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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.
Perhaps u good ad or a furnished
room Is the euslost of all want ads to
wrlto ns8iimliiB that tho fooni you
waut to rent Is a desirable one.
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