used to illustrate the report. This officially disposes of a mat ter which has been discussed for years. PROBE STARTED AT No Ono Excepting Government Em ployes Is Allowed to Approach Within 300 Feet of the Grand Jury Room. INDIANAPOLIS, Intl., Doc. VI. Soorct invohligi'iion by tho United Slates grand jurv began here today in tho alleged dn.unito plots of which tho arrest and confession of John ,1. and James H. MeNaiunra was the culmination. No ono uxcept employes of tho government is allowed to ap proach within ;UUI feet of tho grand jury room. lMeotivo William J. Hums is expected to bo among the first witnesses called. TREATY! 1832; TO BE WASHINGTON, D. C, Dee. 11. Early recognition of American Jews' rights to avoid the abrogation of tho treaty of ISII2 N expected to follow tho adoption of the Sulsmr resolution in tho house. It is understood that President Tuft bus tipped the llussian embassy that ho will not sign tho resolution until diplomatic negotintina now borne carried on witu the Kussinn government have been concluded. VREELRNDREPOR REGARDING MANE INDIANAPOLIS ANNULLED MAINE WHS BLflWIf UP REAR AOMIPA. C Mg fRAME 3Q UMDER WHiCH COPX MODQ OF THE MAINE TO BE USED BS IP MEAL IS READY Harry Waldron After Eludinn Police for Week Walks Calmly Into His Home, Hangs Up His Hat and Asks Wife if Breakfast Is Ready. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 14. l'alo and haggard as a result of dodgiug the police for three nights and days, Juror Harry Waldron, whoe disappearance stopped tho Hyde trial, reappeared at bis horns today, bung up bis bat and calmly asked bis wife if breakfast was ready. He was immcdiutely arroeted by the police. It was learned that Waldron turn ed up at the h'oiwe of a neighbor lust night, onlv to disappear anin when J his wife was apprised of the new?. Mrs. Waldron advised Judgo Por terfiold of her husband's return nnd this morning tho judge wont to the Waldron home. Tho juror tried to hide in a closet but was induced to come out and tell bis story. Waldron said that ho loft tho Coi trapolis hotel with the intention of committing suicide. He clinmred bis mind and went to Kmporia, Kansas, whore he remuiued until yesterday. Heading in the papers yesterday that bo was supposed to havo committed suicitlo nud fearing that tho shock would kill bis wife, bo returned last night. He went to the homo of a friend, Mrs. McOaraugb, who telo nlionod to Mrs. Waldron. When the wife arrived, however, tho juror bad once more vanished, whereupon Mrs, Waldron telephoned to Judgo Porter- field. This morning Waldron ontored bis bouse through n cordon of police, who recognised him ns he passed asked if breakfast wore ready. Judge Porterfield said that if Wal dron is insane ho will order a new trial. Fever Closes Schools. PORTLAND, Ore., Dee. II. Do tonnined to forostall any possibility of an epidomic of smallpox or soarlet fever niuong childron here, tho city health officials today closed tho Hawthorne and Arleta public schools where several students now striken with ono of the disonaos attended. Onlv a few cases of each dUonso ia reported, howovor. - ..n..Ki,w7mK'xmimmim n &'TifiMIA IDNG 0 CALMLY ASKS FROM THE OUTSIDE. E,VRWl SKYS F.R7T "Z?lCStGH CAMS JCXNT BORO IN ILLUSTRATING REPORT. CO-OPERATIVE GROCER? STORES New Plan of Combatting the Hiqh Cost of Living Is Brought to the Attention of the City Council by Committee of Business Men. PORTLAND. Ore., Dec. 14. Co operative grocery stores, controlled by n corporation and in which the general public holds nil the stock will be established soon by u committee of business mon to be appointed by Mayor Rushlight. Tho plan of oombRtting the high cost of living was brought to the at tention of the city council and Mayor Rushlight by a committee of business men, who asked that tho council em power the mayor to select a, commit tee to establish the stores. This committee will handle the af fairs of the corporation until it is solidly established and permanent of ficers elected. Shares in tho venture will bo sold at 25 and only ono share can be hold b ' any ono individual. Profits will rovert to tho stores customers in proportion to the amount of their purchases. According to its promoters today the stores will be extended through out the state if tho scheme proves sueccsbful in Portland. F PRIMARY LAW CAPITOL. Sacramonto, Cal., Doc 1 1. Assemblyman Young's bill which provldos for a presidential proforonco prlnuu y passod tho lowar houso to day by a unanimous voto. EIGHT HOURS FOR ALL OF UNCLE SAM'S MEN WASHINGTON, it." C, Doc. 14. Congressman Hughes olgbt hour bill, providing that all artisans and me chanics employed by tho govornmont under contracts shall work not moro than eight hours a day, waa today unanimously pnusod by tho houso. tho bill supploniQiita tho olght hour rogulatloiia la tho Kvorniuont departments. iN0.2s. , . 1 uLNS OR No. 228. M'MANIGAL TO BETAKEN EASI AS WITNES! Assistant District Attorney Ford An nounces That the Other Men Want ed Are All Beinp. Watched and Cannot Escape. "SEVERAL OTHERS" WILL BE ARRESTED .ON TIMES CHARGE All of the Men to Be Arrested Said to Have Assisted McNamara In Blowing Up Building. T . LOS ANGELES. Cab. Doc. 14. Two Indictments It was learned from an absolutely rollnblo source today will bo returned Saturday by tho fed eral grand Jury now protilng tho al leged dynamite conspiracy, ngalnnt two mon proft'ilnont'frvsjiln Francisco labor circles. Those mon nro said to havo boon responsible (or tho ordor, which led James n. McNamara to' plnco 1C sticks of dynamite under tho TImea building, resulting in tho denth of 21 persons. LOS ANGELES. Doc. 14. Under n heavy cuard Ortio MeMnnignl, self confessed dynamitor nnd star govern ment witness ncainst tbq four 'labor leaders in California who will bo in dicted by the federal grand jury which is investigating the alleged dy namiting conspiracy, will most likely leave for Jndinnapolis next Monday to testify before tho federal grand jury there. Although tho federal grand jury probing the Calif ornin; end of tho'so called dynnmitin? outrages is holding only afternoon session?, it is ranking great progress nnd nt tho present rate is expected to end its inquiry early next week. Watching Others. Assistant District Attorney Ford' announced today that tho aricst of David Caplnn and M. A. Schmidt was only a matter of time. The ju nior prosecuting nttorney also reit orated his stntoment of vtstonlny to the United Press that ono or moro San Francisco labor leaders would bo arrested on a charge of murder ns a result of nlloged activity in the de struction of the Times buildi.ig. "Is it absolutely true that you nvo contemplating the arrest of one man on a charge of murder n n result of tho Times disaster?" Ford was ask ed. ''Yes, ono man and others. Yon can say there are several others' was the significant reply. "Do you know whero theso men are now?" he was nskod. "We know the oxnot whecrnbouta if the men wo want at th present time and they eannot oaenrh,," was his answer. All of those men, according to Ford, assisted Jnnios B. MoNnmnm in vnrious ways when ho placed tho sixteon sticks of dyuamito which rc suited in twenty-one deaths nml much destruction of proporty. BURNS TO PROBE PATTERSON CASE Bar Association of Denver Would Go to the Bottom of Methods Employ ed to Clear Mrs. Patterson of Mur der Charge. t, i "1 DENVER, Col., Dec. 14. Follow ing intimations tuht tho acquittal verdict in tho cns.o of Mrs. Gortrudo Patterson recently tried hora for tho murder of hor husband, Charles A. Patterson, was obtained by improper means, tho bar association of Den ver today planned to employ William J. Hums' detootivo iigoucy on a full investiirntiou of tho case. Tho griovnnco committee of tho as sociation has determined upon a thorough inquiry nud will summon ho foro it both Prosecutor llensnii nud Judgo Hilton, chief counsel for Mrs, Puttorson. You really know whero to find tho now home after answering n lot of "posBiblo" ada.