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Ufanofi HfsTofltal lii City Halt 'Jf&mtrM Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Fnlr tonight, rnlit Prlilay. lnv n."j mill., 111.5. Dully- Hltlli Vt.nr. Korlyl itxt Ymir MIODVORD, OUWION', SATl'WDAV, FIWUVAUY 10, 1912. No. 277. UPBG THREATE tr BO ANTI-AM ERI CAN ARMYUBtES u -X ; It V niiim di nit i KITED NEK Kin oil Zapatista Revolutionary Troops An: Routed by Federals Attrr Terrific Baltic Refuges Flcclnu by Special Train Situation Most Serious. AMERICAN INVASION TO BE SIGNAL FOR MASSACRE Forty Thousand Americans In Mexico Whose Lives Are Endangered Fear o( Uprlslnu Halts Troops. MIJXICO (MTV. Feb. in. YmwH in inviiliitionnry ltou cloithiK in .Mosifjo lily lo I'ffwl th iMplurv of llio (npitol tmlity elindii'd with the fmletnl wiv l IIomunInw I lilt. So ihIIw iHiHtlt of lnr, Hint ufifr hii ex tended DttffKt!iii4ni. with hn of him jirosijRutoly lUO men, wbm defdl- II wiw the iiioxl lorrilld bnllle fought inee 'he lnnjiuiiiint or lh iimtUln rebellion. AtnnrirNii rcfmicH nr fttftdit from niiniinjiinlii liv niwi-inl iiitiin iiihI Ihi' mtnnlinn in lh district i iimi-l Hint. TIhuo niv 32011 iih'ii oiigHKod in lh light. Of lh UOIIII wen- uliflH tin.! the ti'iuuiiiiitii l'JUII foilcruU. HmIwIm lwJ I Uh hill Mini wrm initb- i?fmrriH.iW-.M.wttK. TTty Wh the hi I ok wna opened liy tin fed- HIkIp. TIlO feill'Dll OiMlllllHIIlllT ll". chi'iIhiI in m)N4litliiiK llti' D'Vnliilioii ni'v nnnv hy dophr, . I" llio mtuth mill driving Hi iitiliiiitinitH 'nun lllfil' MIKltiull. t'pll-l'iH I1" l''ti-'il, WASHINGTON, IVIi. lo.-Ahmn-iiH reiHirti uf the MiHiiility of 'in aiilUAtuericitii iipi ininif in Mmh" itfm'lietl tho ulnto ilt'piirtuieiil tuthn fmm AiiH'iiemi iiniHiilnr ioproM'titii (ivuH (hot t, nlwuld United Slntr lrnow invmhi Meie. Ili arc uf fifiiil Mitviow). There Mt-.t KUKin American cltitioii in Mexico. It i nnlhnrilulicly Minted I Ii: ! only Hun oniiiiloiMlitn pi i- fnt Amor li'tm (mop from fiiitoiiiK tlit border. Offii'inU of tin niir li'tuhiii'iil to- llHV dl'l'llltl'll lllllt 1011,111111 I'llilCll Slates trtinMt could ho intthilixod itlnntr On' bonier within a week, should llit ucrcsilv mill1, iim nil prcpurnliniiH fur such n uiowmciit lnl li lll'Oll ciiliiplflril. DOYLE 10 ANSWER FOR KILLING SMITH TRUCK UK, fill , Fob, 10. It wiih nuilinrllntlvoly Muted today that I' M. Dojlo. who shot mill killed Kill, lor V. II. II. Hm It It or tlin Trucldio H(tinlilli'iin, will lio linunil ovur In (hi) Miiiirlnr court at Nnvailu City for liliil on a cliaiMu of iminlor. At tlio lii'tilliiilnmy Iiuiii'Iiik litMO tlio proHti- Clltloil HUlTimtllMl III liOltlllK SlIlltll'H unto moi'ti'in Htatoitioul Into tlio reo ord, In tlilw Mtatt'iiU'iit Hinlth hwoio that Doylo attackotl lilm. It Ih tlio iiiohI tliiiuiiKliiK tivliluiu'o iiKiilliHt nnyln. BRYAN EVIL GENIUS, SHOUTS TEXAS STATESMAN WAfllllNdTON, 1). (., Kith. 10.--f'liiii-uclurlKliit; Wllllnm .1. Hryau iih mi "nvll koiiIiih liovorliiK vnr iloiu oeraey'M flanltH," C'iiiiki'ohhiuuii Mar tin Dh'H (if Toxim lu tlio Iiouho this iifloriioou hltloily nt lacked tlio No hniHkn KlntoHmau and liln iii'luolplori, hut tiulot;loil Himiilior Champ Chirk mill CiiiiitruHuiiiuu Oncur Unilurwoml of Alahiiiiin. "llryiiu'ii limlmialloii that I inn a Horvaut of pritdittory IntitroHtfi," Dion Haiti, "Ih (ho himnlctiH vuihii'Iuk nf a illHorotlltoil (ItiniiiKomu), In (ho proii oiit Hltuiitloii It In a L'ulauilty If not mi iietiuil I'l'lmo for Hryau to how mooiIh of (IIhcoi'iI Id tlio ruukH of (ho iK'iiioci'iitlo piti'Oi" PRESIDENTIAL RACE FOR 1912 Former Governor and Gralt Prose cutor Withdraws From Contest (or Democratic Nomination and Aoccs to Vote Oeleiiatlou (or Speaker. CHAMP CLARK'S CHANCE MUCH IMPROVED THEREBY Hearst Dacklun Speaker and Attack- hill Wilson Harmon Slrenntu Is Unknown. ST, I.Ot'lS. .Mil. l'lh. :i0. -Jimi'ili V. Filk 1' .MihKtinn IihImy wi(lnln'w from thu iirwitlt'iitinl rMit when h' niiri't'il iu vole tin otiiiro .MUfHttni ilt'lt'v'iiliiin for KponktM' CIiiiiiii Chirk im Iniiu n Clnrk IhinkN ho lint, a fliHiict' to win the1 tlMiioewtip pifi- lltMllillt llOlllillMtioH. I'tilk' wilhtlrKwnl from tin row fir tlio itri'Mili'wy Minitt"tlly plHi'ttn t'liituip Clnrk in tin ponilioii of ln init n Mt'rioiiii opwnii'iit of VYomlrow W'lUou nml fiovt'iiior llnrition of Ohio for (In tliuiiofnttic noiiiinntinii. What MtitMiyth llnrntoii nmy it'iilly liao i ralliff nn unktioHii ipittniiiv. WiUtm in ittlinitli'tlly li'oiif, hut lit M iiImi IIMtiljltlll llV IIIUHV ptllll Wlllfxt Oll- inllv in ifkuly lo Im ii Milttiit f nt lor wht'ii lio IikIIoI fiitinK tiint' Hrrht'. I'roniiiii'itl Hiitoint thiifit mi wliniii Clnrk aptiiitnily nmy ifly i William It. IIfnrt. Ilfitit nt prt'ttt'iit i litf itiif no opportunity to ritlioiilu Mini nliiiMit Wilitni, "Jt hn alit-ailv koiii' tun' record mm Itt'iiiK favornhlc to Clnrk mill, if ln nii no i'Iihiu'i' of t'liptiiriiiir ilie iioniiiiiition for W. It. Ilt'iii-l, (In- urn- t in t- Californiiin iniiv t'tiiiii' mil a . a lilM ami lait Clark mini. EXPRESS COMPANIES NICW YOHIC. I't'lt. 10. Moruor of tlio Well l'ai'Kn linHH coinpnuy hiuI tlio 1'nltt'il .S(attM ICxprotw Ih liollovotl hero toduy to ho iilniOHt cor talu. 'I'lio llarrliniin IntoroHtH, which alrtMtly control tlio Wotlrt Fargo. Iiavti aluo Hticcooiloit In oluvtln four of tlio novel! iiit'iiiltiiiH of tlio iMiarit of tho I'nlli'tl Statert coinpuny. TIiom men nro C. V. TtiKothoff, Ion W llarrlnian. A. (1. llacfiMlaff ami William J. Avorlll. ARIZONA A STATE ST. VALENTINE'S DAY (II.OMM, Ariy., I-Vb. 10. (lovoruor cloct. Hunt will ho iiiiiUK'iinited at I'liooiiix I'Vhruary II, tlio day that Arixoiui hoeoinos u hluto. This un noiiiicomoiit was inailo totlny follow injf tlio roooipt of nows from Wirtdt iiiKlou that i'rosiilent Tuft would siuu tlio proolunialion of iiduiissiou on thai day. limit Hinted that the inuiiKiirntioii would ho conducted sim ply nml that tluro would ho no it program. ORCHARD COMPANY PAPERS SEIZED BY DISTRICT ATTORNEY POHTUNI), l'Yh. 10.- All tlio pa pers in llio local ol'lioo of the Orcon Washiii(4lou Trust, company, whioh iiiidorwroto llio bonds of llio dofuuol Coliiiiihlu ltivor (Irohard ('(iiupaiiy, worn soi.otl by United Statos Dint riot Altoruoy John MoCourl todny nml liikoii lo tlio federal huildiiif,'. Tlio papers will bo siihiniltod to a spooial United Klatos jury whioh will bo culled In liivcs(ij;iilo tlio orobards ooiiooru mid wholhor its nlYicors omi ho prosooutod for "usiu tlio nuiils to dofriiud." STOREKEEPER KILLS HIMSELF 1LET Harry Trlplett, Former Postmaster at Wittier, Commits Suicide hy Shoot Inn Himself Thr..uh the Head With Revolver Friday Evening UNBALANCED MIND SAID TO BE CAUSE OF CRIME Merchant Well Known and a Native of Sams Valley Carried Gun Around His Neck. llHrry Tripled, proprietor of n nu oml Mtoio at Wittier ami poMuiHwU-r nt HiuI place until the rural tlcliwry put nn entl lo 1 lie joli, eoiiiinilleil Kiii t'itlt nt his Nloro IhI nilit hy Mowing out Iim hrniim with a revolver. The hotly wn found this itiornini; and Coroner KvIIojsk wmh iiiiint'ilintily nuuuuoneil. An nnliHlaiit'i'tl iiiiutl i t-ttitl to ho lt"pinitihlo for (lio Miiohio, frionits of tlio tlt'Mil iiihii "Myiiijc that for mmuv time ho hit rfliown utitiH of iii-anily ami that hi uelioiw heeaiuo more ir ntlioiml with each tlay. Mr. 'I'riplutt tvitK !." enr- of aie. lie ki'ow up iu tlio Smiii valley mttl Kim witlely known throughout the ooMiitrj'hiilo. Sniilf time iifco he wn. inn' of the priuoipnlK iu a feutl at ICvmiih ertiek ami at tlmt tittie he was urroxluil ami (lnetl for onrryiiiK con omiletl wenpnin. Sinoo then ho onr- rioil a revolver Hlriing over his houl tier iu plain ixht. A hrolhor, CIkIio Triplett of .lo-o-pliiiie county, the only immediate relative, hit heou told the news nml has koiio ttt Winter, eilit miles up I'Svmih oreok from Wiioilville. It is piohuhlo that nn iutiont will ho held. .Mr. Triplett hml iiuiiieroiis frieiuN in (lolil Hill, Winier. Wootlvillo .ami all thniUKh the Hunts oreok nml Sums alloy noiithhorhitoils. rSo far us hns el tlevolopotl no one nml hoard him talk of outline his life, hut many hud uotiootl Ihnt his notions jrow tluily more peculiar ami fricmls worried oonsitlornhlv over his inontal ooiiili t ion. TAFT TRADED FAIR FOR VOTES President San Dlerjo Expedition Says President Was Gold-Bricked by Promise of Delegation to Harpoon Panama Exposition. NHW YOHIC. Fob. 10. Direct charKos that olthor IMoBldout Tnft or his campulKii inanugorH hml agreed with Director Cionornl CharloH C, Monro mul J. O. McNnli to favor tho Sun Francisco fair over tho oxpoBl tlon to ho hold In Sun Dlogn wore inudo horo today hy D, C. Collier, president of tho San Dlogo Exposi tion company. In return, Colllor mild, Monro and McN'ub hiul prom l8od Taft tho California delegation to tho republican national convention. Colllor added: "I'roBldont Taft had assured mo that ho would support our exposition which Ib no way a competitor of that to ho hold lu San Francisco, lie iiIho told tho ma nngor a of tho Sun Francisco fair that ho would not In vito tho uutloiia to Koud exhibits to tholr fair uuIobh n commission wore appointed to safeguard thorn. Then, without awaiting tho naming of tho eonuulsalon, President Taft sent out request!! for oxhlhlta u weok;ngo, "Thu mid part of it nil Is that Taft mul his nimingors havo boon gold bricked again, Mom'o and McNuh cannot deliver tho California dole- gateH to Taft boeiuiHo they all will ho against tho present administration," WI1IIG WORK OF CARING FOR THE BABIES IN THE tHHHVHBHHHH IVW. fl m J K I yr jlr Mrs HA.NJCJ ARC CUE.AMM . Ssss:: " rrii. for lite LnLte.4 In the i.tiirostid Jtles Is a lj: uudertafcln' and the UiHlr in p. in Miilnc thu liifttnts N imlLtd commendable. In thickly bettled dirwtor of Child Jllyeleite or tin? Dvimrtmeut of Ueultli and with an able corps of assistants has made iiiniij a untitle and clilhl happy hy their untiring efforts. Wholesome food, dally baths and other Instructions hjvo irvetl to kee, Uie ilea Ih nite down miiiouk the Infants K TUEM AGlSTjGHMITZ District Attorney's Office Suddenly Discovers That It Is Helpless to Compel Grafter to Give Testimony Acjainst Former Client. SAN FHA.NTISCO, Oil., Fob. 10. Abo Kut'f cannot be compollod to tes tify against hU fonnur client, ex Mayor KiiRone K. Solunitz. DUtrlct Atiornny Flckert dona not soeiu to bo lucliuud to dismUs thu Indlctmoiits Kuspondod over Huef. Ah tho lntter Ih the king pin In tho array of evi dence against Selimltz, If ho cannot be lompollod to testify nml If ho does not do so voluntarily thu case ngnlut the former mayor on trial under the gas rate bribery indictments Is "in a InulNvay." Such wns the opinion In tho ills tlct attorney's office today. Huef was closeted through tho morning with Assistant Attorney Horry. It wan only totlny that District At torney Flckert (Uncovered that he could not compel Hucf to give testi mony. He found ihnt tho now law passed at the last regular session of tho legislature did not npply to Huef. This development followed tho state ment on previous occasions that It does. NO ACTION IS TAKEN UPON LABOR ORDINANCE The proposed eight-hour law and workmen's eoniiuMisiilion onliiinueo was discussed by labor lenders and others in committee of the whole nt the spooiul mooting of the oity coun cil Friday night. No notion was taken and the ordinance was 10 ferrotl back to the council for future consideration. The ordinance desig nated ti.ol) a d of eight hours. WHITE LEGHORN'S EGG EIGHT INCHES AROUND A hen's egg measuring eight Inch es lu the longest riroiuuforoiico and seven Inches about the side was brought to Medford today by J. A. (Iraffla, who lives four nilloa south east of tho city. Mr. Ciraffla saw in tho paper last week that a lllack Minorca lion had the record for tho valloy with nn egg measuring 7 to Inches mul In order to maintain tho reputation or his white leghorns ho brought this cpg In to lift tho rec ord. Tho egg weighs iv llttlo over ono-fourth of n pound. CANNOT oc EAST IN GRIP BF GOLD WHE IS BELOW ZERO Mercury Drops 28 Degrees in 12 Hours Terrible Suffering for Thousands of Poor Entire Atlan tic Coast Affected. ZERO TEMPERATURES PREVAIL TODAY Huffalo, X. Y.. 13 dodoes below; Dunkirk, ." bolow; Oswego, X. Y., ."i below; Krie, I'u., 10 below; Hamilton, Out., 'JO below; Snginnw and Sault Ste. Mnrio, Mich., l'2 below; Houghton mid I.aiiMiif.'. Mich., 24 below; .Maniuotto, IS be low; AIkmui, 'J3 bolow; l'itts Imrjf, l'a., S below; Montreal, 10 bolow; Toronto, 34 bolow. XKW YORK, Fob. 10. Zero has put its frcoxiu-j claw over New York Mute n pi hi today. The tneroury dropped JS degrees in V2 bonrs. Snob wen titer nieuns terrible suffering for the thousands of poor hero. Reports from Huffalo say it is 13 bolow there. At Dunkirk, it is 5 bo low, nt Oswego S below and nt Krio. Ph., 10 below. DKTHOIT, Mich., Feb. 10. Detroit experienced todny the eoldost weather iu six years. The thermometer reg istered 1 1 bolow zero here, uud other bike points report oven more severe weather. At Saginaw and Sault Ste. Marie IV below wns registered; Houghton and Lansing, 24; Alpena, 23, mid Marquette, 18 degrees below zero. HAMILTON, Out.. Feb. 10. Un confirmed reports reaching hero today say that several persons havo been frozen to donth iu votnoto suctions of Ontario. It is 20 below zero bore, tho coldest in If) years. REPRIEVE IS GRANTED NEGRO MURDERESS WASHINGTON, D, C, Feb. 10. President Taft today granted a re prieve to Mattlo Loiunx, negro inur doress, who was scheduled to bo hnngod hero February 10. Tho exe cution was ordered postponed until May 20, upon' recommendation of Attorney General Ylekorsliiiin. It Is rogardod as likely that tho woumn will bo pardonod, CONGESTED CITIES. A lt&son IN PA-tveic. Tht BABY. H. M.f work of the faithful niirxes wtio tlevoi. New York Dr. S. JoM-nlilne Uukt-r U FORCE TEDOY TO CONSENT TO Bl Progressive Republican Leaders Holding Conference Over Situation in Chicago Roosevelt Choice of Most of Those Present. CHICAGO. Feb. 10. Posit! vo an nouncement from Theodore Roosevelt regarding his candidacy for the pro gressive republican presidential nom ination Is expected to follow hero to day tho meeting of Roosevelt adher ents. Progressive leaders represent ing 15 states gathered at tho meet ing, which is being held under the auspices of the national Roosevelt committee. Two separate and d'atlnct meet ings are being held. The first Is to discuss Roosevelt sentiment In var ious states, at which Governor Os- born or Michigan, Governor Stubbs of Kansas and Governor Vessey of South Dakota will speak. The sec ond meeting is to consider plans for launching tho Roosevelt campaign nml Inducing tho former president to nccopt the nomination. Governors Aldrlch of Nebraska, Hass of New Hampshire and Glasscock of West Virginia, and former Governor Fort of Now Jersey spoko at tho second meeting. TIMOTHY FAILS TO SECURE HIS RELEASE ItKDWOOI) CITY, Cnl., Feb. 10. Chauffour Samuel R. Timothy, charged with killing John J. Moore, Sun I" rnncisco millionaire, iu a re volver duel, wns today denied ids freedom on a writ of habeas corpus brought before Judge Buck. 'r;..,,ii,..., k,,........ ..t.....,.i i...t i... iuutiij : tiiimm'j tiivvii nun uv was held without cause. A habeas corpus writ will be asked of tho sit promo court. JEFFRIES DON'T WANT TO FIGHT JOHNSON I.OS ANGBLKS, Oil., Feb. 10. Jim Jeffries hns not challenged Jack Johnson to another battle, nor does ho coutomplnto doing bo, according to his own statement hero today. "I have not inentlonod another fight to Johnson," Joff quietly suld, "uud furthermore I havo uo Intention of doing so. Anothor battlo Is far from my thoughts." It had boon roported that Joffrlos was seeking another .mooting with tho blucl; champion. N DRAFTED WAG N 0 D BOOZE SEIZED GRANTS PASS Joints Raided by Mayor Smith and Prosecuting Attorney and Blind Piggers Sent to Jail Heavy Fines and Jail Sentences Meted Out. DUMP INTO GUTTER" LIQUOR WORTH $3000 Former City Councilman in Jail Fines Run as High as $500 Nine Men Caught. GRANTS PASS, Ore., Feb. 10. As n result of a crusade and a polico raid on thirst establishments in Grants Pass and charges against dealers in towns of (be county, in volving nine men, fines aggregating 51050 and four residents in tho court ty jail is the result of n drastic cru sade against alleged liquor selling in dry territory which reached a climax in this city last evening. In jail is a former city councilman, who is the owner of a bottling workfl here, and two other dealers in Grants Pass and one from Kerby, this in ad dition to heavy, fines, two being as sessed $200 each, one $300 nnd op, $.")00. All of the others except Ano country dealer " plended'nilty. ttfk went to trial inlwo enfts' Leforo . V juries and wns convicted in both. Two places i tithe city were raided Two places in the city were'ra.ided were seized. The total valuo of tho seized goods is estimated by the prosecutinjr attorney us worth $.100(1. There is a full wagonload of the stun. It is stated by the prosecu tion that till of this liquor will be emptied into the gutter. GRANTS PASS, Feb. 10. Tho blind pig prosecution enmo to a cli max when Judgo J. N. Johnson, ex offlclo Justice of tho peace, passod sentence on former City Councilman John Sauer, Samuel Konllen and George Altpeter, as follews: John Saner fined $100 In two cases, total $200, and ten days In tho county Jail. Samuel Konllen fined $250 Iu two cases, total $500, and ten days In the county Jail. George Altpeter fined $200 In ono case and ten days In the county Jail. In Justice James Holman's court J. C. Henry of Kerby pleaded guilty to two charges and was flood $100 In each case, total $200, and ton days iu the county Jail. Sauer, Altpeter and Konllen havo begun serving their sentences. J. C. Henry was allowed to go to Ills homo at Kerby after giving $250 bond to return to Grants Pass Monday morn ing to begin his sentonce. It is roported that Altpctor, who was fined $200 as well as ten days In Jail, said that ho would also lay out tho $200 fino. If this bo truo ho will bo confined until Juno, KNOX WILL TOUR WASHINGTON, D. C, Fob. 10. In an orfort to bring tho United States Into closer relations with the nations surrounding tho Caribbean sea and tho Gulf of Mexico, Socrotary of State Knox Is tq loavo soon, on board tho United States cruloor Washington, for a complete tour of tho republics. An official statement to this effect was Issued this afternoon at the whlto hotiso, following it conference between President Taft und Secre tary Knox. Ground cork and a binding mate rial havo boon formed by a French Itiveentor Into a cover for bottle that guards thorn against breakage mid keeps tholr contents at a uniform tomperuturo without using h vucuutn, h-S.1