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a MEDTORD MAIL TRIBUNE SECOND EDITION ft & WEATHER A. ? & i V ;v i V N v Kcirly'NKi'oiiil Vrnr. Unity Mkvi'hIIi Vi'iir. GARDENERSJHO YOUNG, SHOW GREW SKILL School Children Worklnn Busily In In the Gnrdcns for Prizes Vc(cta IjIus and Flowers Respond Vlgor ously. Prizes Tolnllrnj $159 Are Offered Committee of Judges to Do Named Soon. Tin! mcIiooI chililiou urn working busily ut llicir gardens on the vnumit lots assigned for llmi purpose, vege tables ami flower urn responding vigoiotisly to their ITtrtM, mill later when the i'Ihimiii judges consider mid I'iimh upon thu finished pioducts, Hut children h reward will bo very con- hillelablo, HllsillOSS firms llllll indi viduals urn offering very libctul I n !r cm. Tim list of prires offered up to Into h on follew: Pacific Motor Supply Co., "Uoguc SMiin" bicycle (fully equipped), wnilli tACI.OO. for Hid best ull-toiiml exhibit, by either hoy or toil, ('has. I'jilm, ihh pi iro of .fJ.Vtlll for hi'ni gulden plot on .South Holly street lots wlifrh mo under 'iil(i u tiou hy tJnt Washington school chil ilrou. Oiegoii (In iiiul Kleeltio Co. f I.I.Oil gas range, to ho iihi'j! or Hold for hivit exhibit of vegetables. California Power Co., I (1.(10 olee- trie dialing dish for lnrt plot of flowers. Col. Ton Vcllc. cash prize j.n.OO lunnoi mill l-'riiilgrowci hank, cash prim (iohhiu Kiiln stoic, iiifrchuudiso woilh lr. .1. P. Hi'ihly M. 1 1. Alfurd Medfonl Sun u.tll) tl.dtl n.oo Ti.OO j.;o Mr. Miiiy .Miller, best iiiiHtiir- tiniiiM 2.00 Mr. P. M. Jniiuoy 2.011 .lolin I). 0wcl , "mi luilpi CnlviK r. 0 .1. I. Hell KiuIh Trmisfer Co. M. M. Ahreim Co.. . J.f0 J.Ull :i.(iii .Smoke I louse -J ,H. of eiuulv The Wunlrohe, puir j-loves. . . . 1.00 Dauiclh for DuiIk (:i peuiimitH) :i.OO Merrivold Shop ('J hooks) IMP) Hnxiil I'hminm'.v, Ife.nl luer- ho watch for Ikh nml ,f 1.50 hottht of peifuiun for fjirln. In rouiiil fiirure the uhove lit iiiemiK Hint piizes totiilliiu; .f loO.OO in Milue Iiiivo lieen offoivil, up to ilute. Thin lint in hy no menu eoinplete, mid mhlitioiiK In it will hu piiMihlicil from tiini) to tinu. Supt.-Colliiin will fiiruiHli the liulios of the fi wit tor .Mi'ilfonl cluh Uho have the inntlerjn ehnrcc with u com pli'lu lihl of vcX'cluhlert ami llowers I hut ale lioiiiK Kit'wn, ami tins prizes ill he iihnIkiioiI in htieh u wny as will t-ivii uvery hoi I of pnnliiel its due ri'i'ouuitioii mid elianeo to win. ilii) iinuu'H (if thu coiuuiilteo of juiIki'h will ho iiiiuounccd within u vuiy few duyn, and tlio Kehool offi oiiilK will ho it'ipioHted to notify thu judges as I'uhI iih the vurioiiK pro dui'tH coiiio to miittirity. Siune of (ho point thnl will ho talc en into eonsiileralion hy the judp's uiti iih I'iiIIowh; Mimt porfoet Hieei iiu'iis of Unworn or vci'tnlilo; most crcditiihlo oiii't'iil iippcurmieo -this to iiieliiilo J'lt'oiloin of tlio uai'diiii pi it If i inn weeds, host cultivation, hoM lonklinj plunlH, oil1. Thu liherul local awaids hliouhl Hliinuhito piii'Ii yutiiij,' Kiirilimr to his vory IichI dIToiIh, ItiiHinchK fiiniH and imlividiials not iih ye solicited, mo nsliod iih ciuly us possihlo to kIiiIu Hitch ciihIi or nicreli iindino prizes uh thoy tuny cine to offer. Such information muy ho lehu plioiuid in (o hi-H, 10. S. l'lii-hiius, I'u-i-ifm fi'JII, Balloon Dostroyctl UWSKI, normally, Muy 2,1 --Torn from her anchor hy a midden squall, I ho dirigihhi hullnuii I'ursovnl VI wuh doHtitryml hero today, nml one of Ilia KohllerH on guard near thu hullooii wiih injured hy thu flying tuoklu. The I'arsoval diilgihles rival those of the ill-futod X(tipuliu typo in dm UHtei'H whiiili hiivo overliikuii (hem. Pursevul II wuh totally wrook-od juhI u .vein ui) PutHoviil III wuh hudly diiiniiged hy a snowHtonn iiiul I'urso'. Va V wuh (IcHtroyod hy fire last Hiiiiimur, I'ai'rtovtil VI had ulrondy nu'l with ii number of uccideiiln, HAPPY OVER NEW CHINA -?" - MKS SUN 'VAT -SEN Mr Kuu v Si-ii, u of ii,,. unit PrmMniinl president of the now Clilmi Hepiihlle. h,iipy now Unit coudltloiin my doinged In China nml ovorjlhlng poliiti. to continued pence. rullonliiK tin troiililoim timet f the luM jonr Willi til" forming of it cabinet ciilim I up piwcnily to take lt p -v Uh iw other T HERE, C. V. Wollcrs, n pioneer moeery luetehiiiil of .Medfonl mid Inter it hunker mid merchant in Talent, died ut it hospital in Ashhiud Saturday innriiinj,'. The rciuiiius will he hiouht to his home in Tnlent wheie funeral serviee will he held, the date of which litis not us set heeu determined. Mr. Wol tern hud heen in poor health for Mime time and spent the past winter in California. He was taken to the hospital uheto an operation wiih porforineil for the relief of he troiihle hut he did not rally 1mm the effects of the operation. Moie than twenty yimi-s quo Mr. WoltcrA euj.'n'p'd In tile mermutile hiisiucsH in Medfonl, first as a linker mid luler he put in a Muck of jjroccr ies which Inisiiiess ho coudueted for Heverul years. His place of husine.-s wuh in the Miles hlock when now Mr. I.aw'ieiico has u jewelry stoic. A few years au-o Mr. Wollers nioxed to Tal ent where he lioiiht considei utile ical estate mid where he ulso oukukciI in the mercantile hiisiuess. Later he nrejiuicil (lie Stale hunk of Talent mid was its first president. Mr. Withers was iiuivcrsully liked hecaiixo of his jovial demeanor mid his stiiet honesty and integrity. He tcnw'x a wife, the daughter of A. Alfoid of Talent, one son, Chester, and a daughter, Mrs. Kva 1'ollett. Mrs. Wolteis is a sister of M. L. Al foid, cashier of the First National hank of this citv. Ten Years for Killing HAN KIIANCISC'O. Cal.. May 25. .Shooting unit killing Wong Clico, whom ho inlHtook for a Mop Slug inati during a recent, toug fight, Louis 1C. Dean of the On YlrU toug wuh iienteiicctl hy Judge Dunne todny to norvu 10 yearn In KoJhoiii Htuto limiltontliiry for muiiHluugliter. Women Thronn Market Durinn Early Hours anil Purchase Great Quan tities of Fresh Ctisp Vcctahlcs Modford'H now public markot was tliiowu open for tho flint limit this morning and IiIiIh fair to bo a gieal hiicc.cmh. Over 15 stalhi worn occu pied hy furmoi'H mid gardunors and the women of tho city caiuo lu largo iiuuibeia to puttoulo them. Along tho Htieels leading fiom the markot went Keen many women with bankets well filled wending their way homo. ward with supplies for tho liiblo. Opening day far csceeded tho most saiiguluo oNpcctutlniiH of tho market muster mid inoinbors of tho city council who a lo much Interested lu tho working of tho markot. While many things will woik out during the next mouth thu nuceoss of tho market hoouih assured, Ono of tho liiattoi'H which will bo attended to lu tho linmudlntn futiiro hy tho markot muster will ho u lar ger assortniont itt offerings. Poul try, oggs mid incuts aro to bo added to tho ui'tleleH op sulo us many of WOLTERS PIONEER mm ii:; N IDEORD NEW PUBLIC MARKET MBDJTORD, W 8 A IK N W.W WAR SAN DEBO Says He Will Endeavor to Learn Truth of Conditions at San Diego for Governor Johnson and Nothing More. Will Not Invade District Attorney's Office Apprehends Nothing But Co-operation. SAN Dli:iO, Cal., Muy 2.r.. Altor. nt'V Hcncrul V. S. Wehh who arrived hoto jesterduv afternoon to incti gntc eouditioiiH following jhe "free spoech" fight, hcgaii his lahors today. Wehh is accompanied hy his depittv, Kiiyuioud Itciijauiin. Soon alter their arrival tlm visitors were in consul tation with Superior Judges Slomie, Lewis mid (iuy and President II. K. Doolittlo of the local liar association. Wehh and Johnson then xireil for a photograph with District Atlorncv I'llcy who wuh charged hy the gover nor's Hpccinl coininissioncr Harris WciiiHtock with failure to do his dut in coiincctioti with the 1. W. W. trou hies. In mi interview Wehh suid teday: "(lovenior Johnson is necking to Icaru the truth of conditions in San Diego with tcspcct to the I. W. W.. mid nothing more. Whether or not my investigation will take any other form than merely co-operating with Iho local authorities il is too early to state. , "I brought no detectives with me mid if I had, I would not tell you. 1 apprehend nothing hut the most cheerful mid willing co-operation hy the local officials. "1 shall endeavor to got to the hot- ttin,of all tbu.UDiiditiuiw porluinto to my mission. There will ho no in vasion of the district attorney's of fice. I am here to make an official investigation ami will make no report Politically, 1 am affiliated with every puhlio official here," RAN l)IK(K), Cal.. May M. -Anti- I. W. W. sympathizer are juhilaiit here today following the m-quittal .if J. M. Porter of the charge of being in contempt of com I in a judgment handed down hy the three superior court judges at 1 1 :0."i lu-t night. Por ter was charged with accosting the I. W. W. nttoineys. R H. Moore and R. Jr. Nubbins ami their stenographer, W. HolliiiK it week ago mid telling them that they must drop all connec tion with ensort in the courts hero and get out of town. In ruling on the case Judge Lewis, .senior justice of the thiee, sitting en banc, htateiHIiat the evidence fail ed to show where Porter hud iiiuilo specifio reference to the eases in court, in which they were interested as attorneys. The verdict was le ceived in silence hy the 1. W. W. Kym pnlhiers present, but Porter's friends attempted to cheer. They were cut short hy the court bailiff. tho wnmoii asked for thorn this morn ing and could not be supplied. Farm ers, will bo found mid induced to display these products of tho farm. Cartor Urn ml on mid Ooorgo Mnd dox wero thu first to arrlvo nt tho markot this morning with vegetables for sulo, Theso two nro young hoy who liiivo planted a lot In voBotnbles. j ' " 77 ,. - - - - - i I - i i hi I ii I ii . ; -i - -i nn -t iiHUTi-ii -- ' '" ' " OKKaON.SATntDAV, MAY 25, 1912. FIRST PHOTOGRAPHS vlrvvs I!-52HPPP virTV! of the fwe- $ffi JyZSBS. ' 'ixm --- H.TKIiJipy DAY BATTLE- MKHBjWt.6' 3Ht-'-l-t.P Q"T OF COHtOS. IN FULU -ReTREAT 'wHIcJT'05 cOK rKJ;ft) I i iE MEXICAN REBG5 P 'JBVVv Wgf?E ROUTER. III wm ihi 'tMB i J1 jW TV m'I tlSAWW mtmHtr - 'W mJMiNBWW 4 Kw yB COuONtu C i. OTtEvtR., YHVO COMMtKttt AU. UtlUP SUTtO TC00P5 Of! MtKJ UoVXiLSi. Herein are tin llrt ptiu Jr:i Iih nhowiitK mciics .ituiiillug the live d.ty Imlile lietwcen federal troops and Jexleun icltols la anil nrr-u al Conejoi, lu which the lusiirreeto JdifTcred u severe ettnck. General Cam pa and men iliil talliuit work throjgtiotit the entire cugageuicut. latest tciwru Indicate that the robots have evacuated ttsonlou before the nilmn ,iik feleral army. T E BUT NKW YOUK. May z:., Colonel I ItooKovelt'ln lnteniicratc only in his consumption of milk, according to thu statement of Dr. I, man Abbott.' EDD A f S NTEMPERAT m MIL NY mndo today after the colonel',, denial iS1in,or Wlnm Al(U11 Smith, ehair of reports that holwiw nddlctcd to iInill, lf ,.-,-,,.. .,.,-, ,. .. .. :. . . iho exuoKsivo iieo otMinojticnuiH "UOIOIIOl lonol itoeer.,,,, wlaovk n to Sny tFnFTite drinks anfj in ,inUw,ioI1 of Il0 slnpTaiungr' and no more than !.- l)r. Ab-(1(, m0sl y u, vMWmu oinurman i nitsiilrtii in itch liott nld. "The only thing that Col onel Itnoticvelt drinks to excess is milk. 1 hnve often seen him drink four or five glasses at a single meal." Dr. Abbott added that ho (Abbott) sometimes drank a glass or two of light wiuo at dinner, never took brandy or whiskey except on a phys ician's order and drank beer only In Europe, because American beer is in ferior. Tlio whole controversy started with the publication In a Sallua (Kansas) newspaper of an nsscrtlon that lloosevelt was Intoxicated In that town on the occasion of his OHsnwntomlo speech. William S. Hatfield, Jr., a lloosevelt supporter, sent the editorial and a letter about 'it to Colonel Hoosevult. From his private car, hurrying through Ohio, on tlio evo of tlm primaries, the col onel dictated a reply, branding tho story as absolutely falso and refer ring It to Dr. Abbott. PASADISN'A, Cal., Mar2r.. Final count of the votes nn tho charter amendment election horo today shows that prohlbltlou has been do- fon ted by 512. IS Four times boforo 10 o'clock thoy woro sold out and forcod to replenish tholr Bupply from their gardon. Thoy mndo a great buccosa In dlcposlug of tholr produce. J. S. Norwood of Central Point mndo it gieat success of soiling straw borrlos todny, Ho drove. In from his Contrnl Point much with a larRQ lond OP 0 A SHOWING DEFEAT OF GZHVtKL. CAV.M.6' AT FULL SPEED E i NKW YOUK, May 2.j. Sworn tes timony that the Titanic iwi- teaming iiiueiiii ut. i mi spcen wuen u coinoco I U'illi tin itiiiiif it- iiptiitr'. V!i ,ivfn ,.......--. ... ........ ...... ,.m liuittce here today by Fredurick Hax- Smith, who wn accompanied by Ad mint! Uiehard M. Watts, took Hnr rottV deMiition in the stoke-hole of the liner Olympic, a .si-tor ship of the Titanic, which is in port here. Barrett te-tificd that at the time of the crash a white light burned in the stokehole, indicating that the ves sel was going abend at full speed. At leji-t 21 of the Tituuic's 20 boilers were going, he said when the collision i c.mm, I DAYTON. Ohio, May 25. Follow, lug a restful night, relatives of Wil bur Wright, tho famous avlntor who la critically 111 at bis homo hero with typhoid fever, are hopeful of his re- covery. With his teniperaturo do- Icllnlntr. YiMcht Is slowly reclining his strength. Completu conscious- ' ness returned to htm today. A of borrles and wns about to offer thorn to tho different grocery stores lu tho city whon n frlond mot him and Induced him to attend tho mar ket, Ho did so and by 10 o'clock ho had disposed of his ontiro load of borrloB consisting of sovornl crates for cash and at bottor prlcos than ho could rcnllxo othorwlso, This has 'TITANIC GOING NEGRO BURNED WEN A AM W 1 MA MAKE THE MEXICAN REBELS Mtt DEFENDING THC. EAIURCAO AT CONCJOJ VX crr ton 03MI-J.V. AT STAKE FOR L TYLKFt, Texas, May 25. In tho presence of 2000 persons Dan Davis, n negro, aged 21 years, was burned at the stake here today after con fessing to an attack upon Carrie Johnson, a white girl, a week ago. The negro was turned over to the nJol'cnJUfSi1 B,,orm th" " Fearing that nn atlempt would be n,ado ,0 1'nch the Pr'8nr. '" sheriff yesterdny spirited Davis out of town, taking him to Corsfcana for safe keeping and later to Athens. Believing that feeling had subsided, the prisoner wns returned here early today. A mob of about 2000, persons at once gathered nt tho Jail and the prison authorities wcro compelled to surrender tho negro. Ho was taken to the outsktrts of town and tied to a stake, the mob piling wagon loads of oil-saturated wood about him. Davis was bravo until tho flames be gan to lick his body when ho begged loudly for mercy. Another negro, who had confessed to a similar of fense, was burned nt tho samo spot a year ngo. Davis assaulted Miss Johnson a week ago. Taft Talks to 18,000 JKHSKY CITY, X. J., May 25. President Taft today addressed 18,- 000 employes of tho Standard Oil works at nayoune. En routo to Kearney tho president I snoko to several InrKo crowds. This afternoon ho spoko ut Harrison and Newark. Opcnlnn for Poultry, Eggs and Meats Strawberries Sell Rapidly Boys Make Money. mndo him a strung booster for tho I market nml ho will no doubt utilize It extensively lu tho future Conversations with thoso who of fered produce, for salo at tho markot this morning failed to find ono who was not mnro than pleased with tho result of tho sale. Tho women of tho city look over tho offering, choosing a little from each until thoy havo secured all that thoy want, Tho markot will bo opou from 7 o'clock until 3 ouch day with the oxcoptldn of Saturday, when tho market will not closo until G. It will pay all to call at tho mar kot and look things ovor. Tho vory appearance of tho produce will cuuso ono to buy. Markotniastor H. J. Itunyard cir culates among buyer and seller and oversees tho market gonorally. Ho Is now Inducing othors to bring tholr produce to tho inurkot for sulo, Tho Home TelophQiio company has In Btullod u tolophouo ut tho market froo of cluirgo, ATTACK NO OWN Showers. Ma. 02, MIh. 50, Preclp., trace. No. &5. IMMEDIATE Department of State Requests Navy Department to Send Battleship Ne braska and Other Warships ts Mobilize at Key West. Violence to Americans and Other For eigners Make Intervention Impera tive, Say Reports. WASHINGTON, Mny 2,". Proba bility of immediate American inter vention in Cuba nn n result, of tho negro rebellion there is indicated in n request to the navy department from the department of state nt noon today to send the battleship Nebraska and other warships that can be rendily called into service to mobilize nt Key West, Ha., to he held in readiness for developments in Cuba. President Tuft and his cabinet are greatly concerned over the Cuban sit uation. WASHINGTON, Mny 2.1. That members of- President 'faft's cabinet fear that intervention by the United States government in the revolt in Culm is inevitable wns learned hero todny. The members of the cabinet declare that continued violence to Americans and other foreigners in Cuba by the insurgents, an well nu destruction of telegraph und telephone wires nml railroad property, make intervention not only imcnitivo, but likely to come ut any time. Thc.tracks of the Guantannrho and Western railroad, owned by the Am ericans were destroyed by tho rebels. President Gomez is reported to bo alanned for the safety of his govern ment and has called for volunteers to uphold it. The Cuban government's finances are at a low ebb. The negroes who arc leading tho revolt are the samo men who fought the Spaniards in Cuba years ago. Many of them come from Hayti. The war department here refuses to admit that it is preparing to send United States troops to Cubn. AGAINST SCHMITZ SAN KUANCISCO, May 25. Su perior Judge Lawlor today dismissed from the calendar tho twenty-seven indictments standing against a for mer mayor, KugeneK. Schuiitz. 'lhcso are tho last of tho hundreds of indictments arising from tho graft cases against dozens of former San Francisco officinls and corporation magnates. Dismissal was entered on NTFRVENTION UA FFARFR LAST INDICTMENTS W. nra the ground that the eases had not come to trial within the sixty day limit directed by law as ordered by tho appellate court in tho cases of Abe Ituef, Patrick Calhoun and others iudioted by tho grand jury hero homo, six years ago. MRS. SCHENK ASKS TO BE FREED BY COURT WIIKEMNG, W. Va., May 2.1Re lease from tho ehurgo of having pois oned her aged millionaire husband, John 0. Sehenk, was sought today bv Mr. Laura Furnswortli Sehenk, his young wife, when tho caso was called iu the criminal court horo. Following the submission of affidavits by tho state, Judge Jordan took tho question of finally dismissing the caso under advisement. Ho will decide next week whether Mrs. Sehenk is again to be placed on trial. Mrs. Schonk's first trial ended in disagreement of the jury. WASHINGTON, May 34, Major George B, Stocklo of the ninth cav alry has boon dotallod to (III the vacancy caused by tho death of. Ma jor Archibald nutt, formerly Mili tary aldo to President Taft, who ot his llfo In tho wreck of the User Ti tanic, i 1 ir