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13 c ttronon HIsTodesI lH -"-! iiiiy nun Xflf Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Hhovtent. Muv. 5f, Mill. 110. Itnliifitll, .1)13 r K I'orly ni'i'iiiiil Year linllv H'ti-ntli Vi'iir CUBAN N SIM REVOLT; iT I Six Thousand Dlauks in Province of Oflcnte Alono Take Up Arms Aijnlnst Government ;ind Situation Growlnn More Serious Hourly, Guatilannmo Scene of Hclirl Activi ties Forces Sent hy flail Two Warships on Scene. SANTIAGO, Culm, Miiy 53. Mom t li it it It I) 0 (I negroes, It Ih cull iiiHtiiil liiiio toiluy, !iuvi) (alien 11 it arniH In (In) provliuio of Orloiilo iilnno, mill tln Munition In tint id volt iiKtiliiMt dm unviiriiiiKtiit Ih hour ly growing more serious. WAKIIINGTON, May 23. -.Con-liu''i tlitil (lio Cuban government Ih iiMiliii-tliiiti(ltiK On) strength of Hut Cuban tovnliitloii, wliitrn UOOO in gino urn in rovoltrttio ittnto ilitpari ment today rcitutmlotl Dm navy do iwrluienl lo xi'iiil n wnrnhlp ami marines In (iiiuutiiuninn, I hi' scene of rtiliol itetlvltlorf, to protect American Ihoh ami property. Stato department olflt'lulK plan lo nirili tlm transport Prairie, with r(i hiiirliuw, lo (iiiaiitiitianni from Phila delphia. Willi Out gunboats I'uiliirali unit .'ihlllo alrumly on tho scouo II Im Imllcvcil tliat tlilH force will ho Hiifflelcnt (o protect American Inter cuts wlllioiil rending a battleship. Officials of tlit Ml alii department explained that ttmy considered action iieeewtury becuuwi serious disturb niiim niy qniurtuil In tint pruvhiro of Orliirtfi) Wlitiro Amnrlcium li'iivo lumvy Interests. American property tluiro Iiiih been damaued ami Ameri can Uvea threatened. Tim Cuban gunboat Cnlia, left lliiviinii yesterday for (iiiaiitiimuna ami other forces 11 r" being sent thoie liy rail. HAVANA, May 53. - ItcalUIng Hint American Intervention at t It Ik lime would lie hitrmfiil to the na tion, (lonurnl Cobioro, lender of the revolting Cuban ncKriteH, today In at tempting; to ntlJtiHt the dlfforuiireH liotween iho Kovcnimenl ami ti Ik fol loweiH. It Ih reported here that the Cnlian K,V,rnment han offered the m-KrocH a crnih payment lo lcae the country. TALK OF BOLT E E WASIIINOTON, .Mnv '-:. Dwlnr iiiK tliitl il woulil Im ii lino stroKe of luck il' the "icuclinniiiicH unit hliiml lintliiii." hIkihIi! holt Hie republican uulionul eouveulloii in Chicago ne.t moiilli, ileiulern of the irngrcMvo iiiiulilieiuiH lieio toiluy liilieiilcil re piii'lrt tlmt tlie follower of President Tnfl woulil hold u sepiirnle ennven tioii in. oiim! Colonel Uooeelt "ih ntnii iuuletl for llm piiiileney. "If llm Taft Htnmlpiillers hull it will lie tint lumt lliin Hint over linp pinieil to llm republican parly," de clined CongroHMiinii heiiuml of Wis eoiiHiu. 'M lliilik siii'li luck is im poHHilde, liuwever." ConjiiesHiiuiii Nonls of Ncliriikn, Hiiid: "If the Htiuidpatloi'rt leave Hie pui'ly, I will consent," AS FEDERAL ATTORNEY WASIllNflTON, May L'!l. Pn-M-ilnul Taft today Heal lo the M'liato the followini; iioialiialiouH; loliu iMcCdint to lie United Slates dlntrldl atlonio.y for Oregon, KiauU llniinwell, to Im legislnii' of Hie laud office at 1-u (traude, Ore, Corut'lius O'lCeefe, lo lio collector of ciifitnuiH I'm tlio third district of Ariifioiiu 1 N A NOffi K AY PROGR SSVES ff4- 4i4'f4 4 surrenders $10,000,000 to wed sweetheart HUSTON, Aliiv -''I. Wlii'ti kIio iiiiinicil Francis ('usliiug Oiccn licxl Saturday, Mrs. .lames A. (Inrhiud, widow ol' a inllliiiimiM! viirhlHiMiin, she will forfeit -fl 0,(11111,(111(1. KIik hum Icll this siitn liv Ih'T Iiii hiiud mi I'litnliliiiii Unit hIik ic inaiii single. UM f UUI4Ht I T PKNULKTON, On-.. May 53.--Medford was today selected :im thu convention city of I hit I. O. O. I for 1HI3. It wtw an tinny victory for Mcdfoid, Hoiiebuig being thu onl) other camllilate. That Meilfonl wim cloctc as Oik I'.M.'t convention city of tho I. (). O. I', now In ronvonllon nstttiinblcd at Pendleton Ih dm primarily to the efforts of W. I. Vnutor ami a num ber of other ineiiilieiM of tint order who attended the convention prin cipally to lirltiK the convent Ion to tit Itt illy. The bonnier for Medford went armed with Htut IhIIch regarding Medford'H hotel's and itihiiutugcH an n meeting place. TO SAN OIEGO SAN 1)1 H(U), Cal . May 53 l'ruparntlomi are under way today flip I. nutnf il letlt fur Kttll.l AltltllltV 'Oenornl Weltli. who will arrive to-' morrow moriiliiK to Htitrt his Invent I KatloiiH hero iih ordered hy Governor Johnaoii. W'ehli, according to present plamt, will he Kreeted at thu Htatlon by u reception committee ami uHcortud to IiIh holel. Mcmhent of the rltlzetiH' committee, which Iiiih been active In the t. W. W. difficulty, will partici pate In the welcome to Webb. There w:ih talk today of iIIhIiiuhI ItiK the flllzotiH committee. J. M. Porter, thu alleged momber who Iiiih been cited for contumpt, for an al iened Intimidation of the I. V. W. attorneyH, admitted today that the work of thu committee, probably In ended. Direct testimony (hat Porter, it lending vlKllunto, thrcjitenod I. V. W. Atlorneya Monro and ItobbliiH ami their Hlenonraplier, .1. Ilol IIiih, wiih Klven today In t ho hearing of (he contempt charge brnncht by Moore and ItobbliiH before the Hiipc rlor JudeH, Hitting en bane. E T NK.W YOKK, Muv SI. That there will lie no contest of Hit' will of Col onel John .liicoli Astor liv tho relative of his irl wife, Mrs. Madeline Force Astor, was shown today in the ac ceptance of the terms of I he will in u written statement signed hy the gnuiiliaus of the three minor heirs -Mrs. Astor, Vincent Astor ami Muriel Astor. II was al tirst reported Hint the I'orce family objected because Astor's will placed rcstrietiourt mi Hie re-innrriage of his young wife, who was left .ir,()ll(l,(l(l(l only m dilioii that she ivmiiiu single. f 4 4 4- DD FELLOWS 1 MEN MEDFORD N CONVENTION WEBB AN CONTESTHUSBAND'SWILL DESPERATE RIOTING IN BUDA PEST lll'DA I'KKT, May 'J!l. -ni'sperate rioting in which half a dozen persons have heeu shot dead and more than I fill wounded, many of them fatally, in charges hy troops tonight lias put Kudu-Post in almost u Hlnto of siege. Nearly 20,000 soldiers nro on duty iu the city tonight, and the mobs are breaking windows, demolishing; and burning trolley cars and erecting bar ricades iu Iho principal thorough fares. The rioting is a continuation of troubles which started today follow ing a defeat of tho opposition in the oluunbor of deputies for Hungary, MBDKORU STRUGGLE FOR L NEW JERSEY IS UNDERWAY Both Taft, Teddy and La Follctto Start Tours That Carry Them Into Every Conorcsslonal District and Important City. Taft to Make 53 Set. Speeches Roosevelt Declares He Represents Principle Only. TltHNTON, N. .1.. May 23 The ntitiKKlo for national convention dele KiiteH centered today In New Jcrpcy, where I'roMlilont. Tuft, Colonel Itoose velt and .Senator hit I'olletlo have Htartcd tonrn that will carry them Into coiiKrttHitlonal dlHtrlct ami every city of Importance In the Htate. I.n Toilette opened IiIh canipalmi In .lerHey City IiihI nlc.lit. Prenldeiit Taft will npnak tonight at Camden, Trenton ami Darlington. HoohovcII ImH imippeil out a biiKy day. Opening IiIh fight In I'aterHon at noon, the former prtwIdenL will make 10 Hpeeches dnrliiR the day. Tn f I'm ."!t Set SM'eclien. WAHHINOTON. May 53 With f.3 net Hpeuchim Hcliodulcd durlni; a five ilayH cainpiilKii of New Jersey, miido moHtly by automobile, Prenldeut Taft Htarted for that state today to boost IiIh cIuIiiih for eudornonient by the republican party of a hccoiiiI term as chief exocullvo. The preHldenl roch fltst to Phila delphia, where h opens the tiCHfilon of the International Navigation cou KrenH. lie will spend tonight at Trenton, N. J. Friday and Saturdny tllr.htH ami Sindny will be apont nt Iho homo of IiIh brother llonry W. Tuft. In New York. For Klglitw of I'roKtv.Hslves. PATKUSON, N. J., May 53. In opening his campaign lteto today for Now JerHey'B delegation to the re publican national convention, Colo nel Theodore Uootievelt doclnred tlmt ho wiih not fighting for himself but the people. Tho proHent fight, he UHHcrtcd, Ih the most Important since the days of Abraham Lincoln. "It Ih ovldent," Uoosovelt said, "from the contest that It is much more than a factional or party fight. Wo who are standing for tho rlghtB standing for every decent citizen, whatever his politics." L WINS EAT CAMHUIDCii:, Mass., May 53.-Hy a margin of two lengths, Cornell won the annual eight oared race from Harvard and 1'rlneoton this after noon over tho Charles river courso Harvard finished second, a quarter of a boat length ahead of Princeton. 'llm dlHtaiicu was ouu inilo and sevuu- elghtliH. RAINFALL FOR MAY IS ABOVE THE NORMAL lfnuilall lor weiiuestmy evening amounted to ..I'J, milking a total for Hie month of Muy of 1.7H us against 1.72 for the average for tho past 'JS years. Projects are that the storm will continue with occasional show ers tonight und Kriday. The rain has insured the heaviest grass and grain crop iu recent yenrs. when Count Ti.n, an opponent of universal huftrago, was elected pros,, dent, limuediuiely upon the result becoming known, the socialist coun cil called a general strike of all work men in (lie oily excepting tho munici pal employes, as a protest. Tho or der was generally obeyed, and thrieo within a short time thereafter mobs marched op tho parliament buildings. Immediately tho soldiurs charged and soores woro shot down and sahrod in the clashes. The more tim id members of t lio house asked Count Tis.a to suspend its proeuedlus hut lie refused. OUFMON, TJH'HHDAY, MAY 2.'5, 1012. AS IT MS BEEN SINCE THE CIPAI1 BEGAN ai3&8r- saiB,2r?- i mnrft. f " - - WLmV.l 7 ''&0 , r 4rr rar-r5.. AMD THEY ST1L.L CAUL. IT Trie qeoNQC VrfAMIMOTOM THOr-iAO BOOSTERSSDWELL T A highly sucetful mcetim; of boosters wus hcM at thu Medford op era Imtise lust evening at which time many nuiHei-s of great importance to the city were dtM'iigtieu. The lllue l.edge road, yovd roads, irrigtttion ami other topics ere dwelt upon mid n a result the plans which have been launched to brin those, things ahoiil which will rebound greatly to the city and valley's adxantage have been fur thered in a great degree. Irrigation was deemed of such great importance tlmt another meeting will he called in the near future at which lime this mutter will he cun-idered exclusively. The nine Ledge road was discussed principally by Dr. J. R Itetltly. He staled that if Mod ford would ncluullv undertake the fiht to secure the road and show its good faith hy raising a siihsidv of .S.71MI00 with which to stmt the work that it could ho se cured. He lielicics that the South em Paeilic will aMst hi building Hie road. Dr. Itetltly called attention to the payioll which (he development of the mine would mean lo (hit, city and urged that the proplu get together hack of the project. The matter ol good roads was Ink eu up by A. II. Kennies who stated that it would be noeassitry to raise i?7U0 or $800 in ordyr to circulate tho petitions necessary t j.,,1 the Med ford Comiiieieiul chili's good road hill which pioMilcs for home rule iu tho matter of road legislation on (lie ballot. This hill providus that each county shall bond as it sees fit ami not he limited to 2 pur cent of its as sessed valuation. The state grange favors the hill according to Judge Colvig who recently discussed the mutter with tlieni nt a meeting- held at Kosehurg, Krcd N. Cuiiuuings outlined the plans of his company apd stated Hint they would start work at once on the completion of their system at an esti mated oust of iM,."i0OtljllO if 10,00b acres of hind-were signed, up to take water. The subject was of Mich great importance that il was decided to discuss il eM'hisiely at u mass meet ing called for that purpose. Profes sor Hciincr diseussud Jlui mat lor of irrigation at some length pointing otit its great benefit'. Olnronoo Kennies, exulted ruler or tho local lodge of Klks called atten tion of tho boosters to the fact that 110,000 Klks from all parts of the United, States would pass through Medford during tho latter part of Juno and the tirst of July alul urged that automobiles he used iu entertain- iug these visitors. Judge Colug delivered ono of hi interesting addiosea which aro eal (Continued on png0 a.) ON WAYSTO ASSIS N OE ELOPINT it , - ,&".' " ""r-T '',--ri-???it B ,;"" ' -lV ' ,aJh z. - - J rf ' , ( ' &B1 t rr ' !. i . . "i2, JCPFEROOri. 'mr t . sriawiiii. wmi" "'HWr u Gt afliK; j'' j .iyjfllir7ft ABAM-1 UIMCOLM- FINAL' BAHLE OE T lULIULIf BEING FOUGHT KL PASO, Texas, May 24. Will the life of the Mexican rovolutioi hinging on the outcome of todayV battle at Itullauo, it is feared here Hint iu the event of defeat, Genera' Orozcn's "rebel troops will separatt and attempt to cross into American territory. American troops here are watching the boundary line closely and will turn back any armed forces attempting to cross the international border. The battle was resumed at day break today iu the suburbs of Kel- latio. The most desperate fighting of the engagement, which started Into yesterday, is in progress. 'fhe destructive power of tho fed eral artillery is embarrassing the reb els more todav than it did iu yester day's fighting. The federal artillery is working great havoc at a distance of five kilometers, the rebels being uiiahlo (o reply as their gnus tire lacking iu range. BELL ELECTED MODERATOR OF UNITED PRESBYTERIANS SKATTLK, May 23. Dr. II. II. Hell, pastor of the Kirst United Pres byterian church of Sun Francisco, was elected moderator of the church at the conference of United Presby terians here. A Boosting Letter To tho editer: In your editorial of May 20, you say, "The outside world judges n town very hugely hy its newspapers, the better tho newspap ers tho more favorable tho impression created of the city." This is "correct." Uoforo moving to the coast as you will probably re member I subscribed for your paper tor 2 mouths while 1 was located in Cheyenne, Wye. I ulso nt tho same time had the Salem, Ore., paper sent to mo for tho biuue length of time. 1 did not like the stylo of the Salem paper or its advertisements nud put it down that things were a little slow in Snlem. While I iad heard that Salem would he a good town to locate iu for tlio building business 1 passed up Snlem on the Ktrongtli of tlio impres sion I received from tho stylo of their daily paper, while on the other Imud 1 was vory favorably impressed with tho iuiike-up of the Mail Tribune and formed tho opinion that Medford was a livo town from tho looks of their classy up-to-date paper, und I will frankly Bay that tho Medford Meil Tribune is in n class with many dail yrvinxMir YLAIbrlN -V r- B Ha. wM WMITE HOUSE! 'WIUWI'.-MC KlMt-Ff AMERICAN SHIPS iiT0 ENJOY CANAL FREE OF COST WASHINGTON, May 23. Amer can ship.-, in the eoatwit-e trade will ic given free use of the Panama canal. This was determined by the houe today when Koprescntntivc Doromus' jill giving free privileges to American diips was iiieiirMrateil in the Pao ima canal bill by n final vote of 117 to 12(5. As the hilt stands ready for fiii-tl passage American ships engaged in the coastal trade are to be relieved of all canal charges while, all foreign owned ships will be subjected to tolls. The canal hill passed the house by a vote of 200 to till. It carries dras- tic provisions prohibiting railroads from owning or controlling, directly or indirectly, steamships which would ompeto against their land lines. It grants free passage through the canal to no other American vessels. HUNTINGTON WILLING TO SELL TO LOS ANGELES LOS ANCULKS, Cal., May 53. llonry K. Huntington, traction mag nate, is willing today to sell to the city his street railway holdings with in Los Angeles, but bolloves thero may bo logal obstacles to such a purchase. Huntington states tlmt bo recontly refused a private offer of $40,000, 000 for tho city traction systom. From a Booster ies iu cities twice the size of Medford nud from the amount of free adver tising you give Hie city and com munity you should he well supported hy tho city, tho merchants nud all citizens who are looking lor belter times iu this locality. I .just returned from a visit to the principal California points, hut the much talked of California don't up peal to mo as I found that there are more than enough people to take care of all tho work tlmt is going on in Hint part of the country. Many peo ple nro leaving San Diego tin account of tho riots and labor troubles, me chanics in Sau Francisco nud Los Angeles told mo that they had to buy their jobs from tho foreman to got a day's work. I have been all over tho country from Cuniula to Cuba und 1 will frankly say that wo havo hero tho finest climato iu tho world. Wo are hero to stay as tho natural re sources in this part of tho valley when fully developed in a your or so will put the city of Medford on the map proper. Respectfully "i. - B II. K. QATES, Contractor und Iluildcr, I No. 5IJ. T E Wilson Men Will Probably Control Democratic State Convention and Oppose Unit Rule Upon Delegates Taft Controls G.O.P. Convention Roosevelt Gets 31 District Delegates and Taft II With Six Delegates nt Large Harmon's Plurality 10,000. COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 2.J. -Rc-turiiH today from outlying districts have greatly reduced Governor Har mon's plurality, and it now appears as if Woodrow Wilson and Governor Harmon have each elected 21 district delegates in Tuesday's primary. COLL'MOUS, Ohio, May 23. Practically complete returns received today from Tuesday's primary elec tion make It certain that Thcoiloro Itoosevolt has elocted 31 district delegates ami President Taft II. Tlio same figures show that. Covornor Judson Harmon's plurality over Gov nrnor Woodrow Wilson of New Jer sey is about 10,000. Tho Harmon people admitted today that thoy woro not certain of controlling tho state democratic convention. The claim of tho Itoosevolt peoplo to a slight majority of tho repub lican delegates to go to tlio 's&ata, convention is denied byUqeoupport- ers of President Taft, whoso man agers assert that'tho Taft forces will be In control, and.tl.iat tho six dcle i?!iips nt Inrpo In htu irtintir .'will tut All LOS M N fJ MA '4e7tJf'Jrowtli"irp?esident. r-'"" ' Mayor Baker of Cleveland and Stato Chairman Ilanley of tho Wil son forces announced today that they would oppeso any attempt at tho stato democratic convention to im pose tho unit rule on Ohio's delega tion to Baltimore. Tho Wilson forces are Jubilant today over tho announcement that Governor Har mon had lost him homo county. Hamilton to governor AVIlson. E PUICLV, May 53. An attempt to absasslnato Premier Tang Shno Yi In tho presence of President Yuan Shi Kal was inailo hero today by Chang Ping Liu, a disappointed of fice soekor. Tho attack occurrod while President Yiinn wus dining with his cabinet officers, tho gover nors of tho various provinces and othor leading officials. Chung Ping Liu entered tho din ing room unannounced. Without a word of warning ho drew a gun nud fired two shots nt tho promlor. Both shots went wild, and Chang wax overpowered and put iu Jail. Ho blamed Tang Shuo Yl for bis failure to got a government position. Durlni; the shooting President Yuan rt mnlued seated at tho tublo. YOUNG CHINAMAN SENT BACK TO NATIVE LAND J, H. Stevenson,, of tho Immigra tion service and Hornniii Lowo, Chi neso Intorprotor, passed through Medford Thursday morning on tholr way to Portlnud with two young Chltmmon who will ho doportod to tholr natlvo land. Tho Qhluuniou woro arrested In Portland two wcoks ago. It is suld thoy woro smuggled across tho border from Mexico by uu Italian fisherman, whoso case will ho lator attondod to, Tho fisherman Is Bald to havo brought 10 Chinamen to this country and to havo received $400 f prmeach, Ah tho yountf mon mo nolthor students nor clergymen thoy will not bo allowed to remain horo, and a sorrier looklnifiwlr h seldom been ju lo XJford. ATTEMPT m ATAMMN AN KA -1-! 41