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nTriwpmm- n rX JSP a Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER I'n I r tonight. Light fnwt. I Mat. 01, Mill. ilO. I oily tumid Yi ur ).il Hi mil uir MEDFORD, OKKfiON, TriOSDAV, AIMML2, 1912. No. 0. RESS GIVE ELIEF FOR RECORD FLOOD 0 s aoo M SSISSIPP! fir nil Fiw HS LEVEES 8 Uy Unaliuoiis Vote Congress Appro prlnles nclfnf Finitl Followlnn Spe cial Message From President Wa trr Highest Ever Known. Huiulrcils of Ttintisnnils of Acres liitintlntrcl Ice Gorges Dynamltcil Out Many Towns Threatened. WAHItlNHTON. I ".. April 2 I!)1 IMI IIIIMIlllllOIIH Villi' UlO llOllnc iluy imMM'il Him lilll Introdurod by CaiiRroMMiin HhikI-II of Louisiana, a member of tin rivers and liuiboi committee, providing tor an appro prlHlloii (if jxr.o.oito with which to truliKlhoii th Invito along lli MU llppl river. It Ih oxpoctmi that tho KOMMlO Will INIM till 1111 (hill Hftor- iiimiii when Priwldonl Tnft will alga It) WA8HIN0T0N. I). C. April 'I. In a ptMilnl iiiitMMKH to emigres lo ly lrlili'iit Tn (l akod for an np proprMlon of ison.ouii to fight the Mood rutting along tho MIumIhhIppI rlvor. the funil to bo placed al tin itlMpitMl of army engineer to prHVunt thu hunting of lovec. UAI Up, III., -April a, Will , thu MlMhWlppI river nt 'fa V4 foot today, tint wiit or In now throe Inches above nil prHvlotm record. All train have boon annulled on account of tin1 flood Xi'iiily every able bodied tiiiui In Cairo worked all night lo pie out a cOllHK40 of tho loveo. HAMMOND. Intl.. April !L With hundred of tlioimnud of acriM In it it tin t tnl Unlay huudrvd of olllon mu rhiudhuuiid, flood cuumoiI hy tho hiimlliiK of thu Kuiil.ukoo ilvnr (hioiiKli thu Chunoblor dyko forming a now rlor hml throtiKli a portion of llniiunoiiil. Tln damage exceed a inllllon ilollnrM. Thu loo Knrge of thu Calumet rlvnr linvo Imon dynamited lint tho 'inlli'Vlng of tho Jam failed to check tho rlnlitK water which am lineal- oiling llainiiioml anil llnry. MIC.MI'IIIH. Tonn.. April 2. --Tim now town of Now Mailrlil, Mo.. Ik re ported to have boon doMrojod In a flood anil many pomou killed. Con flrmalloii In Itnpowdblo. n oominuul. cat Inn Ikih not boon yt ntort)il. Thu Kovcrnor Iiiim lit'cn riHitii'MtrM to onlcr tho Htalo mllltla to pniti'i't (ho town. Tho InhahllantH thiro urn nnalilo lo I'ltpn with tho Mllnatlon. HICKMAN', Ky., April 'J. Two thoiiHanil iioiHonn an) homnlHH lion "(CtTnlTnttoii on ln"o' tl.) MY P nUTLQOKMEXICOMOREFAVORASL Mmlcro Hopes to Rnlso Army of CO, porarlly Abandons Attack hy Federal WASHINGTON, April J. -Tlml 11m oullool; in .Mexico is liceoiuiny; mora J'nvoialile Ik ileelaieil li.v ol'l'i oialrt of tho Htalo ilcnrliitnnl here today. Thin in duo, it in Haiti, to Mm nnnonneomoiit that I'rohident .Mndoro lioni8 to riiiHo'nn nnny of (10,000 men with wliii'h to oi'.mhIi tho rcliellitin homletl hy (liMicnil Oroeo, KU l'ASO, Toxmk, April 15. Ilur- iiBHud by t lit feilonil nolivilien avoiind IChciiIoii mul .liinliu1., (jononil l'ns oual Ornzco, ('oniiiiniuloi'.iii.rhio of tint Jloxioiiii rohol 1'orouH, hiuV Ipm pnnii'ilv nliiiiiiionoil Uh plan tiuittnok Torreoii mul Moxiuo City, nooimliiitf lo icporln received hero today, Tho Mexican JViIoiiiIh iuo rcpovlcd lo have timn'il the tables on the revo lutionary nnnv mul (Icnonil Orozcn ib reported today tn rolrualhif; from SEIDEL FIGHTS FOR REELECTION -1 .Bt --,y 0Cvl BriMdMPn Dr U f I I "" i I I ' Ifl i I i""-J U1IL VVLL - LAFQLLETTEiN iISCDNS MILWAUKEEBLOSE .MII.WM'KCI-: Wl. April 2 -Willi rli'r wi'lhiT provalllitK loilny, InillnttloiiH worn that tho vol it In tho tnniilrlpMl itlHi'tlon horo would ho hitavy Tho ropuhllmin, doinourutH and othor partlii, who havo morKod hohlnd Dr. O. A. HadltiK In tho may oralty flKht In no Hlltnpt(to doroat Mayor I in 1 1 Haldol and "hU nonlallMi nilinlnlHiiatlon. clalinod vlrtory hy at loam r.OUO votcg. Thtty polntod to tho fart that UadliiK rottolvod H.LMfi vototi at tho city primary nalnnt Rijiilvl'H 1T.OO0. IMiMlilontlal prlmarloit arc alno ho- liiK hold throiiKhont WIki-ohhIii to day with Sonator Ka I'ollotto roKard od n h an t'liny wlnnor for tho ropnh I loan iiidoriiomoiit. Tho opironontM of tho hocIiiIIkIh Ih mii'd mi udltloii of a nouiipapor horo today on tho front phko of which Ih an AniHiican flag and a rod IIiik on anothor mIiIo. Tho papor hU tho e1th: "Which?" At noon It wax ollmatod that half tho on tiro voto had houn cunt. SupportorH of tho candidacy of Wood row WIIon for tho duinocratlc prwldoiitlal nomination claim thai ho U IiniiIIiik Clinmp Clark In tho atato priman Uopnhllcan roporlH hIiow that I .a I'ollotto Ih IoiiiIIiik. A heavy I'cpnhllran voto Ih roportod from all parlM of (ho Htato COUPLE FLY ACROSS ENOLISH CHANNEL HOI.OdNi:, Fiance. April 1! - Avi ator llalcin and IiIh paHHCiiKoi', MIhh DalM, ai ilvod hoio today after hav ing I'liixncd tho KiikIInIi chantiol on tholr fllhl from London lo I'iuIh. Thoy OiHiciiiidod at Ainhletonn for luncheon. Minn IIAvIm Ih tho fli'Ht woman to cniHH tho channel In an aeroplane. 000 to Crush Rebellion Arozco Tcm Upon Capital Is Harassed Activities. the combined forces of flenerals Atdi oil and Kajinch, wIiomi t'ombiucd nrmioH total 'J.I00 fililiiiu' men. Otli ef federal Iroopn are hurryitij; on to Torreon, mul when tho entire fovorn ineut forces arc inoliiliyed nt Torreon tho federals will eiitfnuo Mho rebel army in a yreat buttle, tho outcome of which will figure largely in the fitte of .Mexico. It li, PASO, Texas, April IS. With his soldiers posted in tho bills near tho oily (leneral Canipa today is buttlhiK willi tlio federal forces utulor (lunorals Villa ami 5l fi' jiosstw. sion of 1'arrall. Cnuipa is reported to havo twico as stroll n fh;litiu; force as the federal commanders, mid ulthoiiKh the j?overniiicul troops arc now in possossion, it is believed thu robdu will liu victorioim, ENTRIES CLOSE E! Each and Every Office in the County Has Proven a Lure to Candidates County Treasurer Alone Has Matters His Own Way. Twenty-clrjlit Candidates Have Filed Petitions Ten or Twelve More Will Soon Do So. WodiidHilay afternoon at f, o'clock ciitrliMi will cIohii for tho itrool Jnck non county frco-for-all and tho race for roptihl'ciiu and domocratlc nomi nal Ioiin will- ho on In onrnoot All of tho iiiouutH mo well groomed and Mlillo pawing and iranclni; around. It Ih lioliovod thai nil will nettle down to work when once tho roiir kpiiiIm i hem away. Knelt offlro Iiiih proven a luro to a larj;u uumhor of mon acaltured over tho county uud thorn has hcon no dearth of candidates, and would-hc cnndldatVH. Only ono office county tronnuror 1 uncontoti'd. iho proa out Incumbent having matters nil his own way. DnvclnptuontH In political circles linvo nlowod down during (tie pttht 45! hours as tho remainder of tho time hoforc filing Ih too short for tho an nouncement of now candidates, and tho clreulntlnK of their petitions. Twenty-eight candidates to date havo filed tholr declarations and petitions with the county dork, thus assuring tho appearance of tho names on the liullols for thu primary elec tion on April II. Candidates havo until WednoNilay, April 3, nt 5 o'clock, to file tholr petitions. Those who hud filed tholr petitions In-fore tho county elork'B offlro closed Mon day night are; Kmmott lloeson, rep., sheriff. T. W. Osgood, rep., Burvoyor. W. T. (Srlew. rop.. annossor. I'rank Urle. rop.. surveyor. II. A. Canaday, rep.. Justice of the peace. Medford. Oeorgo W. Dunn, rep., county Judge. Wllhnr Jones, dem., sheriff. J. It. Null, dem., county judgo. Itohorl Taylor, dom., recorder. W. II. Miller, dom., county clerk. Jus. Crouomlllar, rop., treaBiiior. I. I.. Irwlu. nil)., constable, Ash land. J. II. llelllnor, rep., countable, Medford. .1. P. Dox, top., jilfitlce of tho peace Jacksonville. W. Watklns, rop., Justice of the peace, Knglo Point. II. C. Hloeokinau, rop., Kurvoyor. John II. Carkln, rop., representa tive. (eorge l.ymau, rep., commissioner. W. ( l.eovor, rep., conimlsalonor. (I. Iloruard, rep., assessor. lred 1-. Colvlg, rop., recorder. A. K. Kellogg, rop., coroner, A. I). Slnglor, rop., sheriff, C. Klorey, rop., recorder. J. P. Wells, rep,, superintendent of schools. N Ij. Narrogau, top,., county clerk. 1 li. Ton Voile, dem., county Judge. In addition to those eight or ten moro are expected to fllo tholr poll tlons soon, having filed their decla rations. Among these are: l K. Merrlclc, rop., county Judge. W. K. Qulsenhury, rop,, county clerk. J, C. Smith, rep., commissioner. W. Daley, rop,, commissioner. O. A. Gardner, rep., county dork. M. McCown, rop., surveyor. H, V, Cowglll, top'., Burvoyor. J, K. llarkdull, dom,, representa tive, J, A. Westorlund, rop,, representa tive. The following have filed with tho Hocrotary'of state: K. 10. Kelly, dem., district attorney, 11, K, llaiina, rop,, district attor ney. J. II, Johnson, rep., district attorney. WEN SDAYFQR Nil I INS NEW BATTLE SHIP FURJDA SElf A WORLD'S RECORD FOR SPEED. ithhiitt "i . i ii . I ' ' ,IT THE U.S.S. BATTLE.SHIP FLORIDA -TU uev (Jnliwl States battle ship Florida set a new world record for speed by dreadnought on her trial run, tnuUiJK - 5 kuotM, wlj. h It OJ of u Luol better tlun that of any other dreadnought Uj the world. A head ou ca and tiltfh wl.nl nctisJ an a batiJI.ap agalust the new war ship h owing her top speed. BRTSH MIN REJEGTWABEBILL CONTINUE STRIKE LONDON. April 2 Continued suffering for hundreds or ihoiisnuilK of persons throughout Kngland. Scot land and Walca promise to he In definitely prolonged today hy the continuation or the.atrlke In tho coal mines. Karly predictions that tho miners would accept the minimum wngo hill of the government were shattered todny hy announcement that iho close of the balloting would show that tho meniil. voted not to return to work. Iteports Ishiied from tho Miners' fodomtion hundiiuartors nt noon In dicated that the minors were op posod lo resuming operations under the tonus suggested hy J. MacDon nld, leader of the conservative labor lies. The vote up to that hour stood 100,252 against resuming work to 101.471 for riMiumitlion. The ballot ing ends tonight. Officials of the govorumcut view tho situation with alarm and are preparing to rush soldiers to the initios to guard strikebreakers from violence MEXICAN REBELS MKXICO CITY. April 2. linilro ul eoniinunieation i- ecivd today be tween Mexico Citv and Cuoriiavaca as n re-nilt of (he aliael: on the town of l'ueblii. 'l'he gieinmoiit uiiuniiu.' iil that it iw iiu-at'e to run trains through tho tlUtuibfd territory. Tint mtrriMiii ha- innritiued lo l.'iOO men mid I'roMilent Madoro announeed today his belief that it will he ample to protect all forciun residents of the oapilal in ono of rioting'. Hy actual coir" only seven oon grosMiion iipplaudeil vastenlay I'resi deijt Madoro'.- appeal for all good Mexicans to rally to Iho aid of the government. TWO TERMS ENOUGH FOR GOVERNOR VESSEY LOS AN'OKLKS. April 12. Gover nor Hubert Ves-e ot South Dakota will not aeeopt a third term aeeord intr to his statement today. Ves-oy declares t hn t lie ha- twice been hon ored, and that ho will seek no further proferment in the iruborimlorinl line. ATTACK NG PUEBLO EVERY BODY'S DOIN IT! Poing what? Registering so ns lo voto at the primaries April 19. Any justice of tho peace, any notary public or any doputy county clerk can register you. You can register in Medt'ord at Postal Tolograpli offico, or at Mail Tribuuo ol'fico. Do It at Once It's Important. GDETHAL1SGALLED PARVENUE; TOLD WHAT KMSEH SAID IJKItLIN. April 2 Aroused over reports from New York that Colonel Goothals, chief engineer of the, Pan ama canal, reiterated his statement that Kniperor William had told him the canal should be strongly forti fied. German newspapers today are loud in their denunciation of "Amer ican parvenuoB." The general tone of editorial comment Is well reprc- Mined In the following from the Co- logno Oazotte: . "Wo hono thos rcnontpil illsacrpp - " ablo incidents with Americans, hav- .... , . , Ing no tradition, for whom entre at , . ,.,,,, .u . i , court s sought, will have the desired , , , effect of preventing such creatures In . ... .. . future from advertising themselves by indiscretions and bther legendary assertions." Americans in Berlin point out in reply that Colonel C.oothals Hot only cmm,Si ,V lki off ., fpw j,.,,,, did not seek an audience with the K ,-,: (,Nrt.tircl llf ,lU. onkr on kaiser but delayed his departure I ctliIitlr It(tontioIl to his lleilinl ,, Jot . from llerlln several days to accept., u, worl(, klOW ,, hP t f.M, the emperors Invitation to visit him.Miktl or t,,p CJ u res0IHibL, 'for China'- future. utiiin uuiib run blVlb UtNltK ullti SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.. April 2. Condemnation suits against 125 per sons owning proporty In tho heart of the city have been begun today by the city attorney, In the city's quest for the proponed civic cuntor site, on which to erect a now city hall and other municipal buildings, in accord ance with the vote of the people In favor of an $S,S00,000 bond Issue for the purpose. Tho suits wore filed through Mayor Holph, tho board of supervisors and City Attorney Long. 'Jlio civic center site comprises prop orty within the district bounded by Market and Hayes streets and Van Ness and Golden flate avenues. RAIN AIDS FUGITIVES ESCAPE FROM POSSE MOUNT AIRY, N. C, April 2. Al though rain last night ruined the seent of their bloodhounds and delay ed the expected capture of Sidna Al len and Wesley Kdwnrds, th& posses who are pursuing tho last of the llillsville outlaw gang nro closing in gradually today, and hope soou to capture their num. A battle is ex pected when tho fugitives tire sighted NOT TO BE ED INTO FOUR Dl E NATIONS I'KKLV. April '. President Yunri Shi Kai IoiIm.v hn- prohibited tinder heavy pennlty circulation of report that the final outcome of the revolt! tion will he China'- ilivi-ion into four independent conn trio-. I're-iilent Yuan ay- that thU i. riilieulou-, that the province will nil stick together, a- at pra-ent. The (piestioii of the capital being .vttfcl! ,.nte ne llt, ,,0C.N not sie,.lfy where -lthe -cut i,f vmimint wiM.h. 1 . . . . ' A ..Ilti, itillmtttiiin 1 !v , , , , .. . .. . , iiaii statement that the Japanese ... ., . , . , .. !HI,d "U-.-iaii Kovernnieiit.- which di. ',., . . . , , , ,. ,, . .like him personally mul al-o rear Mint ',. . , ... , , , . , , . ., ithev are soui" to be crowded bv the 4V ,..., uii.iiiniiuii a.1- iven 1'niteil State.-. England, Ciemuiny and France out of the chance of finnucii.g the 'new China, started the reortt. It i- genernlly unni-eil that U iPflinuri phrsfufit i UULUIILL llUUvLI ! I nNPnilTICAl TnilR UVSlKll ii.w, .n ,, April '. Hound for n three days' speaking tour of Ohio, Kontucky. Maryland and West Virginia, In tho Interost of his candidacy for tho republican presi dential nomination, Theodore Rooso volt loaves hore nt 5: OS this aftor noon. The colonod spent today nt Sagamore Hill. TAX PAYERS SEEK G SEPARAT Hundred and Fifty of Largest Property Owners In Valley Sign Agree ment to Form Association to Secure Equitable Assess- , , ,, ment in Future. A mass meeting of all taxpayers of Jackson county la called to meet at tho Medfoid opera house next Mon day, April 8, at S p. in., to formulate an association which shall bo known as tho Taxpayors Protective associa tion. Tho object of tho association is to work for tho best interests of Jackson county and its taxpayors as a whole. All are urgod to bo pres ent. "It Is not our deslro to retard the progress and upbuilding of our coun ty, but It Is our Intention to havo something to say as to how the mon ey that is procured by taxation shall bo spent," statos F. V. Medynskl, who Is taking a leading part In tho crea tion of tho association. "Wo deslro tho monoy spent whero It will do tho greatest good for tho greatest num ber with favora to nouo and by all means Justlco to all. We proposo to organlzo ourselves so that wo can de mand (and onforco If necessary) this policy. "We Intend to Impress on thei minds ot all public offlcera that thoyj MOVEMENT TO BUILD ROAD IS LUNCHED , Over 300 Business Men Meet at Opera I House and Endorse Movement to Build Railroad to the Blue Ledge Mine. Committees Arc Appointed to Take the Work in Hand and Confer With Towne. f In ii letter received by Dr. J. V. Koddy this momintr from Itobert S. Towne, owner of "" the Hlne Lodge mine, Mr. "" Towne -ay: "More fhnn likely with a ' thoroughly legitimate enpi- "" talization plnn for building "" that road, we might be inter- e.-ted in snbseribinir or tnk- Jiisr bondx nt the proper time If viiurxidr mi. I nlli. er- at Medford went ahead and built that road there is "" snb.-tnutially no doubt we would undertake tlie opera- tion of the mine promptly." - ---f-----f4--f-f It Citizens of Medford, in mass meet Ing assembled" ngnlittaii MJondny ovife in at the opera hortM. denfenstratonV, that they have lo-t noiiQ.of thai spirit' which has spread the city's fame ovr the entire country. With eiithttstasm, earno.-tne and wholeheartedly, Miey endorsed a project of btiihfin u rail road to the Blue Ledge mine, pledged themsclve.- to subscribe flie:js7.',00l) ' ueces-sary to start eonstruefiim, and apKtinted committees to tnk, the matter in hand. The mass niootinu was called fol lowing a corre-pondence between Hu bert S. Towne, of New York, owner of the Rlue Ledge copper properties, and Dr. J. F. Heddy ol this city, in which Mr. Towne stnted that if such a road was constructed that ho would at once dovohm and operate tho mine guaranteeing a minimum output of. 'JO00 tons of concentrates per month. The necessity of a payroll iu this sec tion led many bu-iness men to sug-go-t n movement to have a road built to the mine, and a- a result last night's meeting was called. Husinoss men of the city responded well to the call, over ."100 of them being pros, out, all enthusiastic in regard to the movement. It was not a question L' wanting the road but how (o get it. (Continued on Pngo C.) VOICE IN AFFAIRS aro the sorvants of the people and aro paid hy the people, und must work for tho Interost or all and not a few. "We think thoro Is room for groat roform In tho mode of assessing; thoro should bo more doputy ussea so is, and chosen from tho districts In which thoy work, und chosen espe cially as to their qualification of business judgment, so as to better know the real and not fictitious val ues of all properties. A just and equitable tax wrongs no ono. "And wo as a body will uphold tho welfare and beat Interests of tho county and stand for all progress that benefits the masses. "Wo invito every taxpayer in tho county, larijo and small, to attend this meeting and holp formulate this association. Wo aro all Interested In this matter, so come out and express your vIowb. Street corner discus sions aio of no valuo. United action Is the only practical plan to arrive at u more uniform usseusmont and tho correction of past mistakes." . a rri