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itnhtnltv H' a',ke Medford Mail Tribune Kfr CLEARINGS llnnk clcm-lngs today wero WEATHER Fnlr mid cooler. Mnv. Temp. (15; niln. 25. m $ll),r()'J.KU. FORTIETH YEAR. jDEDFORD, OREGON", MONDAY, MARCH 33, 1911. No. 303. WIRELESS MAY BE STOLEN BY JAP WARSHIP Aerograms Picked Up by Some Un known Station off the Const, Which Has Refused to Identify Itself Receiver is Easjjy Felt. FIVE FIRST CLASS CRUISERS AT ANCHOR AT SAN DIEGO West Virginia, Maryland, California Pennsylvania and South Da kota With Mosquito Fleet. SAN D1KGO, Cnl., March 13. Conviction that mutters or far moro serious Import than the- Mexican rev olution are behind the United States mobilization of military and naval force in Lower California was strengthened hero today among Un cle Sam's fighting men through re ports of serious Interruptions In the working of the wireless, with which Admiral Thomas Is directing the movements of his command. "The Japanese," is their explana tion. While the greatest secrecy Is maintained regarding tho Interrup tions to the wireless nnd while no officer will be quoted directly on the matter, thero Is a great deal of coin inunt among navnl men on tho fact that tho naval -wireless messages are being "picked up" by sonio unknown station off tho coast, which so far has refused to identify Itself. This sta tion, it Is said, can only bo on a war vessel. This conclusion is reached through the failure of wireless oper ators to get any ropllep to messages addressed to the unknown, but that there is an unknown recolver they say Is easily "felt" on many occa sions. To add totho suppressed excite ment hero among naval men reports are current today that Japaneso war ships are now on route to tho Mexican coast, and that there may yet be a speed test between Yankee and Jap anese warships for possession of Mag dalena bay. Since the reports of Interruption of tho wireless became current, orders from Admiral Thomas have absolute ly closed the mouths of tho wireless men here. With tho arrival of the cruisers West Virginia and Maryland "today from Pugot 8oiuui waters Admiral Thomas, besides his mosquito fleet of destroyers, torpedo boats and sub marines, has three flrst-cluss cruis ers, tho California, tho Pennsylvania and tho South Dakota. These, with the Huffalo, which also Is at anchor here, nnd tho gunboat Yorktown, which Is within wireless call, are be lieved to be sufficient for the imme diate future. MANY ARE AFTER Score of Bend Buying Concerns Ap ply for Recent Issue of Bonis Bids Will Be Asked and Prcmlinuri Paid. Over a sooro of bond buying hou.o Hutu ;hout the country have filed n request with tho City Hecordur To. for for the bonds which wore authori zed at the recent oity election and spirited bidding is oxpootod whon they are offered by the oity. All of tho eonceriib requesting that they bo awarded the bonds have been liotifiod that a call for bids will soon be issued, and that tlioy will have a ohnuce to bid for them. Medford bonds when issued direct by a vote o fthe people have always linen iu demand by investors aud no doubt the reeent issue whieh amouuu to 35,000 will be difcid of at a premium. A waut ad campaign will get you a hearing from people who have the UKMtej in Invest which u need to develop )our plan or to establish you in business. M BONDS BATTLESHIP OREGON READY TOR FIGHTING BREMERTON, Wash., March 13. With a million dollnrs of repairs practically completed tho famous battleship Oregon can be sent at sea prepared for active duty within ten days, according to navnl officers hero today. Nearly 1200 men to man her are available- on the training ship Philadelphia and iu nu emergency more sailors could be recruited from (he training stations of California. The civilian guards have been re moved since the "war news" beennie prevalent and n guard of enlisted men substituted. SUFFRAGIST RIOTS COST TWO DEATHS AT LONDON .LONDON, March 1.1. Two deaths alleged to have been tho result of brutality by the police in connection with the suffragette riots will result in representations to parliament, ac cording to the members of the wo men's social nnd political union today. Already tho home office bus been asked to conduct nn investigation of the polieee, and should it refuse to do so parliament will be asked to take action. It is estimated Unit 13.") women have suffered permanent injuries i:l the hands of the police. TOWN TAKEN Thirty Mexicans, Riotously Drunk Capture Village Across Line From Tecarte Federals Will Attack Bc 'for Niohtfall. TECARTE, Cnl., Mnrch tt. Riot ously drunk, thirty Mexican insurrec los, beaded by, Louis Rodriguez, who 'ate yesterday captured the Mexican town just across the line from here, are today in posession of thai village and are likely to bo attacked before night by Mexican federals, who are expected at any hour. In the Mexican village, two stores which formerly were saloons, are the headquarters of the rebels. As soon as the insuiTorliK arrived they but tered in the doors of both places and within nn hour nearly all were the worse for liquor. While the American troops nuclei Lieutenant Connelly of thee eighth regiment watched from across the line the rebels caroused all night. At times rifle shots guv the impressio.i that a real attack had come. At dnwn this morning, however, a total of the 'asualties showed that a horse and a calf had fallen martyrs to tho re volution. While no d.ofinite information has boon obtained by the American troops, it is understood that a fore a of Mexican federates nre near. MEXICAN RANCHER IS CAPTURED AS A SPY TIA JUANA. Mexico. March 13. Taken as a rebel spy, Juan Rorruuta .iged 7f, a rancher who lives in the hills near here, today is a piiHitier held incommunicado in the (pmrtcl hero and under the ruling of Prasi dent Diaz, is likely to bo shot with in n day or two. BY NSI lEGTK GALVESTON UNDER MARTIAL LAW Riots in Mexican and Negro Sections By Soldiers on Leave, Cause Station ing of Regiment to Preserve OrderSeveral Buildings Fired. GALVESTON, Tox., March 13. Galveston Is under a form of martial law today as a result of soldier riots In tho Moxlcan nnd negro soctlons soctlons of tho city. In order to pro vent a renewal of attacks on Moxlcan residonts 1200 soldlors aro restrict ed to tho camp and provost guards patrol tho Mexican and negro quar ters. Colonel Dalley today cut down leaves of absence to 16 dally. Twon-ty-flve soldiers are In the guard house, following Sunday' battle ho twoon Midlers and Mexicans aud ne groes, iu whleu two houses woro burned. The riots started when the soldlors iU li'4e i-ntiied the lioiibt-s of Mex MY W BE IN FED SIX MONTHS Wood States That Department Plans to Make Most of Opportunity Every General Officer to Visit Camp Before Maneuvers End. DEVELOPMENT EXPECTED IN NEXT FEW HOURS Plans to Forestal CongressionalAt- tack Upon Taft Considered By Supporters. WASHINGTON, D. C, March 13. Six hundred revolutionists have at tacked Ojlnnga, across the border from Presidio, Tex., according to a dispatch received at tho stato de partment this afternoon. WASHINGTON, D. C, March 13. General Leonard Wood today declar ed that tho Mexican frontier army would remain in tho field all summer. "It Is tho first timo wo have had an army in tho field in this country for a long time and we will make tho most of tho opportunity," he said. "It is the department's plan to havo ov ery general officer visit tho camp bo fore the maneuvers havo ended. Aft er General Carter has had two months of command, somo other ma jor general will bo designated to suc ceed him. Tho brigadiers also will bo relloved In tourn." WASHINGTON. ). C, March 13. Although no official hero would ac copt tho responsibility of being quot ed, there is a growing sentiment to day that the next fow hours will pro duce developments that will cause Ja pan to loom up as an Important fac tor In tho army and navy mobiliza tion In the Mexican trouble zone. Plans to forestall a congressional attack upon President Taft as a re sult of the "military maneuvers" nro being considered todny by tho admin istration supporters. In order to avert resolutions of inquiry tho war de partment probably will announce do tails of tho administration's version of tho mobilization. Senator LaFoIlette, It Is understood Is preparing resolutions inquiring whether tho troops woro mobilized to nld Wall street Interests. ROOSEVELT TO ADDRESS NEGROES OF SPOKANE SPOKANE, Wash., March 13. Colonol Roosevelt has accepted the invitation to address tho colored peo ple of Spokane during bis visit hero next month, in the interest of the negro uplift movement that is attrac ting Vido spread interest throughout tho country. The invitation was extended on be half of the colored citizens by Rev. W. J. Gordon Mcl'herson of the Peo ple's tabernacle. Sunday morning Dr. Mcl'herson re ceived word from Roosevelt through his private secretary. Frank llarixv, stating that the colonol would dolivor an address to the colored people of Spokane during his visit, leans aud negroes. Furnlturo was demolished, tho occupants driven out and soveral buildings sot on flro. In a street fight that followed Pri vate Wlnflold Jool, Fourteenth com pany of coast artlllory from Fort Moultrie, was stabbed In the side, llo was the first pntiont to bo takon to tho military hospital. Policeman Patrick Heagan and oth er patrolmon attemptod to stibduo tho soldlors and several of them wore knocked down by pollcemon's clubs. The firo department was call, od out, but the riot was not qiiollod until Colonel Dulloy and 50 picked J men had appoared. A military guard then was thrown about the disturb ed sections. ON AMERICAN SOIL MEXICALI, Mexico, March K. Twenty rurnlcs, accompanied Jy all the Mexiocnu customs officer., who were driven out of Moxiculi by the insuiTcctos, are today on their way to Yunin, Arizona, over Aiiioncun territory. They received instruction from the Mexican government 10 re lort to Yuma and there meet a ;Vee of Mexican troops who will at tempt to tuko possession of Alg-jdoues and hold it against the 'dii'ltf The Mnto ment was positive that Mexican troops would meet the ruriwcj nt Yunin, on American soil SEATTLE BRANCH OF CHINESE T0NG ORGANIZE SEATTLE, Wash., March 1H.- A Seattle branch of the Hop Sing tou. will be organized with solemn cere mony in this city, n party of twenty Chinese from Sun Francisco with aides from Portland conducting the installation of tho lodge. Special permits for fireworks have been issued to the sliuit-oyed frater nity men nnd there will be great jubilation. The Hop Sing tang had u branch here some years ag but it went out of business after a gnu 1mu' it is said. TEDDY VISITS TEXAS TROOPS President Salute Fired at San An tonio in Honor of Roosevelt, Who Addresses School Children Befort Inspecting Camp. ' SAN ANTONIO, Tens, March IX Former President Theodore Roose velt visited the enmu of the United Stales troops here shortly after day night this moiiiiug and wfts welcomed by Major General Carter, command ing. A presidential sulutu was fired in honor of the visitor, after which he inspected tho camp. lioforo leaving for Austin Colonel Roosevelt addressed the San Antonio school children at Allium Plaza. may tie-up southern lines Strike by Locomotive Engineers Threatened Against Railroads Which Employ Negro Firemen to Spread From Queen and Crescent. CINCINNATI, , Ohio. March la Comploto tie-up of the Queen and Ciescent railroad nnd probably of all the Southern lines is threatened to day. It was announced here that lb" Mrotherhood of Locomotive Engineer hnd notified the firemen that mile tho strike is settled in a few days the engineers would servo tho railway with a ten days strike notice. If this is done the strike probably will ex tend to nil Southern railroads which employ negro firemen. "We will not appeal to Governor Willson now," snid Vino President Powell, "but wo have notified the sheriffs nt the scenes of trouble nnd expect them to maintain order. I have reason to believe that tho en gineers aro loyal and havo no four thnt they will go on strike." WOMAN ON TRIAL FOR MURDER OF HER SON ALBANY. N. Y., March 1.1. "Merciful Heaven ! If my Htt'o boy has boon mnrderod, Fred Teller is re sponsible for his death." This was the statement Mrs. K.lith Molbor. on trial hero charged with poisoning her son, i nllogod to have made to Dotoetive William Mcfiuiro whon ho nrrosted her in Hoohes'er January 13. The detoctivn occupied the witnoss stand all morning. According to Mcfiuiro Mrs. Melber denied her identity at first elnimin.f that she was Edith James of Koch tor. Later, ho snid, he admitted t'lut hlio was Mrs. Melber, and then charg ed Teller with being rosponsihlo for the murder of her son. N TAX LAW HELD TO BE VALID Supreme Court of United States Up holds Constitutionality of Measure Fathered by President Taft Two Years Ago Decision is Read. GOVERNMENT LOSES CASE AGAINST SANTA FE SYSTEM Railroad Can Continue Working Dis patchers for Twclvo Hour Period.! WASHINGTON, 1). C, March 13. The constitutionality of the cor poration tax law was upheld today by the United Stntes supremo court. Tlie decision of tho court was road by Justice Day. Tho government lost its case ngiiin st tho Atchison, Topeka and Snii'i Fo railroad for alleged violation of the hours of scrvieo law iu u decision by tho supremo court of the United States today. Tho government alleged that tlw railroad worked its train dispatcher from (5:30 a. mil to noon and from !t p. in. to ii:'M), in alleged violation of the law prohibiting continuous em ployment far more than nine hours, contending that while the actual timo of employment was only nino hours, the men worked for a period of moiM than 12 hours. The court held that this claim was untenable. FIELD HOSPITAL FOR SAN DIEGO ORDERED SAN DIEGO, Cnl., March l'l. With orders for the establishment of a field ho-pitul Major Truly, from Fort Worden, Wash., reported hero today to General Mliss. Major Truly will replace Captain Hevins, iu cherge of the hospital iirinngcmeuts) and iu case of u movo into Mexicco, will be iu charge of all arrangements to euro for the ill or injured among the American forces. Two officers of tho 3(1 th infantry Lieutenant Colonel N. P. Pfisler and Lieutenant S. W. Adding, arrived hero today, off leave of absence and re joined their legimeut. GOVERNOR JOHNSON DEFENDS SHORT BALLOT SACRAMENTO, Cnl., March -3.-"Statomonth iu tho reaetionarv press that the shorl ballot is n pot '-scheme of tho political schedule aro ii'itnw," said Governor Johnson today. Hy tho plan now before the legislature I could not have incrensed power. No official now in office would bo affect ed by tho measure." COUSINS F0RBIDEN RIGHT TO MARRIAGE SACRAMENTO, Cnl., March 13. Cupid will see u sign "keep of the grass by order of law," hereafter when he goo treading upon the afoe tions of cousins, because otho as sembly today passed u hill prohibit ilig the marriage of relations within tho degree of first cousins. MERCY FOR Madero Replies to Diaz by Issuing Orders to His Men to Show no Mercy Wounded Insurrecctos Killed in Field By Federalist Tro ops. KL PASO. Tox., March 13. Fran cisco I. Madeio, commanding the oast orn wing of tho Mexican revolution ary army, has Issued orders to hla mon to give the foderal troops no uuartor, according to a courlor arriv ing today from Cainis drain! oh. Thin ordor Is believed to have bean tho rosult of President Ulu.' order sus pending tho poisnnnl guurnntoo pro vision of tho Moxlcan constitution. That the fudorals killed nil tho wounded Insurrectos left on the field after tho buttle at Cusas Uraudss wus the statement of an American rail road man, based on the stories told ti I in by '.Mexicuu uoii-combataiits. The outlro Fourth United Stntoa cavalry Is now encamped, two troons ?L J JUKUKu V1TERHO, Italy, March 13. Con tinued fear of the Camorra on the part of talesmen in tho trial of forty members of tho biunl for murder caused Judge llinnchi today to ni nounco that ho would punish pros pective jurors who should attempt la evade service through false excuses "Two panels already have been ex hausted," said the court. "We must force men to-'klo jury duty. Rcgin ning tomorrow 1 intend to inflict jail sontences on .'every iiuiii offering nn invalid excuse;" l '" Public interest in- the trial, which will bo resumed tolubmiw, was in creased today by the ncAvs that Cire Vitozzi. formerly a priest and new alio o fthe defendants, is in n serious condition as a result of an attack of heart failure. FIRST AMERICANS FLY BEFORE JAP MULTITUDE OSAKA. Japan, March 13. Kuni Yashi Kiini, grundson Mikado today complimented Mars and Captain Thoinns S win, American aviators, who Prince of tho "Hud" Raid- yes ter day gave the first demonstra tian ol iivaition iu Japan. The aviator three flights befaro 100,(100 s mane poop!" VALUE OF BABY IS ONLY $20 Howard Professor In Bad With Moth ers and Socislogists Says Pur chase Even at Ridiculous Figure Would Bo a Losing One. CAMnRIDGEt Mass., March 13.--Because of his statement that the economic value of the average baby is less than 20. Professor Thomas Nixon Carver, head f 'he- Economic department of Harvard, is '"in bad todny with mothers and women socio logists here. Prominent Huston wo men dcelured todn.v that i'rofossot Carver's figures woro based on n misconception of the trim value of a baby that tho test is a faulty one. and that speculation on the subject is futile. Carver's statement wns prompted by tho action of the California state board of health in fixiug'tho value of a baby less tlntn ono year old nt 1,000. "It would bo a losing investment," said Professor Carver, "to buy a baby for 20." NEWSPAPER MEN MAY BE AMONG THE CAPTURED SAN DIEGO, Ciil., March 13. -W Dixon Van Hlancom, junior, city edi tor of the Snu Diego Tribune and Harry Ellor, n reporter on that nows pnper, crossed tho Mexican line and went into Tin Junim, Mexico, in an automobile. They were expected la return hist night hut had not beo-i heard from at noon today. At the American custom house nn tho American side at Tin Juuati, it was said that they might huvoo gone on, to Euscnudu, (ho en pit nl of lower California but the theory was not geneially accepted here. MEKICAN TROOPS having arrived last night. Scouts ro. port that liiHiirioctloiilutH aro gather ing In tho hills south of Juarez. MEXICO CITY, March III. That tho determination of President Diaz to oxtormlnato tho revolution will ro sult lu oveu, more drastic measurou than even tho gusnonslou of personal guarantees uudor tho constitution was tho general belief hero today. It was expected that the ordor rofus lug civil trials to poruuiiH charged with the destruction of property and ordering disturbers shot would havo (piloted d!t4rdor. Ah far ns could bo learned hero, however, tho dopro datlous of tho lawlosa element con tinue. APPEAL TO mm made BY SOCIALISTS Taft Fills the Place of Caesar in This Instance, Though Medford Local Voices Indignation at Acts in Re half of Barherous Mexico. "IF THIS BE REASON BRAND US" THEY EXCLAIM Action of Government Declared an Outrage to Liberty and an Insult to the Common People. "President W. II. Taft, Washing ton, U. C. Wo tho socialists of Medford, Ore gon cannot refrain from viiiu'iig our indignation nt your -icts in behalf of barbarous Mexico and President Diaz. It is an insult to tho common people of our country who once, fought for glorious liberty. If this bo treason brand us." Such is tho text of (he telegram sont to President Tuft Iv a commit tee of local socialists Motidnv morn ing following tho adoption of resolu tions to that effect nt n. meeting hold Sunday nftcrnooii Avhich vas attend ed by socialists from all pni'ls eC Juokson cimuty. The adoption of tho resolution to tuko such notion wns unanimous nnd followed a lengthy discussion of the present movement of tho troops and ships of the United States. Tho telegram was siguci by. a largo number of local socialist who weic named us n committee. MAY REOPEN CALHOUN CASE If Big Jim Gallagher is Brought Back as a Witness, District Attorney An nounces Ho Will Resume Prosecu tions in Graft Trials. SAN FRANCISCO, Cnl., March 13. District Attorney FIckort Intimat ed today that should .Tallies L. Qal luiighor be returned here through a legal process ho would move to with draw hlu motions to dismiss the so-' called graft cases ami ro-opeu tho prosecution of Patrick Calhoun, A. IC. Dolwoller and others charged with municipal bribery. Fickert's statement was made In rospouse to tho printed statement that Gallagher would bo brought from his home lu Vancouver, II, C, to face a foiony charge in connection with real estate deals In Oakland. Should Gallagher be extradited ho would bo valuablo as a witness In tho graft eases. Gallagher Is regarded as tho principal witness lu tho cases, having coufossod that ho acted as go-betwoon for Abraham Huut and the boodllug board of supervisors lu many brlbor- les. j STOCK MARKET DULL BUT CLOSES STEADY N1CW YORK, March 13. Today's opening stock markot was dull aud Inclined to heaviness. Canadian Pa cific lost 1 1-1, National Railways of Mexico second proforrod 1 aud Amer ican Smelting 1-2. Atchison gained, , Later tho market was Improved by activo buying of Atchisou, which advanced a point, aud others stocks rallied slightly. Following tho decision sustaining the corporation tnx, thoro was a ton- , inlnuto flurry In tho markot, the en- : tire list suffering. United Stutes Stool' sold down to 70 1-1. Other shares were wouk. A sharp rally followed tho doollno, stool topping Its previous high lovol of the dny. Tho mnrkot closed steady, ' Honda woro firm. 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