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tanon HUtorUnl ttit rHv Wall Medford Mail Tribune WEATHER Itnln oi rtiimr. Collier, Mn, r7, Miti. an, mi. iiiiin. a i. SECOND EDITION A l)llyHlilli Yrnr forty. Kirn! Yi-nr MEDJ70RD, OKlSf ION, TUESDAY, MARCH 12,1012. No. 303. STEAMER ROSECRANS WRECKED ON REEF r fe h k STRANDED SHIP IS POUNDED BY HEAVY SEAS Associated OH Company's Vessel, Formerly tlio Transport Rosccrans Upon Rocks Within Shoutlnn Dis tance of Shore ami Crew In Danjjcr Attempts at Rescue Fall Heavy Sea Running Six Men Attcmptlnu to Lent) Hand In Small Boat Drowned MAKE ISLAND, Cul., .Miircli 1-'. A wirohme iiiimmiik' nwivcd Ihmo to tiny from 1'oliit Anullrii my the! lx mu nlteinpSiiig to land in a miiiill limit front the AtetuciHlcil Oil I'lJinpmiy'ii tonmcr, wicokml in'iir Uuvioto, Cn., (ro drowned today. OAVIOTA, Cal., Mnreh I'J.-.lum-until ligtiitint lint rock within mIiouI iug iliitiiiiuu of (ho whore the AttHiin ntitil Oil company' steamer Roc. orHim ii jioiujc pounilril liy heavy him today luiil her crow in in grnvo dull er. Men on tin' stranded vowel haw nliuuloif to jtlinro that two of t licit v.- . number hiivo all en dy been wihIu.I Into lliu hmh iiihI drowned. Tlii'ir ''lIHIIIHH I'Oltlll not III' lllltlHrMOOll. Tlm itow in working vnlinntly to J;oi'i mil llii' water that i pouring in IIiioiikIi it iltimi hole torn liy tlic rock. Seamen hero doubt h the ves- Ml Mill lot NllVl'd. Tlio AiMMiriiitil Oil full iiuiuil mIiiii rVILtoC y.whiyji attempted t itimm' iiiii iiiiiiuriiiin, riiliil! perinei- Iv nitar following tlm larger ship on thi mokfi. Shi' wiu saved through skilful souiiinmdiip. A 1 1 i'it vy son jk running ami n diixr.liug rain fell tliroiiKliont the morning. The barometer in talliim iiml il i fcuicd tluit a xtoriii in com ing ill from the Men. Tint ItominraiiM left Son Kntucinco Sunday for fliiviota to haul with oil. .She earned it crow of 2.H men and lliu 14 1 1 1 1 1 v i m hr officer": Captain I'm I P. Johnson; fir-t iiimIh, .1. A. .IoIiiimiii; second mule. F. Muttiim; thinl niMte. II. 1 Tolte; eliief engineer, ('. lliiHiir; 'iit a sii.nut engineer, ('. (itlmoiir; scco.nl iiMxintniti engineer. II. HeiiUelt and thinl iiHt.tiiiit engineer, II. Thoiniiu. From (laMota the chhoI wits In wiil for HmmliUji with a full cargo ot oil. RAY SCANDAL WASHINGTON', Mutch 1:! Tcs.t mouv sustaining tlm charges of poli tinal aelivity against .Major Kay of tlm Waited Stolen army, mm offered today h.V (leueral Clarence Waul be fore tlm house eommitteo invchtiyut iug tin onso, Full responsibility for the doluv in transmitting document to congress, Intend to show Mnjir Kay guilty of the eluugos, was ae copied hy (lanornl Edwards. (loimral Kdwnrdh tchlilicd lhat lie firnt mid .Major Ku.v when ho accom panied I'l'iiuiilont Tuft, then Miieiv tary of war, to the Philippines, lie hiiid Kay's iii'lioiiH wero very oli jcctioimhle at that limn, hu nmch so thai ho rofiirU'il lo dine with him. lie then tiihttlieil (hat (icimrnl Hell tinn ed Urn paper in Im i'Mho over In him heeiiiihii ho helieved Adjutant (lener.il AiiiKworth wiih hmtilo to Mr. Tall ami alight use tlio mpur.s itaimit tlio latter'H I'amliilai'.v. LITTLETON STRIVES TO LIMIT' PATENT LAWS WASHINGTON, I), ('., Mnii'h IS. with i hu doHimi or mudtiuK tlm Httiiu- Hon cnmtoil hy Hio (inltml Stntim hii proino coitrl'ii (IucIhIoii youtorilny, vhlnh pnmtlntlly placoH nil IiiiIiih trlna of tlio c.oiintry at Hid moroy of imtonlmiH, lUiiiroHOiitutlvo Martin Lit. thitoa la to Inltluto coiiki'dhhIoiiiiI ae. Hon at once. Llttlulnn will liitroiluco u hill In tho hniiHo umonilln the imt out lawn hy llinltliiK tho ruHtrlctloiiH pntontooa imiy pluoo upon tho luvtm tlonu thoy control, BEING PROBED PRISONER IN PALACE. Ml ss Warn few V 3iSSP Jj..' J-. --.. t.mr" VUAKJ SHIM WAI YUAN SHI W I'KKIN. March I-' Haunted con tinually li)' tho belief tluit ho In marked for iiiMHiiuilnnlloii, l'roHldont Yuan Shi Knl today In a prlmmor In IiIh own palace. TlirM roKtiiuiutn of Mnnctiii MUlltirs Kimnl nil ontrnnccH lo tho Mtriicturu. tho proisldont not darliiK to (runt to tho loyalty of tho ritihllrau troopo. AmcrlcniiH and other rotldoiilH have mouiitod ciiiiiioiih and rapld-flro Kiiiim for Hiolr own protuctlnn, nutlet imtltiK n roMumiitlon of a IHHInK and loetlnt: (HiupHlKii hy iiiiiHiioiih not dlerM. All forelKaorn aro virtually prlioimr. not itarliiK to vent urn out Nidi) of a rntttrlrtod dUliltl. Tho xtrootii of the city are covered with hemlleM and dix'ompoHeil HirMO-. nhiln hy orders of tho proHl dent. Tho Htonch Ih frightful and an o'ddemli" of iIUohko l cortftln. Mont of tho Mhtlu aro civilian and cooIIoh. Yuan Shi Kit I ordered them killed to prove liU declaration that all loot ein ami hHiidltM pftrtU'lpatltii.; In tho lucent uprUliiK would ho punlHhed. Kvou tho Moldlurti aro IndlKiuiut and threaten openly to charKo tho pitlaco null heheitd Iho pretildeut. I-'orciKii illplomittM here are agreed that lMcMldoiit Yuan Shi Kul him iiiinlo a Krnvo iiiiatako. Tliey way tluti ho oidored tho eociitlon of tho veiy men who alnod In offortH tj Kiippii)N tho recent atrocltluH. Tho prcHldeut It Ih hollovod now roiillxoti IiIh error and Ih IiiKIiik overy procau Hon to nui hi own life. HHATTI.K. Wmli.. March I a Tho ilemocriitlc tflntu conentlou for tlm Holeclloa of proMdoutlal delemito will he hold at Walla Walla on May li. The date wiih Helected liy tho statu central committee hero after mould eiahlo illMMfflon JEWELER FORCED f lfr-' t i. ' '' t - ' - - - J airVJL .'t W K 1 SLAUGHTER Daring Burglary In San Francisco Japanese Is Compelled to Unlock Gems for Thrco Hlghwaymo n Who Lcavo Him and His Family Bound $5000 In Jewelry is Taken. SAN KKANVlSl'O, .Mutch l'J. Itiwilliiiu in during Iho raid of tho bnndiU who looted the private hunk of l'otur CnMn in Sun ,Iom Iosk than two 'week up), tinea thug, tinned mid masked, early lodny jimmied their wny into ll .jewelry btoro of !tf, .iiiumn, u iIiiiiiuiwu, mi floury l reel, iIhikki'iI tlio proprietor from had and at the nniul of u revolver forced him to Work tho combination of the largo nulV in iho hloro. Then lliey hhiKKoil hint and carried liis dazed form hunk to tlio hod olmmhur, where tliov hound and gagged him, threatening liin wlt'o nnd two children in tho wiiiio fiiHhion, Thoy then t'ulinly proceeded to loot tho Htronj- BEEF TRUST STEP NEARER PRISON CEEES J. 0jdcn Armour and Nine Other Mil lionaire Packers Must Stand Trial,' Judjic Carpenter Refusing to Dis miss Case Ayalnst Them. Evidence Held Not Inconclusive De fendants Ordered to Submit Evi denceCase Will Now Go to End. ClllCAfSO. March t'J.--J. ObiIimi Armour and nine othor mllllonulro hoof pttckorn camo another Htop nenr or to iirlnon colln horo today when United Hlatott JihIko Carpontnr, who Im tryliiR tho hoof liarons for allo;ed violation of tho Sherman nntl-tnmt law. iioHltlvely ruftiHCd to llnniln tho cum) at tho coiicIuhIoii of the legal itrKumeutu. Tho packerH, through 'their attor ney. John S Miller, had declared that the ovldenco of conspiracy pro duced hy tho Kovernment was Incon rliiHlvo and nuked Hint tho caso ho dlmnUded. TIiIb JucIro Carpenter ro fiiitcHl to do and ordered tho pucker to Hiihinlt the ovldenco for tho tie- fl'IIMC. Attornev Holder for the paekeri moved that till evidence deMnt'i! to nhow that the act, of the tlofondunts restrained iudeotulent conceniH he stricken out. Jiidfie Carpenter over ruled thin motion. Attorneys for the dcfcndantK then houkIiIi .series of motioiiH, to prevent the introduction of cvluhitioiiK henrine; marginal notes with the initial of J. Ojun Anuour thereon. IMPRISON SUGAR TRUST OFFICIALS NHW YOHK. March 12. A direct demand for tho imprisonment of mi Kttr triibt officials churned with cruHhlni; tho ronitsylvanla SiiRar He flnlnf company out of oxlstouco was inndo lu hehnlf of the government to day hy United Statert Attorney Wise. Tho HUKar trust officials after months of delay wont on trial yesterdny ho foro Utiltod States Judge Hand. It Is expected tho trlnt will drag along for weeks. Tho defendants aro WahliliiRton Thomas, president of tho American SiiKiir Koflnory company; John Par sous, formerly IokiiI director of the trust: Arthur Homier and fieorRO l-'nutlor, directors, and Thomas Hnr noil, a l'hlladolphla lawyer. The ac eusod men wero Indicted June 10. J1(U. . Adolph SokiiI. an alleKed Hctltn of tlio trust, will he tho j;overnment'H chief witness. TO OPEN SAFE box of hot wren fl.OOO nnil $0,000 worth of jewels. From 4:30 o'clock until nlinosi 7 o'clock, .atmau, his wife and chil dren la.v mi Iheir beds unable to move, r-'itutlly when the pain from the htriiiu hecame uuhearahle .aimtin rolled over mi tho hod nnd dropped to the floor, lie hiieceeded in Ioom ouiuir tho knots hy 'rubbing them ngiiiiihl tho hod high nnd ul'ttir fifteen minutes wiih uhlo to rise. Ho thuii unliouud his wife mid the two youiiK- htlll'H. The police wero tliuu advised by telephone of tho theft and n posso of officers detailed to the scone. Tho district was nooured hut no trueo of tho thlovoa found. SUFFERINGS OF CHILD MAWOARUT .SANCEti. NURSE OF NEW VCRK .TESTIFYING AT UAVRENCE JTRlKE HEARING- More alone of ih Miffcrla of ttic child workers In the woollen mills of Lawrence. .Matt., wee nul li. th llou-e i:tili Comiiiltlit' m Waililngtoii. which Is considering the rpicstlon of ordering a sweeping - .n In eilj.-iilen of tin iMlllc workers' strike In that city. Mrs. 'Jaft, wife of the President, was on vi . in-re-t lUlei il Mi Aj.irsnrel SmiRrr. n nure from New York city, who nldctl In bringing the first 'on. !. --f --hlllrei. ,ii New Nntlt snd w m 'ile no Investigation of conditions among the strikers, was one of the cm u : ,!.' Slie ul ni.,n t ibe cliUdrin v.ho worked In the woollcu uilIU were without underwesr and tli.u tli. . I'i) . liun .ullkicni fiX'd JAIL BREAKERS REPORTED FOUND DN FOOTS GREEK According to adks reaching the sheriff's office at Tou today the men who broko Jau Friday night have been loualopm . Foots .creek. They are said to. ho entirely sur rounded and will be tnkon this after noon. Precaution is being taken In approaching them as they nro known to be armed. Monday afternoon one of tho men was taken near Gold Hill. Ho had bean worn out by tho attempt to got away nnd seemed oagor to get back to the county jail. l'roni hltn the posse secured Infor mation as to tho whoronbouts of his companions and the work of closing In upon them was undertaken. It Is believed Hint they will ho in tho hands of tho authorities before night fall. They aro ald to be on tho di vide beyond Foots crook. DELUGE FALLS ON CALIFORNIA VUNTl'HA. ('!.. March 12. A cloudhurht that flooded scores of homes and Mores horo today caused damage estimated Hi $25,000. Thrco limit oh of rain fell In throo hours In tho hills near. Ventura. OXNAHI). Cal.. March 12. The lowlands around 0nnrd are threat ened today with flood that would do tnuuenso dumnso to crops. Tho Southern Pacific railroad tracks between Ventura and N'ordhort aro reported washod out In two places. Torrents of rain aro falling. The Santa Clara rior Is rising rapidly and bridges aro being strengthened along Its course. CAH1M3NTKUUA, Cal., March 12. A hurricane swept CnVpontorla to day, wrecking a scoro of small build, lugs and uprooting sovornl hundred fruit trees. The damngo aggregates Bovoral thousand dollars. No lives woro IiiBt. LOS ANUNLUS, Cal,, March 12. Deluge's ot rain throughout tho early part oV tho day inndo Impassable riv ers of tho streets In tho business soo tlon of tho city. Traffic on many hldo streots wits Iniposslblo. Condi tions Indicate rain throughout tho night, OLYMPIA, Wiu March 12. Con victed In Whitman county of larceny by omboKlumont In tho wrecking of tho Piiloiiso State bunk of Palouse, will havo to sorvo from ono to four toon yours In tho stato prison, as gov ornor Hay today denied iloono's peti tion for u pardon WORKERS IN LAWRENCE, MASS., DESCRIBED MS ROOSEVELT, !LA FOLLETTE TO TAFT AND "LITTLE! STOP OREGON T" EDR HELP, Mrs. Hlma Curry of Woodvlllo has made up her mind to oscape bodily Injury at the hands of Joe Sbaska and A. J. Wilson. Not only has she. sworn to a complaint In tho justice's court, charging thorn with threaten ing her life, but she has written let tors to Presidont Taft, Colonel Roose velt and Bob La Follotto Imploring them to make theso two men bo good. If equal suffrage was a fact lu Oregon probably the three would rush to l?r aid because. Just now, they need tho votos, Mrs. Curry came In from Wood vlllo Monday with a report that Shnska and Wilson had uttered griev ous th routs against her. Hurrying to a local hotel she penned pleading epistles to Taft, Koosovolt and La Follotto. Then evidently roniember Ing that those men havo troublos of their own at prosont. sho decided to appeal to Justice of tho Ponce Taylor. So convincing was her story that Justice Taylor Issued a warrant for the men and Constable Slngler left Tuesday to servo tho warrant SIOUX PRINCESS WEDS HAWAIIAN MUSICIAN SKATTLK, March V2. MKs In- deta l.a Follette, princes of the Sioux Indian tribe, of Itotelml. South Dakota, was married, last night to Charles K. Shaw. Shaw Is tit the head of it Hawaiian troupe of tuusi eiaus and will prepare his bride for a place in the troupe. RYAN FAVORS GN Ncbraskan Addresses Constitutional Convention at Columbus, Ohio, and is Accorded a Greater Ovation Than That Tend ered Roosovelt a Few Days Ago. COLUMBUS. Ohio. March 12. Addressing tho constitutional conven tion hero, William J, Rryan today gave unqualified and omphalic en dorboniont to tho Initiative, tho refer endum, tho recall of officials, Includ ing tho judiciary, direct olocHon of senators, the bettor protection of labor, employer's liability laws, tho stato Income, and tho taxation of franchises. Hryau put particular ompluisla-on tho noed ot applying tho rocall to all otflolalH douhirlng that "a Judgo who would bo swerved by four of tho re call would not ho fit for his pluco anyhow." "Tho .Initiative," said llryun, "Is tho most offoctlvo meana yet pro posed for giving tho ffeoplo ftbsoluto control of tho govorumont. Tho Inl- AND NORTHWEST PORTLAND, March 12.-A pers onal campaign to uu.ptUrc (lie rqjib-. ltenn providential convention" dele gate from Orocon, California, und North Dakota, will be made by Senn tor Ln Follette before the presiden tial pri.unrios are held in the respec tive states, according to Walter Den ser, his campaign manager, who passed through Portland lut night en route to North Dakota. In nn interview which wn puh-li-hed here tin- nfternoon llou-er mij-s that Lh Follotte will first stump North Dakota. Thou lie wiil hurry to Oregon, arriving probably April 1, and campaign until tho primaries, Annl ID. From Oregon he will move on to California. BATTLESHIP MAINE TO BE HAVANA, March 12. Tho engi neers having charge of the raising of the battleship Maine, decided to hultl the buriul of the historic ship Satu.' day. Details of the ceremouu's -ire being arranged toduy. It is probable that the Maine will be flouted out of I tho iiuilior at 1 o'clock in the aftei I uooti, Saturday. I I WKLLKSLKV, Mn. "Don't kis J ouo another in public. It's aw till to 'see a woman doiiiK u mttu's work," I is one of the "don't" instruction! giv I on the Wellesley I'ollege irls. 0RE6DN SYSTEM tlatlvo and referendum do not over throw roprosontatlvo govornniont. Tho puryoso of roprosontatlvo gov ornmout Is to represent and It fallB when It misrepresents. "It cost conturloB of struggle to secure popular govoruiuoiit. All this struggle and uuurlflco havo been In vain If tho people's roproseutatlvtw can botray them with Impunity aud mock their constituents whllo thoy draw tliolr salarioB from tho public treasury." llryan urgod corporation and frail chlso taxes and moro rigid regulation of corporations. When nrynn had ftnlshod his ad dross ho was nccordod a tiomoudous ovation, oven groator than that which was given Colonol Uoosovolt u fow days ago, GIN TRIALS 45 DFFICALS LADOR UNION: Government Prosecution of Alleged Leaders In Countrywide Dynamite Conspiracy Begins at Indianapolis All Officers of Bridge Workers. United States Judge Anderson Over rules Motions to Quash Proceed' Ings Arguments Upon Demurrers. rNDfANAPOLIS, Ind., Ahrch IS. Government prosecution of the al leged loaders in the countrywide dyn amite coriff'riracy began hero today whoti forty-five officers and mem bers of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Ironwork ers were arraigned in the United, States district court. In addition to tlio charge of a conspiracy to violate federal laws by the illogwl transpor tation of explonivea, the direct charge of the illegal transportation of dynamite h lodged against each defendant. Each indictment con tains from thro to seven couuts. The maximum penalty on each count in the indictments is two years in pri son. With tho oxeeption of the McNn mara brothers, 0 .A. Tvejtmoe, E. A. Clancy, Ortio E. McMauigtil, John R. Ciirroll, Edward R. Philips, John McCray and Audrow J. CttvanntigU, all these mentioned in the indictmen's rctuniod by the Indianapolis grand jury were nrrnigned. United States Judge Anderson ovor-ruled motions to fpiRHh the pn ccediugs against James Coouy, Rich ard II. Iloulihaii, William Shupe, James Coughliu, J. W. Irwin and Patrick Ryan. Arguments between the opposing counsel on the demur rent then followed. Preliminary opinions oxpressod by Judge Anderson during tho argu ments indicated that tho judgo will overrule the demurrers. Attorneys Hovey and Halt argued for tho de fendants. They finished at 1. o'clock this afternoon. After a short recess United States District Attorney Mil ler replied for tho government. William Harding, ohlof of counsel for tho defendants, announced that If tho demurrers aro ovorrulod the union men will plead not guilty. Vho date for the trials will then bo set. MINERS CLASH WITH POLIO nURLIN, March 12. Flerco clash os butwoon the minors aud tho police toduy markod tho grout coal strike. Tho most serious was nt Hitmborii, Dussoldorf, where tho pollca charged u crowd and sabered a scoro ot per sons. Tho minors lu Ovom, Wost phalls, aro completely tied up today. Speaking In tho Prussian senate, Horr von Ptittkanion, former gover nor, bitterly attuuked tho miners and endeavored to itroiiBO fooling against thorn. Ho demanded that tho gov ernment' und tho striko no matter what drastic measures it had to udopt to crush tho minors. Horr von Puttkumen declared that thero aro onough strlkobrealtorH to work tho coal mlnos If tho govornment would protect them. TOOK PET CANARY TO HEAVEN WITH HER SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., March 12. Dotormlnod that hor pot canary should uovor ho neglected Miss Violet nrodorson, u wealthy woman, umotli orod tho bird beneath u mass of American Jlouuty rosea horo today und thou ended her own llfo by pot sou. When tho dead woman und her put woro discovered lu hor apartments, on tho canary's cugo was found a card: "So tho Wttlo follow shall never suffer through mo."