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"WtlS""1 " MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE SECOND ED1TTON WEATHER Heavy front tonight, l'rtlr. 1 Mat. r.r, Mln. SM. I I J: v ln.lly lllitli Yunr, '"Hi v Kirn I Ynir ENGINEERS AT WORK ON LINE HUE EXTENSION Crew of Surveyors on Projected Route East of Dutto Falls Over Mountain to Connection With Ore (jon Trunk. Mniinucr Gerln of Pacific and East ern Refuses to Discuss Matter or to Give Information. Tito I'lii'lflu ami Kiisto.ni railroad Inn it I'lfw T wirvuynr at work i lliu ti.(eniou bcyunil llnlti) Full, it In understood tlmt tlm pally i ebnrgo of an engineer who did tin greater Mirl lit tin locating for tin Mill line tlirniili Cmit nil Oi 0011 mid that till' line ill' I Ik- extension is to be relocated. Definite In To i nut t ioTi its to the . iciisjpil of tlu' Pacific and EhmIch this huiiiuinr I'Hiinot lit secured. It t kiiowu Hint Chief Engineer Ocrig lm lift))! in I'oiiMiltiitioit willi I'rt'Hidi'.ii Call Gray of tlm Hill line in (begun regarding I ln iiiiitloi', I111L Mr. Oem mi fill' dueline to make 11 slHtciiirm Tlu' appearance, of tin' Mirv'.ii. party in till' field is taken to itulien;c however, tit it 1 cmiM Miction woik in t" ll stalled HOOII. is Nllitl Unit the prosont linn m not ciilitcly niiIimIik' lory hihI tlmt the ciew in tin1 Held 11 1 present i to (inli'iiMir to find 11 uioic iilifiu-tnrv mtiti', eliminating 11 Ihi-i' iitiiulii'r of sharp curves and heavy grade. SOCIALISTS REPUDIATE SPOKANE COMMISSIONER " ,TitTf IkTwiihIi., March II. CnmiulMlonor 0. I. Conies Is nut of tlm mop.IuIIhI pitrty (mlny. TIiIh In tin iIitIhIoii of tin' socialist state convention. Arguments for five hours .vnstorduy on. whether Ii Ih con duct when rutitiltiK for office ami afterward I'litltlml lilin and tho Hpn kmin 1 1 nil I which supported lilia to roIiiHtnlniuonl Into I lie party, remitted III 11 vnto of ft S to 70 itKHliiMt htm. TI10 Hpokiino IociiI'm cliurtor Iiiim boon withdrawn by tho sluto executive committee, 11111I tho mutter enmo up at tlm rouvuntloii of Commissioner Cento' appeal. TUFT OF I PITTSHl'KO, Ph., March 11. Ia pressing eonlidonce in the outcome el tlm liiilllo with ThuoiloiD Roosevelt for tlm lopuhlicnii piosiilentiul noun liiilinii President Tuft passed through Pittsburg tinluy euiuulo to Washing tou from Toledo niul Chicago, whore hu delivered speeches. The president Niiid: N "Tlm reeeplioii 1 icooived both lit Chicago mid Toledo vwis highly grati fying. A discussion of governmental questions clinilcd sympathetic assur ances from American citizens of for eign hiilli ami descent, who seemed especially inlercMlcd ami concerned. Churlos I). IlilluH, secretary to the president, declared Hint. Iiis original eslinmlc giving President Tuft 7S(I delegates 011 the first liiillot al the imliiiiia convention prolmhly would lie I'M'i't'ilcil, DENVER GIRL JILTS SIR THOMAS LIPTON LONDON, March 1 1. Hlr TIioiuiih Upton, prl,o flith or I ho iniitrliuunliil Hon, wan litrnod down when ho pro pOHuil to Mlmi Hutli HouttKulior of Douviir, Col. 1 ucciiiilltiK to kohuIp horo today. Tho Amuiicnit t;lil, It Ih Hiild, told Kir TIioiuiih to "koL 11 rop ntiilloii" by lll'tliit; tlm Aiiiorloii'n cup. CHICAOO, Enroll 11. - National itniivontloii )lui)8 today woro dinoiias ml at a imiolitiK horo of tho national oxeoiilivo cominilloo of tho HooiuliHt party. Tho vchiiU of tlm piofovontiul vote iiulioutoH tlmt tho convention will ho hold iu liulituiii May 12, FN NOMINATION r I.JTEST PICTUUK OF THLOOOKC 1 1 iic In ihu IiiIihi plttiiru tuUcii uf Colotii'l llooccelt. It ian timile in ii iln t ti.it lm .ifiiiuuniul 10 the country 1l1.1t la u.'iiM aiiln Ik u citudiihtc r tlio liiviili'iu y. . , 1. . , NEWnUHALRDUTE DPERATOM T ? Kunil Itontt- No. ' tit f Med fen tl ului'li i'om'Im 11 laln teiritory I311K within n triniii.de I'oinn'd hy Medford. ('lit ra 1 I'oiut mill JuckHoiixille, ha hceii iiiithorixxi'd hy the deW)Uiiiil, niul the new roiit will l mil jiiiw vitje May 1, .11) 1U. Qppoltioiu(of tlio rmile died hIihh the order of IniVHlins il hum iii(incd in order that tlioo trniixferred from a Onlrnl I'oinl route would receive their nihil at tlm Name early hour. The local chil femec oMimiiicr Iihh not heeu notified hh yet o the date fur e.vmniuuiK dtier! luix mil been learned. The mute eovorw 1M .1-1 niilcK mid tho en trier will be pmd $!I1( a iir. The route its officially fi.etl ik fol Iowm; Leave Mudford at S h. in. iiorlhwent on Coutral Point road to Merrimun corner, wont to Hell lane, Mitith to ItooN l.anu and Central I'oiut load, went to wclinol Iioiih", north to Traeey'x corner, koiiIIiwoM lo ,lacksonile city limilN, uorlheiiHt to Central I'oiut ami .lno!;Mnvilli! roailH, ciiht - '' inilPH, lioitHi to NippV corner, ciinI to Orehard lloiae road, noilli o .lonex corner, wet -2 luilt'N, 1101 th .'IS mile. ct one mile ami retrace to JoneN corner, eaht 'o I'aeiiii and ICnsterii croshum mid MiiilhiiiM tu potollicc. Arrive not later lli.ui J m FIGHT FOR TOGA SANTA VV X. M, Mnteli II. Tho lirt kIuIc lc-isattiro of tho new htate of New .lelco opened a lliixo moiitlib' uonxioti hero today, with tho ropiihlieanw lioldiiiK a Ivvii-tliinls mi jority in etieh Iuiiim'. Tho fit-lit for the honutoiiul loj,'a will start within ten days and ma.v Inst (ho enliro m'smoii n tlm race hetweou tho cnudiilnlc, h close. It is HOiiornlly bolieved here that Solo mon Limn could bo elected on tin I'lhl liiillot if ho would iiuniiuneo UN candidacy. No Kluli'iuoiil from him, however, lias heou I'lirlhi'mnliij,'. Hh or cauiltilales in 1110 nice are w. 11, Andrews and T. It. Catron. Tho lejjislatuio also oxpects to oonsidor at loust 100 bills. One leis liilur alone hitvinj,' prepared 'J,' hills. HOMESTEADERS MUST FIRST VISIT LAND WASHINGTON, March 11. The United Kliiles supreme court toduv decided Ihal homesteaders iindor tho limber and htouo net. cannot file 11 claim by proxy without iVM making 11 personal oxumiiuitinii ol tlio Intnl. Tho dooisiou was handed down in Hi case of Mary Nosh, who filed on laud uoar Hosoburg, Oregon after having an export woodsman examino tlio hind, tlio hitter certifying tlmt it was BiiUnblo for ngrioitUiuo. Ofl M MEX CO MIODKORD, COUhYHI. "TEhhY" HJOSLVLU T FARME MINNLM'OI.IS. Minn. March 11. -Tlfixuloru Koowetl Iihh cxplalticil IiIm Ntittiide In legunl to Cwnnilian reciprocity, tlm fxpltiniitlon nppeur lUK In thf liittMt I"i 0 of tlm North Vjtteru .AnrlootHr1lt. Tho iMltor, I. V. Collinw, himd'jil ih) mnvcnicnl of pnitMtlnpc fRrmnra aKnlnut the trirnty. The !t(MvuU loiter to Collltm Hyi: "My Himr Mr. CeIIIiih: Your aro welcome to make HiIh lettnr public. Tlio rwlproelty treaty In now dead. No uwful pur pone can lie nerved by illrn'iiliiii It. la Hiiy future attempt by reciprocity tnmty or othorwlso tu litliiK Hbout a ro-iirrMiiKQiuoiit of tho tmiff. thero must bo 110 illncrlinlim Hon Mfialnut tlm farmor, no effort tu make him pay tho eutlru bunion of reduction. Ills Interests must bo coiiHldeieil with tho wimo caro that In Klveu to tho ooiisldoratlon of tho IntorcxttH of other American cltlzeuB. Tlm wolfaro of tho farmer, llko tho vvolfaro of tho wane worker, Is vital to our Koucrtil wolfaro and no tariff hyutoni Is proper that iloon not ipcok nlie hh a fiiiidmneutMl ncccsBlty tho need of curing fur tho welfare of both vviiho worker ami farmer. May 1 auk you to louk al the speech 1 mudo at Slouv KallK, Seiiteinher It. t!107 "lloforo nuikluK that speech 1 went over II carefully with Sonutor Dollv er. It o.pt'owo tho lovvti I than held ami which 1 now hold. TIIKOHOKK UOOSHVISr.T." WARRING TONGS SIGN TREATY FOR PEACE SAN HtANCISCO, .March Jl.--Keprcscnlaliies of tho four warriny; tulips luilny arc )iirtiob to an ngivo incut I'alluijt for perpetual poaec. The loiiKiueii were locked up in a mooting room of tho Six Companies ml were surrounded by the police, who were working in conjunction with tho Chi nese imnsul. The highbinders were not allowed to leave the room until they hud signed the peace pact. MlW CHRiaXAlWSJ PANKMUR5T HO C OS WELFARE s RDQSEVELT .SUFFRAGIST LEADER IS Sttaan iiih ' 1 uwiui j iiiiTiiii'iuiim r,n ! waaowawa rUTiwamwmrra-rm r r uiiiirn n mumul OHlfflON, MONDAY, A1AUCI1 11, 1912. ISE ON HEELS OF J1HERS Nine Men With Shnrlff Wilbur Jones in the Lead Pursuinn Men Who Escaped Friday Night From the County Jail. Food Ohtalncd From Farm Houses But Poor Time MadeAll Avenues of Escape Closed by Pursuers. A posse consisljue uf nine imii licadi'd by Shoriff ,Jiiie is close on the trail of tho Hint men who broke jail I'Yidity evuninj: tttul it is expected that they will bo onrlaken mid plae oil under iirnvt tl i eieiiin-;. Tit" men aro bolievucl t ihiw be in Jose phine county. Tin?" laiU' been trailed tliroiicji the I'oolti 1 rvtU eoniilry. The men uro koefifl; itwuy from liousiM and tlm niiltiwil workiiij; thfir wiiv noi'lh as bo.st they can. In two instances they obtained food from houses which wore empty at the time. The men liavu tuailc cry jwor time in their offorts to get away ami all avenues uf escape hMVo been closed. It is not believed ixvsihlc for them to much longer I'ludc Uit officers. Siuiilay afternoon the men were reported to liavu Imipm seen 011 CiallV rri'ck. Word was plnHicd out and the (rail picked up. As the Josephine county authori ties have notified the farmers to be on the outlook for tlicm the men hao no chance So far they have kept awaj from the railroad. TVEITMOtCASE SET APRIL 2 SAN rUANCISCO, Cul.. March 11. On tho requcit of tho defendants. proceodliiBK in the fllit lo provont cMradltluii to lmllana made by Olnf A. Tvoltmoo and B. A. Cbincv, labor loadofs. chnrKod with complicity in a national dynamite conspiracy, wore continued to April 2 today by United StutoH Commissioner Krull. Tho gov ernment did not rofllut tho continu ance. Attorney Hort SchelesliiKor for tho dofenduntH hiatus that other engage ments prevented going ahead with tho proceedings at this time. Ho said that ho did not ask tho conttiiuanco bocause of Inability to prouueo necu- od witnesses. "Wo Bhalt hao our wltuosses, lu - eluding Ortlo MrMantgal, hero April J," declared Sehleslnger. 'S ISFORMALLYAPPROVEO NANKING, March 11.- China., new eoiistitution today was approved omliv lii,ii T n coiistitulion provides tluit tho assom - bly bhall elect the prcidont of the ll llll, 111! t lllllll I 1I..S reulilie uud also tho vice president, and that it shall control the cabinet. A majority vote of tho assembly shall be sufficient to puss u legislalixe en actment over the president's, veto. ILL FROM LONDON, March 11. As a result of hor oxporlenco In Hollovvny prison Mrs. Bmmellno Pankhiiist, leader of tho militant suffrngottes, today la In tho prison hospital Rorloualy III from bronchitis. It Is alleged that her illness Is caused directly by her con finement In 11 damp solitary cell. Although prison officials refitso to discuss Mrs. I'nukhuraCs illnoss or othor matters connected with the confinement of tho suggrugottos, it Is bolloved that tho huugor strike orgunl'od by Mia. I'anlihui'st Is still In offoot among tho suffragette pris oners and that tho authorities aro resorting to force Iu an attempt to nmko tho women eat, POSSE 11 UMDfinrooD rs fayo mfSSmmm"--" Wl'ilnm Rockefeller soys that of the men most prominently mentioned tat the Presidential nomination, either democratic or republican, ho favors Mr. Uudorwood, majority leader of the Ltousc of ItepresentaUves. His second choice Is President Taft. is OHATDR TO MOVING PICTURE MACHINE; WASHINGTON, U. C Mimh VI. Moiintfhg the rostrum m the hou-e today Climnp Clark Htldrcssed a body of legislators for the beiiofit of mov ing pictures which will Ce used to boost tho speaker in his campaign for the democratic nomination for provi dent. The hoiii-o floor whs lighted by electricity, strong mercury lights be ing nrrtiugod to throw a vivid glow on Speaker Clark. With tho official reporters and clerks lined up boforo the rostrum and the sorgennt-at-anns grasping the silver maeo, the sponkoi holding the gavel said: "The house will be in order." Tho official staff then roc, as sumed a prayerful attitude and thou resumed their seats. The reporters grubbed their tablets, tho pages rnsli- t( 1111(I (n,t tw ,.ork!, rwul tJie j0UP. n ,m1 Speaker Clark put on hi ' most lifelike frown. j TWELVE FOR CLARK EIGHT FOR WILSON TOPBKA, Kan., Slurch 1 1. He turns today from county and district democratic conventions indicate that v- l,, Kunwui delegates to tho democratic national convention at iiaiiimoro win no insirucieu 101- ' Speaker Champ Clark and eight for 1 Governor Woodrow Wilson of Now Jersey, while Clark will bo In a position to control tho stato convon- tlou which meets on Thursday ho does not control the delegates form the congressional districts. HUNGER STRIKE MHt, PETHICHLAVRENCE CHUMP cm j)- -s red nr rockefeller SIX YEARS ID INLY ONE TERM FOR PRESIDENT WASHINGTON. D. C. March 11 Disclaiming any particular target. but auisalllug mothods whereby the "white house could be turned into a political nres gallery," Senator John D. Works of California today urged the senato to approve a con stitutional amondment making tho presidential term six years and'pho- hibiting re-election. Senator Works said: "My resolution hag no connection with the coming campaign. It lis in tended lo correct an evil only. If this chango is mado the poople will bo spared the humiliating spectacle of the president traveling up and down tho country, guarded by an army officer and private detectives, making political speeches and urging his own ro-eloctlon. Tho official head of tho nation should bo free from tho ovorpowering tomptntlou his offlco and power glves as moaus to socuro a second term." TONG LEADER IS CRUELLY SLAIN LOS ANGELES. March 11. Gar roted iu a chair placed before a table upon which was spread $1180 iu gold, n portion of bis savings of years, the body of Wah Leo, believed to bo n tong leader, wa louiid today by the police iu bib Oriuntul uuriu store in Chinatown. An extension of tlm tong wur from other const oitio, the police assert, probably was responsible for the crime. Wah was bound securely lo tho chair, a silken bit forming a gag. About his neck was 11 fine silken cord in two loops. One loop hud bitten deep into the flush, apparently caus ing death by slow strangulation, tlm other being carried behind tho chair and then twisted into an iiiKonotth tourniquet. Within 11 fool of Hie Cliiiuimnu'd face, on tho table, the gold was sprciul. it hail been taken 1 1 0111 a strongbox under a bed, which con tained inoro tliitu .$1,000 iu gold- The bo was left open. According to the belief of tho po lice, Wall's imirdorerK slowly tortured him to death, compelling him to bold his failing gaze on tho gold ho hud horded. An expression of terrible agony contorted the features. Thus fur the police have 110 clue of the identity of the murderers. Klnu George an Inventor. BERLIN, March 11- King Georuo of England is being acclaimed as ,111 inventor, having through his. cousin, tho Gorruun crown pnnco, taken out a patent for n coal-suving range. No. 302. COAL STRIKES El E Thousands of Miners Out In Conti nental Countries Whole Coal In dustry of Europe Paralyzed Sup ply is Almost Exhausted. Premier Asquith Hopeful That Suc cess Will Crown Efforts of Govern ment to End Strike in Great Britain HEHLIN, Mnreh Jl.CiirryiiiK out their threat to fltrike unlwg tiioir em ployers granted their domnnds for in creased wajjes tlioiiHaiidH of coal miners laid their.tools in variotiB sec tions of Gennnliy today. It in bolie. ed the entire industry will be para lzed bv tomorrow. Fulh 7"i,000 miners struck in tlu' Ruhl region and their number will be doubled within a "ewlioura. Miners throughout tho I'lttsVinn fieldH are obeying tho order. LONDON, Mnreh 11 With cod strike on in fall swing today in the Cniteil Kingdom, Oorninny unit France, it is believed hero that tho whole coal indiwtry of Europe will ba paralyzed quickly. Tho European coal supply in it short timo probably will bo almost exhausted. Tho twenty-four strike in France b thought to bo n fore-nmnor of a gen eral com siriKB. il suuii a sirmi; comes it probubly will effect the Bel gian fields. PARIS, March 11. Labor leaders interested in th twenty-four eo'il strike mider wHielt IJpiuce'is reeling today, as an objucl Ioasdn"t6ttio on -Hon, to prove that tho working mm are united in their domnnds for en eight-hour tiny, an old ago pension of 40 oonts daily bogimiing whon tho worker is 50 and u minimum wago scale similar to tlmt deinauded by the uoul miuert, iu the United Kingdom. LONDON, jruroh 1 L-rPromier As quith loilay is hopeful tlmt success tomorrow will nttend his offorts to settle the coal strike. A conference of the miners' representative, and the operators will be held and it is ex pected that concessions making pos sible industrial pence will be made. FACES A RECALL OAKLAND, Cnl., March 11. - Step are to be taken today by tho soei il ists of Oakland to recall Mayor Frank K. Mot 1 and tho entire udministia tion. The socialinU give as one rea son for the recall of the ofliciaU the action of the mayor and tho po lice in dealing with the Industrial Workers, ,,r tho World sneakers 1.1 Oakland' The sooialists cjiurgu mUuso of tlm waterfront and turning it over to the corporate interests; illognl lotting ! contract for work on tho now cit . hall amounting to .$500,000 ; collci -tion of excessive taxos; unlawful de positing of money by the city treas urer; nullification of tho city charter and tho principle of the commission form of govcrmuont; uso of tho po lice department for the protection oU corporate interests and importation of "thugs and gunmen," to act ixt strikebreakers. STATE CONVENTION PORTLAND, March 11. Lively diboussions are expected when the question of nominating full .state and county tickets uuiiioh up for de termination at tlm statu prohibition ist convention, which will hold its first sesfcion tomorrow. The conven-, tion will adjourn Wednesday ovcnuu'. At present there is a well dcfui''l difference of opinion us to tlio ex pediency of nominating full ticUN, a number of delegates holding tu (ho opinion that the party' chances of success would be ciihaiieed by on- doming certain candidates of other parties, KG MANY RAN OAKLAND MAYOR PROHIBITIONISTS