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rmn HiMonca iflw t r tv Hnii 4q Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Fair tonight, .Max. 1(1, mill. Ml. Light frint. jVorlv hccoikI Vcur MICDlTORD, ORWION, KA'll'IfUW, .MARCH 1012. No. 1. J W;i 4 S OF THE MAINE HI Impressive Ceremonies Mark Intcr inrnt of Thirty-four Bodies Recov ered From Disaster Tall Speaks l Dt'ht Owril hy Nation to I) nail. President Says War Begun ami Con ducted Upon Altruistic Motives Military Cortege, for Those Interred WASHINGTON, I). ('., MhiHi '-'.'! With iniiH'tnlvf iiiililHi'y rite, :n (Hki!lH (invun'tl ulh flower ami onnlniiiing Ilit bono of llif victim nl llio blowing- up iif llii' IiHltIohi Maine in IIiiviiiki linilmt' llililocti your ago, woio buiied in the Arliti Inn National I'ciuclory heio hI -1:110 o'l'tliok till HflflllrtOII. l'ioiilenl Tnl'l and tltt member f hi cabinet, a monitor of diplomat nml IukIi officer nf the arinv mid iiiivv were prncwnl. All flat in WHaliliiKtnn worn placed nl luilf Mafl' nml tho building along l'iiiiiylvnniii nwiiiie were draped in oropo. Twenty-five (IhhimniiiI pormm WIlll'llCl! (III' priM'KNHillll lH Ht I'HH- kol wi'io home nlnni the avenue Io wa id I he navy IniililiiiK. whore l 'J:.'ll) oVlllt'l; till oltfcl'ipilC W0IO Mlll'MII- ii'il. In hi onliHtv over tin- casket of tin Ihii ly-fiit ii'Uin, Pnnlt'iit Tllfl KHIll III IHI I : "It in Willi tllllt HI' lllllt till H'llUol iT movurmncm and utiiy tin Imm nf sk'-Jiltl"!' ,lll1xJU'l'l,l''ll'ily lb l.tnT' who mi Ttlifft.' lives for Ih iiulinii. "Thoo honored ili'Hil wire liurM mil) I'.lcrnitv without tin iiinpii'ittiii.i I anticipated battle nr iln Ihih' nt' iolory. Hut they were mi ilulv hIiviI: llii'V wont down; llii'.v Hint' llit inn i mi of ur beloved country and are dunned well to til1 fnti' ut tlit lul nf nitviil borne wIkih MeHilftmttio Hinl otninKo lime given flu Aini'iicui iniw it high powihon milling the nnv ii' n' tlio world. "Tim Spunlhli war i a thing of wliii'li everyone may well ho proud lii'i'iuiMt' it win fought without n iii glo wolfish interest anil wiik promoted liv llit limit nllt-iiiHiii' motives." CONSIDER DIVISION OF CLACKAMAS COUNTY KSTACADA. Dm-. M.nvti '1 ('liii'kamaH Kilii'iih uri' tmlav imuihi miiiK tho nivixaliili nf iIimiIiuk lfn iioiiuty into two piulx, nijxaiiiriii); tin' riiHtiMii Ki'ctiiin into it mw I'liiiutv with Knliii'inla n'n tit numtv '(at. Ki'MiilontM of tilt' caxti'iii putt nf lln I'niintv liclii'vo that mci'Iioh in tint iv i'1'ivinjf prnpi'i' I'uiisnlnriiiitin in lnv nlinii iniitli'ix nml in tin ipi'iiililuii nf i'iiiiiiIv mniu'.v. OLD WW PUHI.ICAN 'STI-AA BURY 1 ARLNGTON cba m "'In report (hut Onunliy MoIfarK U In Washlnu'ton Iuih tcNiilti'd In u duttlilo KUiMd bulm; utittluiicd tiruiiuil the old roptiblU'tin "uK-am roller" bu that uu Itoosovult nil en ti he used. MiUuru' mid llltcln.'0i'k operated (he old iiiinliliie for Tuft In lUO.t, hut now there uro utriinuo wlilsporlnjja of Mclliuf heitii; utuloda to nut u bomb under It. -tl - MUTT AMD JEFF REST IN CAMPAIGN I ! ki m:v.itii i W till ti K Mnll? Ullllll In .1-ffV Ami liy'.' Tills men! nniti'M i Ioscm .MiiuIi :IIM. .Mull mir iiii'-m", in iln' .Mull IMIlnr, .Mull 'lilhmic. Niiiih-s ulll U- Ulllltll'ltl llpllll iripifxl. Mull IMIlnr: .Mutt Ih III" I'liilioill-iiu-iit of - t I tl )ou ot" nml .luff In tint miio tliltiK liniior. They iito run uliiK (nut ciioiinli In ho mi luiiiit tin' ilny nftor nlwllnn. 0. 0. Will'.. Moilfonl. Miirrli 22. Mull IMIter: .luff lit IUx lnip iiiiin. Mull Ih JihIku Dunn, .left Ik riiiinliif. Mull for I'liiuity JiiiIkp. ASH LAND. Jlari'li 22. .Mutt liillter: .Mutt Ih Curl; In ami Joff U WftHnrliuul. Thoy ar" Imt f (Hit I iik li to Suli'iu. Hi'i I liu roiniirl; nblu iihyili'Ml riKiuiililNiii'f. CITI.KN. Mwlfnnl, Mari'li 22. .Mult ICilltnr: -Mult In I'nd CoIvIk ami .Infr Ih Chnuiid'y Klorny. Tliry urn ilolux llin lirnthi'r ;n'l In ruiinliiK fop llin riTiirilnrHhlp. VOTIJIl. JiKikmiiivllli'. .Mm nil 22, .Mutt IMIter: It miumiim to mi uvury I'Hiullilato riiniiltiK Iuih ipittllfl chIIimim for Imtli .Mull ami Jeff. .Mont nf thtJin hih mitt t h ami purl of tlii'iu am an Plinpht an Jnff. lUCADICIt. CoiitrHl Point. Marrli 22. .Mult IMIter: An.wuto I hut would rnniiwH .Muilfonl iih Hilly (Jrlovn ha.i, l iiullllitil to tho palm iih .Mutt. itnnnry Ih Hiiroly a llitlo Jnff ln InuliM IiIk Init ho ain't. .MHDFOUDITU. .Mfilfnnl, .Miiri-h 22. Mutt IMIter: My iiiohh Ih that AiiKiiHt Slimier Ih .Mutt. Did .ou over hoc him maliliiK a capturo? Joint MfllliiXiw Ih .luff aftor tho lioohy (TrUi'. POLITICIAN. JiioltHOiivlllc. .Murcli 22. Mutt IMIter: Tho Mutt nml Joff of (hit camiMilKn am liiiKlmn'r Har mon ami .Indue Noll. Tim out hIidwh (horn hoatliiK It ovor tho Horliy road. lUt'ITK KAI.I.H. Itutt" PiiIIh. Muroh 22. Um.l.l-I?" IS nUAKMJliD 912 - MB. I IS E8 When It Adjourns Late This After noon Result of Prohc of County Affairs Will Be Known- Report Carries Recommendations. No Specific Clinrijes Arc Expected Will Urijo Successors to Con tinue the luvcstlfjation. Ili'fnio llin M'tiinl Jury iiilJouriiH nml I illMf-lmrgti-l Into thin nfti'inooii ll will rili with (ho clri'iilt Judn" a lctii;tli ioi(rt mi tho conduct uf county office In which It l ox peotod mi cliiiry,oii will ho liiiulc hut which will contain ninny recommi'u- iIuHuiih art to tln I'nmliictliiK of pub lic IiiihIiiiwh. II will aim lecoiiiincnil (hut (ho mixt Kraml Jury which Ih lo ho cIiohii next week continue tho In voMtlxHtlnu. Hut until tho grand jury repoiiM tho mnult of tn prohi' will remain iiuliuown. II Ik iimlorMtuoil that the urund Jury fniiiul nothliiK "crooked" In conuectloii with Kh Invent Ixallon of county affnlm. ami will not oven cliHrKe inlKimtiiaKement. However, It will recommend that mi vera I matteiH in oonneedon with (ho Hovoral offlci of the county he rhutiKml. TIioho who mo In a position lo Ituow HomothliiK f (he rotnilt uf tho probe HtiKo (hat all of tho Hpeclflc chin Kiw uKulnut varfmiK offlrlaU, mum particularly the counly court, worn found to be without founda tion. Tho Krniid' Jury will iirobnbty say In Iln report that their time was too limited to ko fully Into tho mutter and recommend that their urcoMorH continue tho probe. AniciiiK dm many who were mini tunned to appear before tho grand Jury wore W. Harmon, llox H. I.iimpnmn. O. IT. Muoll, William V rich and Moviiral county offlcialH. Tho probo wan Konoral and covered tho Hovoral offlceg of the county. BRYAN GRILLED BY HETCHCOCK WASHINGTON. Mareli 2:t. Ku-h-iii to tho ilofonso of (lovornor .1ml Min llnnnoii of Ohio today hero, Sen ator Hitchcock of Nebraska bitterly uttuokoil William .1. ltrynu's intima tion (but Wall Shoot wax promotine IIiiriuon'M eamliilaev for the ilomo orntie immimition ami bin ileolnration tluit bo would mil support Harmon in iiiiy oM'iit. Hitelicoek Miiil: "I roKanl Hiynu's Hlatomont us an utteui)t to icpmliiile (lie Nchr:iikn lirinmrv law. 1 opoo! to itbitlo b,, I bo law. "If Speaker Chump Chirk bus (be most votes in (he Nehrukn primary I expect tu support him vigorously to thi! end. If Womlrow Wilson has (he iiiohI votes 1 will work for him to the end. The same applies ti (lovoitinr Harmon. That is the letter ami spirit uf tho law. "Mryan's stalement is in ilefianoo of ho law. Ho announces (bat under no cireiitnstanoos will ho supporl 1 turmoil even if (ho Ohio jjovoruor receives tho largest vote in the demo cratic.! primary. 1 roianl (bis as 'in attempt by Hryan to dielnto to the demoeralin party," METAL STOCKS RISE ON STOCK MARKET N15W YOHK, March 211 Toduy'n Hbort BOBslon of tho atoolc inarhot opened with tho metal stocks iih tho foaturo. Amalgamated, Amorleun HiuoKIng and Touiiohsoo Copper woro up half to oiio point, while United StutOH Stool, Union 1'aelflc, Southorn Pacific, UookjHlaud proforrcd and l-oblgh Valley mado fractional gains. AtcblHon ami Mlntumrl Pacific lost a fraction, The nndortono was ntrong tuul tho marUot closed buoyant, Uomltj wo to firm, AND JURY RECOMMEND MNYCANG FIRST PICTURE OF VIRGINIA OUTLAW TAKEN AFTER rilS CAPTURE f wi TtSf I iii5 SD g 5? ' ir - ml Ma-M-MBMWK- M ! millM-H - HIH H- I H ! Il.ld I I. I. n ll ISIHK l I I .. " M " FuOV& AlLt" lY.'lC ON TAFT FAILS 10 Y LEAD IS SILL INDIANAPOLIS, lad.. March '-M. --Cntiiph'te rHlitdnir received todny (mm fiitv InHnjM)r4tMiitics inilioate that PreMilenl Ifllp's iOfccl will not bo .uffieinnt to iFVllrilvri((ijiJ(lIoiH- coiiveiitioii wluirTr eflnv0Hi hfre next hook. hHruerrc'pnrl- m (hair- man Hurrv S. Xevr, of Indiaiiiiiwii, of the milioiial cumtnitlee. lemler .f (he Taft fnrec-. in th .(a(e. to pre- diet (hat I'te-iJent Tnf( would cap- (lire the lour ilnk'VtilWi h( larjte trom Indiana. The i emaiiiinc oniiHti- of tl tle are oleetimr ilelfgnuns IihIhv, hut the oiitcouie mil not be known ii'ilil I. ili tonifthl, iieeiiriiteh TRUCE ENDS SAN I'-KANCISCO, Cl . March 23 One of the two big long wars which have been raging in California cities haw been nettled, temporarily, today with the signing of a to das truce between tho Gum I.an Kuug and the Mug Kong tont. According to tho agreoment signml (ho Plug Kong iroml(id not to lu te if ere with the piiHiocutlon of (ho men ot their toug who shot down five Cum l.uii Kuugs In San Krnn cluco. UaUliuid mid Saeramuto on ThuiMlny nlgln SharptiliooteiH armed with rifle worn placed In Chinatown last night with urdePK to shool if any troublo waa started. A raid on 115 gambling dons and ilUorderly hottsiw in tho Cblnoso ijuarier was also mado, the police declaring that those places tiro largely rOHponsililo for tho (ong (roubles. li! ONE TONG WAR STRIKEDISTRICTS SUFFER APPALLINGLY LONDON. Maiqh 23. Appalling suffering prevails throughout Eng land, Scotland and Wales today as a result of the piolongod strike of tho coal mtner.s. Kvory district In tho three countries Is affected. Thousands of fumlltos living In tho cities have pawned all tbolr proper ty, Including furniture, and uro liv ing In burn looms without fuel. In tho Hanloy Pottery district 100,000 men, women nml children nro depend ent on charity. Soup Kitchens lmvo boon established In all communities of inoro than r000 population. Tho Infant mortality Is appalling. In hundreds of thousands of homos a weak gruol iuml of moistened moal Ih tho only siiatonanco given the babies. Tho homo offleo ostlniulod today that nt least 2 500,000 persons uro out of work oh n direct rosult of tho COT in JAIL fcKlMCt ANCJ T ALLEN CLAN RETREAT INTO WILDERNESS OF j OLOE RID6E RANGE IIIU.SYILI.K. Va Muvb J.X Di-uiayed l th caiitinc of Suiii.i Kilwaril-. one of their ineinlicrs. the Allen cIhh of outlaw-, led by Siilna Allen, have retreH(el Unlay deeiwr iii(o the fHjtnix-M. of tho Hluo Riilc luouiitH uhiHfc. Thu WjUys anuplrttJ.Ht. They hve,l)ei dot.,- minor o be d.npK.tntea the 7cF.i-hI n,.atMll.tlv, unk for w,me tim(. ejl t ot the stn(o autlinntie- to aoeop( their prnpo-ition to comiiroiiii-e. pro ideil (hoy -lioiilii be allowed to plead jswiltv to murder in (ho -coond decree tor (he killinjr- at HilUville court bou-o. They nl-n "-tipulated that i their trial- .-hould be removed from I Cnrrol! iHiiuity. where (he -hontiii neeurred. The .-(nto HHthorities ie- Ijei'toci ilbiolutely tliK prnpo-ition hiuI : redoubled thei refforl- to capture the fugitives. It i nenerMlly believed hero that the rejection of tho oompromNo nieaiiN that the bandits will never be i (nken aho. TO PREVENT MERGER OF PHONE SAN FRANCISCO. Cal , March 2-3. A (einpoiary Injunction rostralnlng the Pacific Telephone ami Telograph company and the Home Telephone company from dismantling tho Home Telephone company plant in San Francisco was granted by Judge Uiwlor to O. U. Scott, prosldont of tho Municipal Telephone and Anti merger league. Hearing for the pormanont Injunc tion was sot for Saturday, March 30 at 10 a. m. Tho complaint asks that tho deeds of sale by which the San Francisco Home s.vstem, exclusive ot tho fran chise, purported to bo transferred to tho Pacific, bo sot aside as fraudulent and In violation of equity. Tho plaintiff asks $50,000 damages. strike. Counting othors depending on these for a livelihood, tho total ot those facing starvation exceeds 10,000,000. Heads of tho different mitnloipall (los throughout Kugland today sent word to government offlolals that thoy will lie unable to maintain or der unloss the strlko Is speodlly set tled. Food riots already huvo oc curred tu Scotland and Wales, and tho situation is hourly becoming more acuto. Tho homo offico today adnilttod that thousands of persons woi'o bo Ing fed in soup kitchens In North Wales, oporutod by tho municipali ties. Tho strikers' funds arc exhausted, nd tho principal sitftorlng Is among tholr families. Only tho Derbyshire and Durham minors nro reported to lmvo any monoy loft. CO"OED fcY DETLCT vES El TT CASCADE MINE l'reparatio'w nre beun niaile bv (he i'9(erie of SeuKle eaii(Mlisti, who are inve.-tij;utiu the morits of the Casoude coal "mine to drife a thous and Trmt tiiMiVMl Tfii nrik.tifit i.i .Mniiafser Wallace recently pur chased considerable equipment for (he mine, ainenj: other things a hoi-t-inif engine which will be ued tor linuhnir enr.s in (ho 11)00 foot tunnel. A lare number are to be put at work. It ih reported that the Seattle mtm are .so wall ploasud with the pro.-wet.s at tho mine that (hey have determined to dehe deoplv in order to ascertain just what amount of coal the have. FINO BODIES OF TWO lHVERSIDB, Cal., March 23. nrlngiug confirmation of a prospect or's story that Mrs. Harriot Guyot of Portland and Mlas Julia Francois of The Dalles, Ore., had been .mur dered, Coroner Dickson and Deputy Sheriff Reyuurn returned today from Black Duttos, in tho Chuckwalla range, whoru thoy found the bodies of tho two women with bullot holes through tholr hoads. It was atatoil that Frank Daur waerts, u liolgian prospoctor thoy financed, suspected ot thu crime, probably will bo formally charged today. Ilaorwaer(s Is hold here in the county Jail. M'KEE RANKIN FREE SAN FRANCISCO. Cal,, Mnrch 23. Dismissal ot a fodoral Indictment which for throe yonrs has boon hang ing over tho bond at MoKeo Rankin, actor and for many yonrs mnnngor of Nance O'Neill boforo tho California uutross went under tho management of David liolusco, charging him with pirating "Tho Fires of St. John," ono of Miss O'Nolll's most successful ve hicles, was filed this afternoon by United States District Attorney Dev lin at tho direction of Attorney Gen oral Wlekorshiun. Charles Swlckard, who olalms tho Aniorlcan rights of tho play, caused Rankin's Indlctmout. Tho chargo has been droppod on account of tho ex pense of bringing wltnossos from dis tant points, LONDON, March 'Jit. Leaving thu Karl of Yarmouth us bin sole hoir, the Marquis of Hertford died here in hi-, sixty ninth year toda. His heir's marriage to Mhs Cornelia Thaw il Pittsburg was tiuuulled on her peti tton in 1UQ8. W fifi E ELECTION OF 1 WOULD BE CALAMITY Judge W. S. Crowed Says It Would Be Intolerable for Jackson County to Be Forced to Submit to Four Years of Unprogressivc Rule. Calls Upon All Progressive Citizens to Work for Development and Wel fare of County hy Defeating Dunr;. "It would be intolernble for Jnck miii county to be forced to submit to lour cars of the impntressivo rule of fjcnrxe W. Dunn. I'rorossivo cili- zins at all hazards, must see to it that be i not elected to (he office ot county jitdfto." Such wn the .statement of William S. Crowell, formerly county judfjo i f Jackxon county, and long a busine-is associate of (Jeo. V. Dunn, Saturday, when he wa asked to make a stn(e inent on the political situation. J mho Crowell bns just returned from a isit in California. His loner nnd ac tive enreer in Jackson county, in fin iuicialv political and socinl circles, make his views of more than ordinary interest. "George W. Dunn is a man of -:rcnt prejudice," continued Judge Croweli, "and he is unalterably opposed to Medford and her strivings for devel opment. He is not only n non-pr-grosive, he is a reactionary. Pro gressive citizens cannot afford to al low him to be reelected to the offi-e bo vacated four years' ago. It would be intolerable." Judge CmwcU dco,rnicj:tniQHki' u further staffernenlPut TthT-f, firae liiS no hns iyt been "in close' tmh. with tho situation. t "California was very y and verv hot, when I first visited the south, stated Mr. Croweli, "and while recent rains have improved the situation, the Rogue river vullev so far outclasses it that there is no comparison. I ant glad to bo homo again." FEDERAL ARMY DEFEATS REBELS KL PASO, Texn-,, March 23. En couraged by bis victory yesterday near rNealon ovor General Ynez Sal nzar and bis 800 rebel troops, Gen eral Trucy Aubcrt, leading GOO led oralists, U marching on .limine, todiy to give buttle to tho revolutiouiuv forces there. General Saluznr is re ported to have retreated in that dir ection and the rebel force-, at Jiniiucz will bo reinforced by his comnuin I A battle is expected before night. A surprising number of tcderal hoop., nre appearing in various parts of tho stale of Chihuahua, imlicahir; that Provident Mudero is determined to wro-t control from General Pin citul Orozco, coniniiiiider-in-chief i t! the rebel forces. GAY HUSBAND OF 87 STILL LOVES CHICKEN! PARIS, March 23. A divorce case In which tho ages of tho couple ag gregate 180 years is arousing much lntorost horo today, The principals aro FrancnlH Poulet, 93 years old, and his wlfo, Helono, uged 87 years. "My husband," Mmo. Poulet told tho judge, 'is a gay old dog. Ho spends most of hla time smirking at what tho. Americans call 'chlckons,' Every time a young girl passes tho door Francois trios to start a flirta tion." "O-o-o-o la-la-la-la," nnsworcd Pottlot, "atyl at my ago tool That' foolish." BIGGEST ILLINOIS MAN DEAD; WEIGHT 417 HOCK ISLAND, III.Marcli 'J.'l. William Hieswuuger, weighing -117 pounds, one of the biggest men in Illinois, is dead hero today. It will bo iimiHsnvy to remove purl of tho front of his rwlrifliH'q tu permit the coffin to bo curried out,