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Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION K VEATHER Pnlr tonight. l'rtst. Max. III, Mln. a:t. Dully Hltth Vriir. l-orlvrirnl Yrrr MEDFORD, OKISUON, TIII'USIUV, MARCH 21, lf)12. No. 311. v -K STRIKECAUSES GRAVE CRISIS FOR MINISTRY Balfour Moves for Rcjrctlon of Gov eminent Dili, Declaring It Unwise Ultimatum of Downfall of Gov ernment Is Predicted as Result. Great Central Railroad Notifies Pub lic That Traffic Will De Suspended Sunday for Lack of Coal. LONDON', March 21. DeelnriiiK llutl tlm criiiK iciillliig front tlu nil ike of din coal miner in lint grnv ol tn IIhi liiHtory of tin- MrilUh Mil lion Hint ohaitii'leiiring tint minimum wnjjc 1111 of Pietnier Aiuiii iih c It elite, iniuinc niiil Ijv no iih'iiiik it remedy for tliu Mliiutinn. A. .1. Hal- four, lender of lliu i'oii'rvitlivH in parliament, moved for tin rejection of I In- hill in tliu lionce of common today. Hitlfour mi id thai Iho guwrtiiiieot wiih trying to mh tlnonxli mi i'ii'ii. liifllllil law without eotiitlcriut iU I'ffuL'i. Ho denied tluit ln wii-ltftl n dissolution of piirliuuicnt nt this time. Picmicr Ahi)iUIi ignoifil the plea of tliu eoimervutivtm mid moved the miiiimum wnpe hill to it aeeon.I tend in. LONDON'. Miuch Jl. 1'nli.w Pro luicr A"i)int accept, tliior aincuil mt'iit tu his minimum wage hill thi Ntriking enul miner will continue in pnrnlvc the country' commerce ami to jeopardize thi politinl power if t lit liberal ministry hy remaining oo Mrlke, uncording to no ultimatum which they iftMui'tl to tint pi cinivr to. tiny. Tlio MinerV Federation luis noti find Premier AMpiith Hint he must neeept thi'ir uiiieiiiltncul providing thnt tliu minimum scale shall In' nt least five shilling per day for adult mill two shilling for minors, or the miner will not Mludi' h lht law mid uill not iitltirn to work. If the pivin inrdoo not accept (Iih tilt iititi ttiin the tlounfnll of the liberal miniHiry in pil'ltiotcil Tho Intimites and tin' I ri-l notion TUl lire opposed to tin' hill an frnin cil. LONDON, .Miiri-li 21. Hecnuso m Ik impossible to ,. ronl with which to run it engine, thf (!iciit t'cniml railroad totlav posted uotict'H thnt it will siiMpmul operations on next Sun tlitv nnh'HH tlio strike of the coal mm or in ended. TUTS VOTE IS ' LESS THAN 2000 I'AHOO, ls I)., .March HI. -That tlio vote for I'rohitlimt Tuft in the HtnLi'profiu'ciico ohititioii primary will no! ot tl 2,00(1 in hIiowii in addi tional ri'liiriiH received hero todu. IndicnlioiiH nre thai Senator Lu l''oi letto'ri plurality over Woosevclt will lo ahoul. 12,000, ulthmiL'li mnnv rur.il liNtrielH luise not ycl heen from, The tleniooralii' vole wns n.ooo. lien til uhoiil WOOL BILL AGAIN WASHINGTON', March 21. Con (rriMHinim Underwood introduced in tlio Iioubo today u hill rediioiuj; tho duty on wool, which ih idoiiticul with tlio mciifiiiro votoml hy lrcnidmil Tuft, Tlio ooininittoo on wnyn and meiitiH endorsed tlio UmU'rwootl hill HiiH moriiiiiK. TEDDY TURNED DOWN BY MAINE LEGISLATURE AUOU8TA, Mo., March 21. I)o torinlnod opposltloii to former Prosl tlunt HooHovelt was hIiowii In tho iilato legislature ut today's bobhIou, wliott tho lowor houso votoil tinutil moiiHly not to Invito Iloosovolt to nddioHS tho loglHlnturo. GRAND JURY NOW PROSING COUNTY COURT Accusations of Graft Belnn Invcsti Hated Road Building Operations Sifted Celcliratcd Cant Hooks Cost $5.25, Not $17.25. Several Matters "Blow-Up" Har m on, Lampman and Ulrlcli Before Grantl Jury Await Report. 'I'hc xniml Jury Iiuh turucil lit) at tention to I'i'italii charge wlilch have liecii made during tlio pant three uiontliN ai'.almit (lit' county court ami f ounce itonilimiHli'i W V. Ilariuon. The i hiiI t of tlit'lt piolic will not be known until thf) inut.e a it-port on tln matti'r. lint It U not believed that any of the chaiK" will do Hiitintnu (latett In any pa 1 1 leu I it r. Hex II. Lampmnii ami V. V. Harmon have npiieitrei) before the Jury nml toduy 1 1 1 1 it in Hit Ich of this city wax Hiim nioneil, It Ih known that xi'vcrul matter nniler luvcittlgntlnn have "blown up," Olio watt to the effect that a mor chant In Medford wiih overpaid on n hill ami that he had sent the over charge back to tlio county but thnt It had never reached tlio county fuuilM. Investigation, however, showed that the check had been en dorsed iiy County Treasurer Crone miller anil that It wiih placed In the proper fund. Another charge brought to tho at teiitlnn of tho grand Jury conroruiui; tin,' purchnito of three eutithookn. In Engineer Harmon's roport this item uppiHtiml t'hnrKd at ll'.Sfc wmTn ihif amount i.tld for tint lutplementn wun only If. 7,T, Mr Harmon nhowed OiIh to bo a clerlrnl error which wan suli Mautlateil when he culled attention to tho total amount charged to linple incut In audltliiK Hupnty Itllltt the Hi'veral amountH wero ohnrKod to var- loun road creWN ami quarry khukh, and therein the error lay. Mr. t'lrlch watt Htimmouud today by the Krantl Jury. Jimt what ho known In rexurd to the matter Ih not et known. It In generally liollovcd that tho Krantl Jury will not find any charge, tiKaliiHt the court or Mr. Harmon whit It can he Hutmlnuthitcd. OUTLAWS ELUDE S Hll.l.SVIU.K, Vu., March 21. I'nnble to kcI within HttlkliiK din tauco of the Allen clan of outlawH, members of the purxutnK pokho who returned here today declared It will ho wet'kn before tho baudltH aro cap tured, If they aro taken at all. Tho outlawH aro familiar with every nook lu the mountain puhhch and owIiik to heavy pliM which Imvo practically oblltoratetl the (rallH tho potato no far hnti been unable to K"t near tho Blip ptmed HtroiiKholil of tho fugitives lu DovIIh Don. l'Moyd Allen nml his roh Victor will ho annlgiieil hero next. Tuostluy on clini-Kes of lnunler for thotr part lu tho klllltiKH lu Judgo .Mastile'H court room. Tho county prosecutor will reslHt any effort for n chnngo of venue, ami ho plans to ask Governor Maun for n military guard during tho progress of tho trials. CUSTOMS OFFICIALS SEIZE CARSON EFFECTS NKW YORK, Mnrclt 21. liilliil Slates eii.stoins offieials today seized most of tlio personal effects of Mis, Blnnolio rarson, tho Sun Francisco tjooli'ly wotniiu who eonunittcd suicide Ity huii(;iuj; lime yesterday after ho iuur n nested on u charge of sniuggliug valuable jewels into this country. Tlio holoiigiiigs woro transferred io the nppruisors' store rooms, wliero they will ho hold ponilin; tlio arrival of Mi. Tarson's brother, Paul Ma- nuryi from Los Angolos. TULA IDS, Cul. Udouiihq has no jail, Officer Wheeler Tit I aro com- polled a wobbly cltlzon to walk his bout with him sovon hours. W, C. was In a sob or ami penitent mood ut tho ond of tho uitiroh, S HR POSSE Mutt .fcj One tlollar iWMtnl Mill Ih paltl by the office. Answer NORTH IN FAVOR OF WON SAN FRANCISCO, March 21. "Tlieiv't. a stronp; preoiiilonince of Wotxlrow W'ilson sentiment in my state. I believe Montana will select Wilson ah its choice for president," declared Governor K. L. N'orris of Montanu hero today in commenting on the political outlook. Governor N'orris m himself a Wilson democrat circled by u majority of l,f00 in n normally ropuhlican state. "While there is some Clark strength I think there is no douht that the democrats of .Montana will instruct their delegates to the national con vention for ViKon. In the republican eanip, Uooocvelt seems to he ih" choice over Tuft." Governor .Innies II, Ilnwley of Idaho, also elected hy u substantial ilcmoeratie majority in n ropuhlican slate, predicted that WiNou would sweep the statu against any republi can cnntliduto thus far proposed. "I believe Wilson gels tho Idaho delegation," Ilawlcy said. "Of course tlio state is nounally strong- republi can, but thoro is a big split between tho standpatters and tlio progressives of that party this year. Tho people of Idaho have always thought well of Uoosovolt, but there aro nt present u great many republicans who fool i nai no mis uoi piaycu iiur nun senti ment is unqucBtioniihly ngninst him." PRICES 60 SKYWARD IN STOCK MARKET NKW YORK, March 21. Heutllng, Union Pacific, Lehigh Vulloy, Amal gamated Copper, American Smelting ami a few specialties roso In tho stock mnrkot today, tho average, prices lu tho nctlvo group reaching tho highest lovol bIiico Novomhor. Tho market wavorotl tn tho first hour under profit taking but re sponded soon to lnrgo buying ordors. Trading In United States. Stool was especially heuvy, Tho market closed Btroug, Dondy woro steady. and Jeff Enter the .Mail Tribune fur tlio ImM definition must be sent In by April ltt, wlien TO HAVE HONOR T. K. Pottengorof this city is circu Intimj n petition to the county couit askiuy: that Westville, honor camp N'o. 1, he abandoned and the men returned to Salem. Jir. I'ottengcr stntcs that the move was instituted by ta.paycr? who believe that convict labor is proving too expensive to the county. Mr. Potton-jor refuses to devolve the names of the tnxpnyers who launched the movement. Accordiiur to tho men who are closely in touch with the work done by the honor men, the work is the cheapest ever done on roads in this county, it costmu an average of 75 cents n do to clothe, feed and pay the men. REBELS THREATEN TO SAN ANTONIO, Texas. March 21 , That President .Mndoro of Mexico will he executed If ho falls Into the i hands of tho rebels Is set forth lu u decree signed by Gonorul Paseual I Orozco, tho rebel commander, which was brought heio and published to day by Molchor Camacho, special en voy of Orozco. Another decree warns Americans that If tho revolution Is successful nny contracts ontered Into with tho Mndoro government will bo void. SENATORIAL DEADLOCK ON IN NEW MEXICO SANTA l-'K, N. M., March 21. Today's balloting on tho two United States senators who uro to represent Now Mexico losulted in tho stnto leg isjuturo as follews: Democrats -Joacs 21 Mniiiucx 2.1. Republicans Fall 22; Andrews II; Mills 20; lhiou. 10; Cutron 8; Seat toring 20. MN QUIT WORK Jackson County Campaign its (o who Is .Mutt mid vtlto is Jeff and why niuon the candidates for the cartoon Mill In reiriuled coiTectiy dehiRtuited. HN MN IS SENT HOME SAN FKAXCISro. March 21. Jolm McMillan, the "honor prisoner," who broke, faith with Jovernor Wet of Oregon when be fled from the tub erculosis want ut the Salem peniten tiary where bo was stationed to do light work without guard and who surrendered himself hero several days ago because his conscience haunted him continually for breaking his word, will he sent back to tho Salem ponitentinry on tho Steamer, Hoar. Ho will not he accompanied bvi a guard. Governor West today expressed a belief that McMillan was sincere in a wire to the San Francisco police to place him on tho .steamer Hoar. Tears of gratitude fathered in Mc Millan's eyes when told of West's orders, and, after bidding farewell to his temporary keepers, lie departed alone tor the Salem full. ESCAPE PUNISHMENT NKW YOlik, March 21. Hy direc tion of .Judge Seahury a jury tod y in favor of Isaac Harris and Mux Hlanck, proprietors of tho Triangle Shirtwaist company, on one of tho in dictments resulting from the fire in their factory a year ago in which scores of girls met death. Judge Soabury decided that the de fendants already had onco been in jeopardy and till pending indictments against them were then dismissed. NO WINDOW SMASHING FOR OREGON SUFFRAGETTES I ! POltTLANI). March 21. Oregon suffragettes toduy aro urged by Mrs. May Arkwright Hutton of Spokane, ment to tho Arizona constitution was to avoid the window sninshing tactics introduced in tho legisluturo today, of their English sisters and go after jit was tho third measure to be the ballot quietly and poacoftilly. If i brought before tho solons of tho new they do so, ,Mrs. Mutton said thoy will, est state. Women lobbyists for tho win and hy vigorous apjdauso tho measure appear confident that it will women expressed their intention lof carry, and ho placed boforo tho vo( t'ollow her ndvioo tu their campaigns, ' era. 102 MINERS IN SHAFT ARE DEAD MeCritTAIN, Okln., March 21. So certain are the officials that the lOo miners entombed in Number 2 mine of the San Uois Coal company here which was wrecked hy uu explosion of gas, are all dead todav that the relief train with its doctors and nurses hns been returned to Foit Smith, Ark. Twenty bodies have been recovered. Seven, badly chnrrcd, wero found nenr the main shaft. v tin tne mine a burning mass, res- cut work is extremely haznrdou Wooden coffins are piled high outsid and ropes have been stretched about the mine's mouth, behind which wom en and children kept vigil all night. At tho time of the explosion 11U men were at work in the mine. Of these 11 were rescued alive one hour later. TO PROVE CONSPIBACY AGAINST SUFFRAGETTES LONDON, March 21. In its ef forts to prove a "conspiracy of de struction" against tho leaders of the suffragettes hero the government to day caused Mrs. Kinmoline Punk hurst, Mrs. M. Tnko and l'ethrick Lawrence and his wife to ho examin ed in How Street court. During the hearing tho government presented uvidenoe secured in its raid of the suffragette hendtpiurtors of fices hero among which weie letters showing that a demonstration onlou luted to "miiko the ministry stop and think" had been planned. WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE BILL IN ARIZONA LEGISLATURE PHOKNIN, Ariz., March 21 A bill providing a woman suffrage amend SNOW SHEET S ENTIRE ST Bllndinn Sleet storm Driven by Forty Mile Gale Causes Great Suffering In Chicago All Trains Hours Be hind Schedule Wir.es Down. Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Michigan and Wisconsin Covered With Snow Serious Floods Expected. CHICAGO. March 21. A three Incb fall of Know last night, followed today by a blinding sleet storm, which Is driven by a 40 mllo galo. is causing much suffering. All trans continental trains nre hours behind their schedules or havp been can celled. Today's sleet storm has crippled all telephone and telegraph wires and all suburban traffic Is at a standstill The entire middle west Is covered with a blanket of snow. All trains in Indiana. Iowa, Nebraska, Michi gan and Wisconsin are many hours behind schedule. Serious floods in the Ohio nnd Mississippi valleys aro expected to follow warm weather, as tho snow fall this winter has been unusually heavy. SEVELT TO STUMP WEST NEW YORK. March 21. Resort ing to the old fashioned method c,f campaigning, Colonel Theodore Roos evelt, it was announced here today, would stump the middle west to fur ther his candidacy for the republican presidential nomination. The stump speeches he is to deliver are now in course of preparation and a tentative itinerary has been completed. In all of bis addresses, it is under stood, Colonel Roosevelt will reiterate his Columbus speech in substance, and discuss the recall of judicial de cisions. Present plans call for Colonel Roosevelt to leave for Chicago next Tuesday evening. From Chicago I e will go to Knn-us City, St. Paul nnd Minneapolis. On tho return trip he probably will speak at Detroit and other points' in Michigan. THREE GOVERNORS SELECT FAIR SITES SAN FRANCISCO, March 21 -Governors of three Mates Washing ton, Idaho nnd Montanu aro hero today for u four days' sojourn, dur ing which time they will select sites for their state buildings on tho grounds of the Panama Pacific ex position. In the party aro Governor M. E. liny of Washington, with his commis sioners nnd a number of prominent business men of Seattle; Governor ',. L. Norris of Montana and Governor J. IT. Ilnwley of Idaho, nnd tho Idaiio stole commission. Governor William Spry of Utah will arrive tomorrow morning. The threo states are making elab orate plans for a combined exhibit under the name of tho "Inland Em pire." LA FOLLETTE VS. TAFT PORTLAND, March 21. ConshJ. ering tliu issue narrowed down to a fight between Sonator La Foliotto and President Tntt, followers of tlio latter in Oregon today aro inuki.it: every effort to defeat tho Wisconsin senator. . H. Aycr, chainnitu of tlio Taft campaign committee in Ore gon sent out an appeal to tho repub lican voters to register ho that tho full htreimth of President Tuft mnv bo mustered. Senutor Lit Follotte'H supporters today predict that ( wllj carry uregon easily. WRAP N W 0 .4