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FORTIETH YEAR.
JUEDEORD, OREGON. FRIDAY, FUBKUARY 17, 1911.
No. 283.
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TEST VOTE
PEOPLE
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200 MEMBERS OF I. W. I
ENCAMPED NEAR ASHLAND;
WERE THROWN OFF TRAIN
California Militia is Ordered In Readiness to Watch Them When State
Line is Crossed Special Southern Pacific Police Put Band Off
Train.
Thrown off a freight train in Ashland this morning by special po
lice in tho employ of the Southern Pacific rallroatl, nearly 1200 momhera
of the liitliiBtrlul "Workers of tho World are encamped Just south of tho
city limits of Ashland awaiting a chance to proceed to Fresno, Cal.,
whore they will Join in tho battlo for industrial freedom In that city.
The men arrived in Ashland this morning and wero wnrned off tho
trains. So far they have not mndo a single hostile demonstration. The
police are on guard against their entering tho city.
A small landslide south of tho city this morning gavo rise to a report
that tho hand had stopped a train and hoarded It for the purpose of reach
ing California.
Militia In Readiness
SACRAMENTO, Cnl., Fob. 37.--Two companies of the Second Cal
ifornia, infantry have been notified by Adjutant Cuincrnl Forbes that th
ey may see bervice in connection with the refusal of the. Industrial
Workers, of the World to leave Southern Pacific trains on which they n
re c'omiii" to California. Governor
General Ftirbcs Jlliat he might be called
troops to intercept the Industrialist!-.
Forbes lias Company A at Chico and Company It' at Redding, two
newly mustered companies These men are under command of Major
General W. IF. White, who is in hourly eommunicution with Foibes.
The adjutant general said he hud received no intimation that unlaw
ful acts hml been committed, and said that he would wait until tho shor
iff of Sixkiyou county nod his pose had failed to suppress any disor
ders before the command would bo niveu putting the troops on the move.
Tho progress of the Industrial Workers southward may not be
cheeked in the Siskiyou country f the Siskiyou authoritien show a dis
position In let the invaders become a problem for Fresno. Tho militia will
not take the field until an appeal .shall come from the county authorities
or ftoi.i their official.
General Foibos has a company of the Second regiment at Woodland,
another company in formation at Witlown, three companies and -ji troop
of cavalry at Sacramento and com-panios C and K of the Second regi
ment at Fresno.
Criticism has been moused at the capitol this afternoon by tho ap
parent failure of the Oregon authorities to prevent tho Worker migra
tion into California. .
HOUSE VOTES
RENNET 0
ONI
President Taft Takes Hand in Fight Former New York Legislator Testi
Personally Resolution Provided ties That Former Senator Offered
for Annexation of Canada Was
Hugo. Joke.
WASHINGTON'. I). C. Feb. 17
The houso committee on foreign af
fairs on Previdont Tuft's urgent -(juo&t
today voted down, 9 to , Con
gressman Rennet' tworolmuuis re
ferring to Canadian uuntxation.
President Taft urged that the res
olution.: bo killed in tho hope of al-
luyiuK the excitement in Canada and
lingland paiiwl by Champ Clark-
annexation speeun, unit y neuui-i
resolution.
FRESNO SHERIFF IS
READY FOR INVASION
FRESNO. Cat.. Feb. 17. Sixteen'
Industrial Woikeis of the World wore ;
started on the rock pile today by i
Shorlff McSwaln. Anticipating the I
arrival of 200 Industrial Workers i
who are earoute to this city ou a .
itoleu Southern Pacific train. Sher-.
Iff McSwatu this afternoon aepi--
the stock of Us miners iu local hard
ware stores and says be will put the
Invaders to work as fast aa they ar-
. Toe Induitrlal Workers refuse to.
et?it themselves at work ana oniy.
nmx m.... --:- I"e -in
cxwulonally wl ' hammers
Hialnst the rock piles.
LONDON. P.b. IT-Ctane. that turn wilt U wt
th Aasoclatw! Preas In Rs London i v
dispatch triad to supurea. tba facts Even vary an husiastic .dv.r
of Champ Clark's annexation neech tuement of real estate is not -often
In the congress
of the tniied Mat"
an- made l the London la"
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Johnson
this afternoon notified
tit any lime to order
upon
CAST HIS VOTE
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Him Large Sum to Vote to Allow
Racing Voted From Stretcher.
NI3W YORK, Feb. 17. Sworn tes
timony that former Senator Gardner
had attempted to bribe him to vote
against the Hughes anti-racing bill
when he wh h member of the legisla
ture was given here today by Con
gressman Otto Foolker. Tho witness,
when tin- vote on the bills wns taken,
as carried into the state sonato on
ft btri,t,H,.r
,.H(.ing.
and cast bis ballot to kill
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FORCE WAR
,
St. Petersburg Rumor Has It That
.... f Ne oUa.
tions Bear Prepares for War on
China.
8T. PETERSBURG, Feb. 17. It
aeml-oMclally announce today
, uiaus
'dtfuauds bfore March 1 an ultimat-
iuiieauing lur " k,,l "' """ v
tor
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"HUNGRY SAM" EATS
28 LBS. MEAT, 8 LOAVES
OF BREAD, DRINKS 28 QTS
Ono Miller of Straw lioiry Itltljjo, Near
WIlUehlcuTf, Pa., t'lalnm State-
Hat lii Cliitinpitiisil.
WILKESHAHKE, Pa., Feb. 17.
"Hungry Sam" Miller of Strawberry
Hidge, near here, the champion enter
of Pennsylvania, is out today with
a challenge to meet John F. M.i
Kny of Tonipkinsville, L. I., who
claims that he can eat more beef and
bread at one sitting than any other
man iu tho world.
"Hungry Sain'1 is willing to make
a side bet of foOO or more. For lu
supper last night the Strawberry
Hidge champion devoured 128 pounds
of beef, eight loacs of bread and
drank l'J quartos of milk.
BROTHER HENRY
S DIAZ'S FRIEND
;scr, head of tho labor legislative com
President Taft Lines Up With Slip-iinlttoo, today requested tho sonato to
porters of Mexico's Ruler Scores
Muckraking, American Magazines
for Interference.
NEW YOItK, Fob. 17. Henry V.
Taft, brother of tho prcsldem, Is to
day lined up with tho supporters of
President Diaz of Mexico. Speaking
last night nt a dinner given by tho
.Mexican society to .loacquln Casasus,
1'robldont Diaz' special ambassador
to tho United States, Taft said:
"I hope your country has not been
disturbed over tho publication of
barbarous Moxlco' stories In Amer
ican muck-raking magazines. I trust
that It has not doao your country
much harm or disturbed Moxlcan
credit. I believe this society can do
useful service iu counteracting such
statements, which 1 personally know
arc inaccurate."
Judge Alton 11. .Parker, who also
addressed tho society, eulogized Pres
ident Diaz.
"It Is a groat pity," ho said, "that
a fow misguided In all tho millions
of Moxlco should attempt to undo the
great worlc Diaz has wrought."
"Tho official relations," respond
ed Sen'or Casasus, "between my coun
try and tho United States havo novor
been more friendly than at present."
TRADE TREATY
4
Liberals of Victoria, B. C, Endorse
Passage of Proposed Reciprocity
With United States Mass Meeting
Held to Boost Passage.
VICTORIA, P.. C, Feb. 17. "That
the liberals of Victoria in public
mooting assembled endorsed tho pro
posed tariff ugroement botwoon Can
ada mid the United States" was tho
resolution submitted to the gathering
at the Hroatt street hull under the
auspices of the local Liberal associa
tion. It was carried unanlmoii.il.
JOHNSON TALKS HARD !
TO STAY OUT OF JAIL
i
SAX FRANCISCO, Feb. 17. - lack
Johnson has a new role. At the pin
nacle of the pugilistic class, the big
black has taken to the law. All to
day the black fighter wrangled wTth
a venire of 50 business men, choos
ing a Jury to try a charge of auto
mobile scorching against him. He
finally passed 12 nieu who will say
whether he will "make littles out of
big ones." as waa threatened by a
local police Judge when Johnson last
forgot the apeod law.
Census Still Busy.
WASHINGTON. ID. C. Feb. 17.
The eansus bureau today announced
the following populations-
Caldwell, Idaho, :i.r, Nampa
Idaho, l.'o ., luiloii. Mum ,.,',
.WANT RRIRFRY
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i RuDl
N LEGISLATURE
Senate Requested to Investigate
Charged That Money Has Been
Used to Influence Legislation
Wants It Open for All to Hear.
ONE AND ONE-HALF MILLION
APPROPRIATED TODAY
Strenuous Session is Expected ii
House This Afternoon Galleries
Packed With Visitors.
SAM3.M, Or., Feb. 17. Grove Fra-
Investigate tho charge that money hna
been usod by tho corporations to in
fluenco legislation. In a latter to
President Selling, Frusor asks that
witnesses bo cited to appear before
that body and testify in rogard to tho
sensational rumor hero that $17,000
wns taken from Portland to bribe
members of tho upper house. Mr.
Frasor also roquosts that tho Investi
gation be an open ono and that tho
public bo allowed to hoar tho testi
mony. '
Tho houso of representatives ap
propriated nearly ono and a half mil
lion dollars this morning In less than
an hour. Of this amount tho state
insane asylum gotn $7.1 1,000, tho ag
ricultural college at Corvallls a total
of $r70,000, ami tho inuto school and
other state Institutions largo sums
which bring tho grand total up to
$1,500,000
Dr. 'McI.oughlnn'B old homo nt Ore
gon City will bo prosorvod by tho
stato as one of its historic assots.
Tho Dinunlck bill providing for tho
caro of tho old pioneer's eottago, and
which cnrrlos an appropriation of
$1250 for that purposo, passed tho
house today.
That tho sonato will concur with
the house In repealing tho Initiative
act closing Rogue rlvor to not fish
ing was shown by a test voto taken
in the upper house. Tho Piorco bill
wiping out the pooplo's law was up
for consideration, and tho prelimin
ary vote Indicates that tho bill will
pass this afternoon by a largo major
ity. A strenuous session Iu looked
for in tho houso this aftornoon. Some
of tho most Important bills which
havo beon held back by committees
for weeks will come up for passage,,
and the galleries arc packed-wlth tho
friends and foes of tho various meas
ures. Among the bills which are
made special order for today aro the
Dlminlck olght-hour law, tho Malar
key and Fonts pulillo utility meas
ures and numerous others. The Ma
larkey bill and the olght-hour law
have overshadowed all other meas
ures In public lutiicst and the live
liest time yet is .- tiedulcd for this
afternoon.
ASKED TO MAKE
A
Upper I
Hungarians, Residents of
Manhattan, Demand That Mayor
Gaynor Investigate Black Hand
Murder.
NIBW YORK. Feb. 17. Mayor
CSaynor today wab aakwl by the
Rroux Hungarian club to Investigate
the death of Hugo ICardos, an a Hog oil
Uluck ilaud Tlctlin.
Kardoa waa request by Peter Lll
iyou totranslate Into ISugllsh a letter
to Johu 1). Rot ke roller demanding
l.'iii.OOO. He niiuiiiioned the police
R D
and 1.111 mi h in .ui.Hted Ifi- us
iiUKt. iioul I I I- d a few d i lli-i
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WHAT MEDFORD NEEDS.
Over six hundred replies were received by the
Mn.il Tribune this week in reply to the query pro
pounded by the Sunday editor n week ago as to "what
Bedford needs." Many different things were set
forth, the replies beiiu most interesting.
JMany of the answers will be published in next Sun
day's issue of this paper. The answers will be classi
fied, and while their number prevents publishing each
in detail, enough will be presented to show the con
census of opinion.
CnFF NS NF ROADWAYS
uui I iiiu LiiiL iiunuif ni u
FOR HE ABOUT HAM
WASHINGTON, I). C. Feb. 17.-Consul General Wilder today re
ported to the National ltotl Cross society that U30 Chinese daily are dying
in lluibin. Tho ground, ho bays, is frozen hard, and as burials are im
possible, coffins have been lino the roadways for a mile around the
city. Mote than -100 corpses have been cremated despite tho violent op
position of tie people.
Counsi'l Wilder reporln practically every village in tho proinee of
Shan Tung is plague-sluicken and more than a dozen of tho physicians
have succumbed. All over Mnnchuriu, he says, the plague is increasing.
PUT OFF DATE
TO
1AM 7
In Order to Allow Ample Time In
Which to Prepare for Special Bend
Election, City Fathers Postpone
Date From March 2 to March 7.
Had it not been for the irroprossi-
ble bark of Mary .Jane, City Kecor-
tier Robot t V. Toller's prize brimlle
bn j,,f (j ,.y council might have
Miccoedcd in gulling; through a spo-
eial meeting yotdordny a In "alar"
chamber session, but as it was their
secret was let out ami Mayor Cun-
"oii's reading of (he resolution post
poning the special election from
.March 7 was nccompaniod to the mu
sic of tunny staccato yelps.
The cleclinn is postponed in order
to allow Inr the proper completing
of arrangement.
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California Accedes to Demand of Su
preme Court Judges for Investiga
tion Following Slurs Committee
of Four to Complete the Task.
SACRAMIJNTO, Cal., Fob. 17.
Four members of the aaaamhly and
three of the senate will comprise the
legislative committee to Investigate
he slate supreme court In accord I
with a report ptepared this afUrnoon
by the Joint rules committees of both
houses, to be filed with the leglsla
ture.
GUGGENIIEIMS ASK DIAZ ,
TO PROTECT PROPERTY
MF.XJCO CI'IV, Mix., Feb. 17.
1 U hltitutioa at Vellurdouu having
becomo threatening, the (iiiggenhelins
this afternoon appealed to the Diaz
government fui the protection of
their propei ty there.
Senators Exchange "Roasts."
WASHINGTON', I). C. Feb. lfc
Taking n fhng at Senator Curler of
Montana ni pacing. Senator lfuyuer
of Muryloiid this afternoon voiced
his disaproal of Senator Suther
land's amendment lo (he resolution
for the direct election of senators.
Us said Sutherland's amendment
would liuve the effect of alieuating
the dowoerulH u:id ridiculed that part
of Seuulor Carter -.K-eei which tlo
claiul that tlii Snilii i l.n d .inieiiil-
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IDEM) TAKES
FIELD 1 PERSON
Rebel Leader Said to Have GOO Insur
(jents Under Him and Is .Preparing
to March Immediately on City of
Chlhiiahu.
HI' PASO. Tex., Fob. Ii. Frnn-
Cisco I. Madoro, Mexican robol loadi
or, has taken tho field, and today,
personally commanding COO Insur
gents, is at (luadaloupu, preparing to
march Into Chihuahua, according to
a courier who arrived hero today.
It was reported that his forces In
oludo 12 Americans under an ox-scr-geaut
of Philippine scouts, with two
machine gnus. OeuoralH Orozco and
Dlanco and Cassllaa aro sajd to havo
effected a Junction of tholr commands
at Ascension last night and started
for Chihuahua, 1000 strong, prepar
ed to Join Mndero.
(Jeneral Navarro, tho federal com
mander who raised tho robol slogo of
Juarez, Is reported to liuve dispatch
ed 000 men and a machine 'gun to
(luadaloupe this morning with orders
to re-tako the city. According to the
courier, Madoro planned to leave
Gunraloupe early today for Chihua
hua. (lonoral Joseph Duncan Is today In
command of tho American border
forces.
Ortlclals of tho Moxlcan National
railroad today declared tlmy could
not predict whon that road would ro-
Juine traffic, as Inaurrectos were re-
ported to bo massing along the line
between feainalnyuca and (.hlliuahun.
Unless the road resumes in tho near
future the HI Paso smelter will be
compolled to close down for lack of
Moxlcan ores.
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HELP IN SOUTH
American National Red Cross Tele
graphs $1000 to Relief of Suffer
ersRelief Fund Placed Willi
' General Bliss for Uso All Injured
WASHINGTON, I). C, Reb. 17.
Responding to appeals by Mexicans
who were wounded In the fighting
near the American frontier, the Na
tional Red Cross society tods ytele
graphed $1000 to Major General Tn .
ker II Bliss, commaadlua tho United
rti-ties roic.s at (MleKlco. cal Hhi. h
ill In- u it tor tli'it' 1 1 lief.
RED
IVIMtJUKil r
ADOPTED
Means That Senate Will Follow
House Lead and Overthrow Peo
ple's Law Closing Rogue River to
Commercial Fishing for Salmon.
Majority Report Adopted by oVtc of
22 to C People's Law Will Be
Thrown Down by Legislature Hot
Fight Made.
SAIjKM, Or., Kelt. 17. The major
ity report lit tho senate on tho l'ierco
bill was adopted alter a hot debate by
a vote of ".'J to 8. The bill will pass
this afternoon.
SALKM, Or., Fob. 17. Tho -sonata
committee ou fisheries tills morning
rulurnuTl n majority roport signed by
Senators Luster, Slnnott and Chase,
In fnvor of the Piorco fish bill.
Senators von dor Ilollen and Dlm-
mlok returned a minority report
against the bill.
Souator von der Ilollen moved a
substitution of tho minority roport.
A debate lasting an hour followed,
tho senate finally adopting a ma
jority ropurt.
Tho bill will co mo, up for pnssago
this afternoon or tonight.
Chaso, Carson, Lostor, Norton and
Nottingham spokoln favor of tho
majority report, Von dor Ilollen for
tho minority.
Senator Dunn wanted to nmuud to
cut out drag soluoa. during tho fall
season.
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Town of Frccport Menaced by High
Water High Mark Not Yet
Reached Thotiyh Damage Is Al
ready Great.
FRL21CPOHT. III.. Fill. 17. AVRh
the crest not yet In sight, hundreds
or families have been driven from
tlielt homes by the flood waters of
the PecantonlcH river, now higher
than It tins been for 60 years, Tho
city's light and water plants are sub
merged. The dnmage already done Is
estimated at $100,000.
SPANISH WAR VETERANS
TO HONOR ROOSEVELT
SAN I-'KANCISCO, Cal., Fob. 17.
Spanish war vicrau-, of central ami
northern California, aooiiliug to tho
announcement made today, will givu
Theodore Roosevelt u rousing rucup
tiou hore about March --'. A, hau
quat and icceptiou are being planned
though (ho exaol date hag not yat.
beeu aruugyd.
Canadian West Boom.
MONTHEAL, Que., Yeb. 17.-In-,
dieation of the Ireuiendoiib dovelop
ment exjieoletl in the Canadian wefc
t!ii- v-.tr and next is givun in a stat.
on ui published here today in the ll.i
I 8e'u'- states that tho
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