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FORTIETH YEAR.
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Most' Momentous Session of Englisli
Parliament in Several Hundred
Years is Opened by King George
Will Make Two Great Changes.
HOME RULE FOR ERIN
BEFORE END OF YEAR
Veto Power of Upper House Will Be
Reduced to Ashes Coalition is
in the Majority.
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LONDQl Fob. a. The parliament
openejl, today by George V. promise
to be w)ejo the most momenlunits for
several hundred yours. It sets out
deliberately (o make two great chang
es in the English constitution that
must liavo the rcntcst effect on tin'
future history and policy of Great
Britain.
If the desires of the Liberal part,
are realized, within 12 months Hit
present power of veto of tho hou.e
of lords, will be so modified as to hi
of little avail and Home Rule for
Ireland will bo won.
Coalition in Majority.'
As a result of tho recent election
tho Coalition, consisting of Liberals,
Laborites nud Nationalists, has n
majority of 120 in a house of 070
members. When some disputed elec
tions? arc decided by the courts this
majority may bo increased to 131
The veto bill bo the first event of
tho session. Its main principle that
if a bill 53 introduced in two con
secutive years into the house of com
mons and on one each occasion
thrown out by the lords nnd then it
it be introduced in tho third eon
seculivo yenr tho resistance of the
lords ends automatically. '
What Is Lord's Attitude?
No one knows yet what the atti
tude of tho Lords toward this meas
ure will be. If the peers fight u
tho last ditch premier Asquith nnd
his colleagues must advise tho kinc
to creato 500 new peers to vote dow
the present Tory majority in tin
house of lords. It is believed th-il
Asqtiith hns the king's promise thai
he will do this if it becomes neces
sary. Altogether the best opinion is that
the honso of lords will yield to the
'government without a fight. Some
kind of resistance is sure to be put
. up, just for tho sake of appearance
but it will end at that.
It is not likely that tho homo rule
bill ill bo introduced this year un
less an autumn session is held foi
that special purpose. John Redmond
lender of tho Irish contingent, has
sufficient power to force the hand of
the administration and mnko thorn
introduce tho bill at tho earliest pob
sible moment, but as it is useless at
tempting to do so unles tho veto
bill crippled the lords it is not lik
elv that ho will prcs for its introduc
tion before this year.
TALENT BANK
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Institution, Burned Out Early This
Week, Ready to Move Into Tem
porary Structure Work of Re
building Town Started.
Tho work of rebuilding tho rocont
Jy .burned out sootion of tho oity or
Triton t hn commonood in earnest
and today tho roofing of tho tem
porary strugtnro to bo oeqiipiud by
tho Stato lJftiik of Talent was fin
ished. C. W. Woltors, tho heaviest loser
in tho tiro lias issued a statement
to the offoct that the work of re
building his biibinebg block will hu
started within the next few day.
It will be rushed to completion.
Tho completeness (always) of a
Store's advertising id n reliable test
of the completeness of the store tor
vice.
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RATMCASE IfRf NEXfllEEK
Examiner Prouty of Interstate Commerce Commission Announces That
the Commodity Rate Case Will Be Heard in Medford In
stead of Portland as Was First Planned.
PORTLAND, Ore., Fob. 3. Exam -
iner Prouty for the inter-state eoni
morcc commission, who reached' Port
land today announced Urn ttho fam
ous Medford traffic rate case against
the Southern Pacific, which is intend
ed to secure new and lower rates on
'23 commodities will be heard at Med-
S.P.TO BUILD TO
CRESENT CUV
Announcement Made Regarding Work
in Oregon Over $75,000,000 to be
Spent in Double Tracking Lines
Into the West.
" PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 3. In ad
dition to double tracking the Union
Paeitio and Oregon Washington
Railroad and Navigation company 1.1
the Pacific Norlhwobl, the Ilarrinuin
system will bogin work on the pro
posed extensions of tho fcystem in
Oregon, Washington, Idaho and
Northern California, according to ad
vices reaching hero today from New
York City.
Although it was not mado public
at tho timo, it is staled that the
executive commit tco approved the
plans last Tuesday, tho sumo day
that an expenditure of $7fi,000,000
was authorized to doublo track tho
lino in the Webt. It is said that the
cxpondituros for additional construc
tion work is to extend over a period
of six yonrs. Tho oxtonsions include
the bi-section of Washington by the
completion of tho North Coast from
Spokane to Lowiston, Idaho, and
from Spoknuo to Seattle, and the de
velopment of numerous bronchos a
feeders of the main line.
In Oregon -tho principal construc
tion will consist in the building of an
East and West line across Oregon
from Ontario, through Harney Val
ley to Klamath Falls, Oregon, where
it will connect with the new Espeo
lino ovor tho Natron cut off. It wa
announced that tho lino would be
completed to Crescent City, Califor
nia, where it will finally connect vrilu
the Northwestern Paoifio which will
be extonded to Crescent City.
The "For Sale" olassifiod ads nw
the market-place for the usonl
thinxi that have already been uwed
Sometimes a seeoudlixnd article
would eorve you as well as a new
one. Wntoh this olAsaifiaatipul
MEDFORD,
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, ford some time next week, instead
of at Portland,
Prouty said he would fix the day
for the hearing Monday. The ease
was to have been heard in Portland
this afternoon but was postponed us
Prouty was delayed at Taconia and
could not reach this city in time.
ASHLAND GETS
County Court Appropriates $7500
Towards Erection of Building
Court Refuses to Appoint Elmer
Elwood of This City Superintendent
At a session hold yesterday nftor
noon tho county court appropriated
$7500 to bo used towards tho erec
tion of a national guard armory In
Ashland.
A commltteo eomposod of II. O.
Frolmch, C. n. Watson, V. D. Wag
ner, F. G. McWilllams and G. V.
Hillings, all of Ashland, presented the
case before tho commissioners.
Tho city of Ashland some tlmo ago
guaranteed $7500 townrds tho build
ing of nn armory, nnd tho sum of this
donation nnd tho county appropria
tion of $7500 added to a possible
$15,000 from tho stato will bo in
vested In tho building.
Aftor tho building is orocted tho
stato pays tho cost of Its mainten
ance. Tho county court rofusod to con
firm tho appointment of Elmer El
wood of this city to tho position of
county superintendent of. construc
tion.
Tho appolntmont, which was ox-
pocted to bo mado yostorday, would
liavo plncod Elwood In charge of road
building operations in tho county.
Root After Lorimer.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Fob. 3. -Klihu
Root, beuator froui New Yonc,
oame out flatly against Lorimer of
Illinois today. In a speech on the
floor of the senate Root declared
for the oxpuhdou of the Illinois m-iiu-tor,
saying that to any reasonable
man there could be no doubt that
Larimer had boon elected and at
preaent holds his font a a insult
of bribery.
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Want bill in the. Mall Tribune are
like Investment In Medford real o
tats euro winnora.
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OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1911.
MADERO MAKES FIRST MOVE IS
BIG HEADWAY MADE TO OUST
IN REVOLUTI
Arms and Ammunition for Force of
1000 Men Have Been Smuggled
Across Line Success Seems Near
er to Revolutionists Than Before
STEADY FIRING HEARD
JUST SOUTH OF JUARFZ
No Details of .Fighting Is Available
as Correspondents Arc Not Al
lowed to Cross Lines.
IIUACIIUCA, Ariz., Fob. 3. That
tho overthrow of tho Diaz govern
ment by the revolutionists Is inevit
able is tho firm belief of the substan
tial business interests across tho lino
in the zone undisturbed by war, as
expressed in prlvato advices received
horo today.
According to theso advices, arms
and ammunition for 1000 mon liavo
been smuggled into Mexico within
tho last three weolcs. Madero, tho
rebel leader, is credited with saying
that ho is in n position to take from
Mexican federal troops nil tho arms
and ammunition needed from now on.
The Papago Indians nro said to bo
in readiness to join Madero and arc
awaiting his orders to do so.
Firing Near Juarez.
EL PASO, Tex., Fob. 3. Steady
firing to tho south of Juarez, across
the Rio Graudo from horo, and a
steady retreat of tho federal troops
opposing tho revolutionists nnd Gen
eral Orozco, made It almost cortaln
today that tho o?rcted attack on
Juarez would coino this nftornoon.
Throughout tho oarly hours today
riflo fjro could bo hoard In tho direc
tion of tho rebels and frequent clash
es between tho federals and tholr foes
was reported, without any heavy cas
ualties on either side. Tho DInz
forces constantly gave way when tho
pressnro of tho robols beenmo heavy.
Details of tho fighting woro un
availablo at noon ns no ono was al
lowed to pass through tho federal
lines.
(Many Seek Hcfiigc.
13 very possible non-combitnnt who
could haB already loft Juaroz and
crossed tho Rio Graudo for rofugo
hero. Junrez, excopt for tho Diaz
soldiers, Ib practically desorted, and
tho troops Bpnred no prlvato prop
erty In preparation to resist tho ex
pected attack. On nearly every pub
lic building and on tho tops of many
private houses, the federals mounted
cannon and quick-firing guns, with
the evident Intention of resisting
Orozco's ndvanco to tho Inst.
Among tho prisoners hold by tho
fcdornls in Juaroz is tho brothor of
General Orozco, charged with treason.
Fearful that his advanco on tho city
may sonl his brothor's fato, tho rebel
general today sent word to tho fed
eral commander that If his brother Is
harmed ho will oxnet bloody revenge
- Losses Xot Known,
Just what Is being done In the
country li,old by tho rebels, how
strong they renllv aro, whether they
liavo sufferod hpavlly In tho attacks
In tho Juaroz country, was not known
today.
With both tho railway and tho
telegraph linos to tho south In his
hHiids, Orozco hns absolutely cut oTf
communication, and tho fedorals In
Juarez hnd no word this morning of
rclnforcemonts.
Moe Soon on KiiHcuada.
GALEXICO, C'al., Fob. 3. Itoln
foicod by approximately 500 recruits,
tho Mexican revolutionary forco which
capturod Moxirall today, Is anxiously
awaiting tho outcoino of tho robol
advance on Juarez, as tho rosult thoro
will detormlno the next move.
If Juaroz falls, the Insurgents now
ncampod outside of Moxlcall, num
bering somo COO men, will movo on
Ensonada, affording to reliable In
formation. The rebels olslm to have
$12,000 In chhIi, and today their
loadors promised to pay for all sup
plies appropriated.
It is doclared that If Gonoral
Orozco takes Juarez hundreds of
Moxlcann In Southern California will
look across the bordor nnd join the
Moxlcall forces A large number of
Amorloang crossed tho lino yoeterday
(Continued on Page J.) uk
ION COMMISSIONER
House Committee on Food and Dairy
Products Sends Telegrams De
manding Bailey's Presence In
Salem Tomorrow.
LEGISLATORS NOT MUCH
ENTHUSED ABOUT CORVALLIS
Business Men of Portland arc Strong
ly Urging Passago of Buclia
man's Forest Fire Bill.
SALEM, Ore., Fob. 3. Tho first
move' to oust Stato Dairy Commis
sioner llalioy from offlco was made
today by tho house commltteo on food
nnd dairy products. Chairman Itack
loff sent telegrams to tho commis
sioner and all his deputies demand
ing their presonco In Salem tomor
row, when tho commltteo moots to
take stops looking towards his im
peachment by tho legislature
Among those summoned beforo tho
commltteo nro Hen Pllklngton of tho
agricultural collego at Corvallls, who
formerly was chemist undor I3nlloy;
It. W. Williamson, tho present chom
1st; M. S. Shronk, W. II. Duncan, 'Paul
Marls and Dalloy hlmsolf.
Only a few members from both
houses Joined In tho junketing trip
to Corvallls this morning. Several
legislators refused tho invitation ox-
tonded by tho faculty of tho agrlcul
tural collego rfhd tho Cohvnllls Com
morclnl club nnd remained at tho
stato houso to attend commltteo moot
lugs or to answer tholr mall. Whon
both bouses ndjournod yostorday un
til Monday many members took ad
vantage or tho thrco days' recess to
visit tjholr homes In different parts of
tho state.
Business men of Portland nro
strongly urging tho passago of Buch
anan's bill for tho protection of Ore
gon's forests. This morning n wng
onlond of lettors from loading mor
chnnts all ovor tho stato was dumped
on tho dosks of sonators and repre
sentatives, asking thorn to support
tho measure Tho bill carrids an ap
propriation of $100,000.
SALEM. Oro., Fob. 3. Notaries
public who received tholr commissions
whllo Uowerman was acting governor
aro wondorlng whothor or not tholr
certificates aro worth tho papor thoy
aro printed on. Ono Portland man
who received his commission during
tho Iloworman regime hns raisod the
point that tho commission Is invalid
and has asked tho secretary of state
to issue him a new commission. Tho
point raised by tho Portland man
mny havo far-reaching rosultB, ns it
may bo necessary for ovory notary In
tho stato who received hla commis
sion from Howormaii to do tho thing
till over again.
SOON FOR TEMPLE
Next Week Will See Work Start o-i
$40,000 Masonic Temple at Corner
of Riverside and Main Brick and
Stone.
(hound will be broken within the
noxt wook for the now Masonic
Temple which is to rieo ut a ooit ol
$10,000 at tho corner of Main and
Riverside. This deeitiou wa ronoli
cd at a recent meeting of the board
of diiectors of the Masonic building
association.
Tho building will bo of briok and
stouo, three stories in height and
with a full basement. It will be
erected so that u fourth story can
be added later.
Dead Men on Payrolls.
HAMMOND, Ind., Feb. 3. --The
county grand jury today probing
cliurgen (hut "dead men" wem eiu
ried iu puyi-olln of the United States
Steel Corporation. John Ctildwoll
and Walter Thomaa, time keeperr,
ure under arrest. The iwculaliond,
it iu ullegud, oxoeed $10,000.
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Says America
Farmers Hope
Herbert Jhrick
Herbert Myrick, head of tho lar
gest group of agricultural publica
tions in tho world, will bo a visitor
In Medford In tho near future. Mr.
Myrick Is on a tour of tho northwest
and will address loading agricultural,
eonunorcial, educational and indus
trial associations In Minnesota, the
Dakotas, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho,
Oregon and Washington.
Mr. Myrick has boon said to bo to
American ngrlculturo what James J.
11111 Is to American railways. Ho
was a pioneer in tho Northwest thirty
years ago, and Is acquainted with al
most ovory nook and corner of this
(Continued on pngo 3.)
iADEIN MEDFORD
IS
Medford Printing Company Is In
Position to Turn Out Any Class of
Printing Desired As Fully Equip
ped as Portland Shops.
"Mado in Medford."
Thalis tho hlognu adopted by tho
Medford Printing company nnd :t
will adorn all products mudo by this
concern.
A coinplcto book bindory lias been
added to tho plant and it is now pos
sible to soouio any size or .stylo tf
blank book made to order, or any
form of looao loaf ledger or account
book "mado in Medford." High grade
pamphlets and color work as well ns
printing of nil kinds in turned out.
Tho company has now the largest
and best equipped plant in Oregon
outside of the larger cities, located
in their new building at 'J7-U0 North
Fir sheet, the plant is now and
blrietly up to date, and gives em
ploj incut to ovor a sooro of people,
all of whom nro paid good wnges nnd
spond in Medford.
Tho plant consists of thrco power
job presses, a Whittled; book and
color press, u Twentieth Century
duplex press, a huge powor cutter,
two linotype machines, book pros,,
peiferator, utilohor, stapler, punch,
bindery, etc., all of the latest pat
tern and most of them new, complete
-'nod of tho latest fauns of typo and
all the furniture nud equipment uec-
Miry for a first class printing of
tico. All ot tuo machinery is powor
driven by individual motors and routs
on concrete fouiidatron. Full lines of
all kinds of fancy bonds, letter and
book pnper aro carried in itook and
any kind of work can bo turned out
at fehort notice equal in quality to
the produot of city concorui.
llithurto it hits been uoeossiiry
to send to Portland or San IVanoisco
to got loose leaf ledgers. Thoy can
all be inude in Medford now and the
money kept at homo. It has boon
estimated that fully half of the
money f.onl for prinliiiK in, tho valley
has gone outside tho oity. There is
no necessity for it now. Work 1-.
done in the bindery for other print
ers und othor towns of the vn!!e.
Tho only way to build up a cil
at Medford in to patrouine home in
dustry and keep the monoy in circu
lation at homo. The Portland print
era pay no taxes in Medford, contri
bute nothing towards publicity work
play no purl hi the development of
tho country, furnlfch no payroll or
'employment for looaJ pooilo. The
money sent out of town goes to
build up other towns, and hurts
Medford.
The printers employed bv furatu
(Continued on Page Thruu.)
M
SLOSAN
$2,8fl.31.
No. 271.
Appeal for Aid Arc Being Sent to
All Nations of tho Globe Famine
Described as Worst in History of
Asia Conditions Heartending.
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REFUGIES LIE STARVING
WITHIN RUINED HOMES
Dying Like Flies and Their Bodies
Aro Causing a Pestilence Larg
er Bands Plunder and Rob.
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NANKING, China, Feb. 3. More
than n million Chinese in tiio pro
vinces of Anbui and Nnn Sing will
dio of famine nnd postilenco before
spring, according to ndvicos receiv
ed today from tho stricken districts.
Kcprcsontatives of tho Red Cross
Socioty in Shnnghni nnd in Hong
Kong nro preparing; appeals for aid
to bo sent out to all countries in
which tho fnmino is described as tho
worst in nil tho history of Asia.
Stories of tho conditions, espec
inlly in Kinng Suprovince, are heart
rending. Thousands oE tho homeless
natives, tho refugees say, lie starving
slowly to death in tho water and
mud that cover their ruined homes.
Thoy aro dying like flics and thoir
decaying bodies are causing a posti
lenco which in the speed of its fatal
termination rivals tho black death.
Whilo tho general mnss of tho na-
lives havo resigned themselves to
death by starvation, hundreds of tho
boldor spirits have galhorcd in bands
and, sweeping ovor tho country, aro
robbing and plundering.
Tho possession of tho smnllost
quantity of food is an invitation to
attack, and with lifo so chenp, tho
robbers slaughter thoir almost un
resisting victims without pity.
Ilefore summer comes, it is snid,
moro than half tho population of tho
fnmino stricken districts will surely
perish.
WASHINGTON, T). C, Fob. 3.
With $18,000 cabled by tho state de
partment today to tho United States
general consul ut Shnnghni, tho total
contributions of tho Christian Herald
fund for Chinese fnmino reliof reach
ed $30,000. Tho Anioricnn Hod Cross
Society today sont $10,000 and is
sued un urgent appeal for moro
funds.
Reports to tho stnte department
by consular nud diplomatic, officers
in the famine districts describe tho
Mifforings of the people as almost in
conccivnblo. IS NEW SCALE
Carpenters Say Cost of Living Has
Advanced Making It Necessary for
Them to Ralso Scalo From $3.53
to $4 a Day In Effect April I,
Owing to an incronso in tho cost
of living, which is general ovor tho
country, tho local carpontors union
havo served notice on Medford con
tractors that aftor April 1, the min
imum scitlo for a day of eight Iiours
will bo $1 instead of $3.jO as at pres
ent. FORMER RESIDENT
DIES IN SALEM
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Frank T. Litehfiold, son of Oeorgo
P. Litchfield nnd u formor resident
in this city diod in Salem Wednosdnv
following nn oporation,
Ho was in the hospital in tho capi
tal city for three weeks prior to lug
dontiu t
Lilohfiold, who, mnrriod a rear
ugo, is survived by n widow and an
eight weeks old child, formerly con-
dueled u bakery horo.
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CHINESE FACE
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