UilKcrsily Hews Offfcr
Medford Mail Tribune
CLEARINGS
Hank ilemlngs today wero
Jit.'ofiT.T..
WEATHER
Fair Max. 70.4. Mill. 85.
Mcuni. 47.7. Hnr. itO.ll.
FORTIETH YEAR.
MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1911.
No. 304.
JAPS SOUGHT
COAL STATION
MANZANILLO
American Consul Stadden Wrote
State Department of Efforts Made
by Togo Klsen Kaisa to Secure
Coalinji Station at Campos.
PUBLICATION IN LONDON
CREATES SENSATION HERE
May Explain Significance of Ameri
can Military Maneuvers nn
Mexico's Border.
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 11.
Tim London Standard's explana
tion of tho significance of tho Ameri
can military mobilization today
created a sensation in government
circles hero. -The publication came
simultaneously with unexpected of
ficial confirmation hero of Japan's
effort to establish a coaling station
at Maii.anlllo.
In making formal report American
Vice Consul Stadden at. Manzanlllo
wrote tho stato department as fol fel fol
eowing: "Negotiations aro pending be
tweon tho Toyo Klsen Kaisa, tho
Japanese trans-Pacific Steamship
Line, and tho National Hallways of
Mexico, looking to tho establish
ment of a coaling station at Campos
" 1-2 miles from hero on the Na
tional Railway.
To Supply Conl.
"Tho Toyo ships touch at Man
zanlllo on tho way to Yokohnma. If
a coaling station wero secured, these
vessels would coal homeward bound
at Manzillo, and an effort will bo
made, to , supply. coal to tho Naxerla
lino of steamers plying in Mexican
coast waters.
' Stadden wroto his report Feb
ruary 10 and mallod it. It was're
coived at tho bureau of manufac
tures February 127 and reached tho
Btate department March 1, which,
nllowing a week for Investigation, in
dicates that It might have played n
significant part in tho causes , for
military .mobilization March C.
"Tho Toyo Kiscn Kaisha is vorj
close to tho Japancso government. It
is heavily subsidized and practically
govoiyimont-owned. A coaling sta
tion for Its floot would bo virtually
an emergency conllng station for the
a,! panose navy.
Coal as llallast.
Continuing his report, Stadden
Bald:
"Until rocontly tho Toyo Klsen
Kaisha found a little cargo for its
Haul bound ships, and It was plan
ned to have theso vessels carry coal
to the proposed station at .Manzan
lllo. Now tho Toyo Klson Kaisha
Ik securing full cargoes of rlco and
funeral merchandise for Peru and
It was planned that In the event of
Uio oHtnblitihmont of a coaling station
tho coal could bo brought from
Japan In the steamers of tho Mitsui
company.
"The MHhuI company Is said to
be In opnimunleutlon with nn Ameri
can contractor for tho port works at
MmiisuiiIIIo. who also holds a con
cession from tho Mexican govern
ment for a coaling station at that
pyrt. Incidental to theso negotia
tions, there nro rumors that coal
fields oxist on' tho western const of
Mexico. Ono rumor is that tho
Southern Pacific railway has dis
covered coal along the linos of its
proposed oxtenslon to Topic."
"Moreovor Staddon's statoments
are In direct conflict with tho assert
ions of Ambassador Uchlda and Am
bassador do la Hurra, who deniod
thai auy negotiations for a Japanese
coaling station in Mexico had taken
plac. (
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Death of John MasSon.
John Minion, a highly respected
citiioti of Siskiyou oouuty, died Tue-
day, February 'JS, from heart failure.,
Mr. Musson hud boeu in poor health!
er since be met with au accident;
lust fall by which himself and wifV
were thrown from a buggy and bothj
seriously injured,' and it is though
this was the indirect oauss of hi;
death. II was a ntfv of Scotland, j
and cams to Northern California dur-,
iug the construction of tk Qjtgou & j
California railroa4. A wife and Utrval
...h- -'ii ue linn. I
MISSING JOURNALISTS
TELEPHONE OF SAFETY
FROM MOUNTAIN CAMP
Xowsmper Mon Supitoscd to llnvo
Uoon Captured in Lower Cali
fornia SAN DIEGO, Oil., March It.
Telephoning from a San Diego and
Arizona Railway construction camp,
fifteen miles east of Tia Juana, Mex
Ivo, George Van Dlarcom, n San
Diego newspaper man, and three
companions who had been missing
slnco Sunday, sent word today that
thoy wore all safe. Tho party will
arrivo In San Diego lato this after
noon and obviate the necessity of any
move by tho navy department, which
had been nsked to send a cruiser to
ICnsennda to demand a search.
SALEM GRANTS FRANCISE
TO OREGON ELECTRIC
SALEM, Or., March 14. "Speak
ing for myself, I desire lo say Hint 1
look upon this franchise ns n most
fair and equitable measure, and 1
shall take groat pleasure in signing
this ordinance at once."
With these ringing words, Mayor
Laclnnund fave his approval to the
Oregon Electric franchise which
passed the council last evening
granting the rouil a right of way
along Front street and out of Sa
lem on their way to Eugene. A fight
was expected htu it did not mater
ialize. FEW BIRTHS RECORDED
IN GOTHAM'S SMART SET
NEW YOHIC, March 14. Exami
nation of the health department rec
ords proves that Elinor Qliun was
wrong ngaiu when she declared tlt.it
there had not been u birth on Fifth
avenue, New York's highway of fash
ion, in the last two years.
The records show that in 190!)
(hero were seven babies born on
Eilth avenue between Washington
Arch iiud One Hundred and Fifth
street, n distance of 110 blocks. In
11)10 eleven births occurred in the
same ucighbmhood.
FIREBOYS TO TALK
OF EQUIPMENT
Will Decide on Type of Auto Enijinc to
Purchase With $8000 Available at
Meetinn. to Bo Held Wednesday
Several Makes Considered.
At the meeting of the firoboys to be
held Wednesday evening tho depart
ment will discuss the expenditure of
the i?8000 voted them by tho city of
Medford at a recent election nnd de
cide upon the type of equipment moM
needed by tho department. Their
findings will boincorporatcd in the
form of recommendation to tho fire
committee of the city council who
will in turn recommend to the city
council the equipment it is tlioug.it
lioht to add to the department for
fighting of fires.
The fire boys are decided upon hut
two points. One is the purchase of a
hook and ladder truck for use in Hi"
downtown district and the purcluise
additional hcr-e. The purchase of an
auto chemical wagon i a mooted
question.
WIRELESS STATIONS FOR
AUSTRALIAN COASTS
MELnOl'KNE, Australia, March
14. Thirlcen high power whole-.'-stations
aro to be established around
llfo coasts. For obtaining the best
results from the defensive power of
the fleet it is suggested that the laud
forces be co-ordinated as far as pos
sible. GATES PLANS TRUST TO
CONTROL BREAD SUPPLY
NEW YORK, March 14 John W
Hates and his friends are today 6uid
to be the men behind u. 10,000,01)')
oo rjK ration which is to be formed
to oontrol tho bread markot of Naw
York and surrounding territory. One
billion loaves of bread are void yeiu
ly in New York City alone.
Troops for Morocco.
PA HIS, March 11. It was au
uouncad today that two battalions of
infantry and two battans of moun
tain artUUry would bo Mt ( Mrno
to uphold the oullnu.
RELEASE OE
Ml
DEMANDED
State Department Requests Libera
tion of Edward Blatt and Harry
Converse Imprisoned at Juarez-
Were Arrested on American Soil
SUSPENSION OF GUARANTEE
AIMED AT AMERICANS
But for Sympathizers, Insurrection
Would Have Been Suppressed
Long Ago Says Limantour.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Mnrch 11.
Tho stnto department this after
noon usked the release of Edward
nintt of Pittsburg and Harry Con
vorso of Los Angolca, Amorlcans im
prisoned at .Juarez, Mexico, declaring
thoy woro arrested on American soil.
The demand was presented at tho
Mexican embassy here. Tho officials
of the embassy recently stated positi
vely that tho men wero arrested in
Mexican territory.
NEW YORK, Mnrch It. Intimat
ing that tho suspension of tho con
stitutional gunrantco was directly
aimed at' Americans ns well as In
surrectoB, Joso Yves Lamantour,
Mexican minister of finance, in a
statement todny declared that, but for
tho aid of many Americans who had
enlisted in tho rebel causo tho revolu
tion would hnvo been suppressed
many weokB ago.
"Every report from tho front,"
said Llamantour, "shows that the
Amorlcans are moro active among
tho insurgontH thnn the natives. As
thoy could scarcely expect protection
undor their own flag, should thoy
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CAN BE MOVED
Mayor Completes Arrangements
With George Trot Who Will Call at
Private Residences for Garbage to
Be Removed.
Tho garbage disposal question Is
at last solved the mayor having se
cured the services of George Trot and
his partner to romovo from tho res
tournnts and private residences such
garbago us should be moved. Mr.
Trot Is opera ting sanitary wagons
at night nnd will arrnngo with prop
erty receptiles. I ftho property
ownor doos n()t now clean up tho city
will take a hand as thcro will no
longer bo avnllablo tho old oxcuse:
'There Is no way of disposing of it."
For 50 conts a month Mr. Trot
will call twlco weekly at residences
nnd romovo garbago. Ho comos at
night and with a sanitary wagon.
Tho garbago Is removed to bis place
on oJJar ereok two miles dlstanco and
thoro burned If possible or troatod to
a heavy coating of lime. A portion
of it Is buried. In this manner Is tho
old question solved.
$20,000,000 TERMINAL
PLANNED FOR BOSTON
BOSTON', Mass., Murch( 14 To
carry out n steamship terminal pro
ject at South Hoston, plans involving
an outlay of $'20,01)0,000 wero an
nounced today. The spuciticutimis
cull for tho erection within u your
of eleven warehouses and factory
buildings, a ."j.000 lwrn power elec
tric plant nnd terminal dock l.r00
feet in length.
NO PROGRESS MADE
in ENDING DEADLOCK
A1BANY, N. Y., March II.-Following
h two bourn' conference be
twoon Governor Dix, Mayor Guynor
and diaries F, Murphy, it was an
nounced today that no progress to
ward ouding tho United States sen
atorin deadlock had buuti made
Murphy stcailrtctly rofuad to with
draw WilHnm V. Shchan from tho
fiKht.
AG
NOW
CALIFORNIA RAISES AGE
OF CONSENT BUT LOWERS
DIVORCE DECREE PERIOD
Behind Closed Doors, Assembly l)ls.
cussed Measures Period Ilctwoen
Interlocutory ami Final Divorce
SACRAMENTO, Cnl., March 11.
Uehlnd closed doors tho assembly to
dny passed Butler's ago of consent
bill raising It from 10 to 18 years.
Tho doors remained closed whllo
Tibblts1 bill to ninko six months tho
period between interlocutory and
final divorce decrees Instead of a yenr
yns passed. Absent members wcro
arrested nnd brought In to vote on
tho dlvorco bill.
ANOTHER CASE OF PLAGUE
DISCOVERED AT HONOLULU
HONOLULU, Mnrch 14. Another
caso of cholera made its appearance
today ninong those who had been ex
posed to infection nnd arc in quaran
tine. This innkcs 25 cuscs since the
disenso first appeared here. There
hnvo been 21 deaths. '
join in nn Insurrection against the
United States, thoy most certainly
must tnko tholr own chnnces of be
ing shot to death wl on caught com
mitting depredntiona under a foreign
flag." (
With 12,000 Insurgents In tho fiold
tho revolution ngulnBt tho Diaz re
gime In Mexico is about bo success
fully concluded nccording to Fran
cisco V. Gomez, confidential agent
hero of tho insurrectionists. Gomez
said that Diaz soon will nccopt the
demands of tho Mndorlstos. Ho add
ed'tbat if the reforms demanded wore
granted tho rebels would ccaso fight
ing at once.
Commenting upon tho roportod
Japaneso question underlying tho
Mexico situation, Juan Azconn, rep
resenting tho insurrectionists, said:
"Mexico would Hko to oust Ameri
can interests and substitute thoso of
Europe. Tho dlctndura oxpects and
hopes for an Amoricnn-Japnnoso war,
as Its sympathies nro pro-Japaneso.
Tho strong anti-Amorlcan fooling in
Mexico and tho Japanese-Mexican
conditions would not Indicate that
Diaz loves Japan more, hut America
less."
TENNIS CLUB
IS
Many Sign Subscription for Stock
in Sporting Corporation Site Will
Be Secured on South Oakdale and
Four Courts Built.
The tennis oulhufeiustB of the city
are milking rapid progress in getting
stock subscriptions to the capital
stock of tho Oakdale Tennis club, the
subscription lists for which nro now
in circulation. Already a largo num
ber have subscribed to the stock uud
tho venture is assured.
Tho club will secure n site on
South Oakdale and build four court!,
three doubles nnd u single. There
nre u largo number of enthusiasts in
the city who devote much attention
to tho gnme and they are rallying to
the support of the club.
TRAINLOADS ARE NOW
ENRDUTE FOR (K9
Reports from railroad cculum in
the middlu states indicate that tiie
rush of homoMiokci'h to Oregon dur
ing (he colonist rule period will be
far beyond expectations. The rutus
became effective .March 10, and Sev
ern) traiulouds of people nro now
speeding wofitwurtl with others fol
lowing thorn daily.
II. A. Jackson, assistant general
freight nnd passenger ugent of the
fJrent Northern Kuilwuy company
with headquarters in Portland, states
that every indication points to u very
heavy innvomeut during the colonist
rato period.
"Tho movement has exceeded ex
pectations," said Mr. Juskson. "The
overflow of the night of tho 11 Ih and
morning of tho l'Jlh on our line re
quired V. oxlrn sleopors. Great
Northern No. 1 of the J 2th from Chi
cago loft in two sections and indica
tions are that No. 3 will run in two
suctions. Our oorrofipoiidonuQ uud
inquiries iudiuato that tho majority
of partioe inquiring aro bound fur Or
ASSURED
i 9,220 pieces
or
Growth of Mcdferd Reflected in
Postoffice Buiness Record cf
Carriers is ;Kcpt for One Week
Showing Number Letters Received
5500 RESIDENTS SERVED
DAILY BY MAIL CARRIERS
Mcdford's Postal Receipts Show
Greatest Percentage of Gain of
Any City in the Northwest.
Pursuant to an order issued to the
postal authorities in Washington the
Medford free delivery curriers have
just completed records for a week
past shnw'ing tho amount of mail
matter carried by them to patrons in
the city of Medford. During tin.
week ending Mnrch 11 the curriers
delivered 10,220 pieces of innil. 01
this amount i:),014 pieces wero letter.
or first class matter, the remainder
being papers uud pamphlets. The
combined weight of this mutter wns
200!) pounds of or over n ton.
As the carriers deliver only about
half of the mail received in tint local
office the miiil wor u week comprises
about 40,000 pieces, which is about
(WOO pieces u day.
Tho carriers have also taken u
census of their routes which shows
that over 5500 people are served b
the carriers.
Receipts at the local off'ieo shows
a constant increase at the rate of LI 5
per cent a mouth nnd more.
The Medford postoffice loads nil
postoffice in tho northwest in per
(outage of increane during; the past
live years.
TESI OF ARMY
EFFECTIVENESS
Mobilization of Troops Said to Be
Due to Dickinson's Desire to Give
Practical Illustration of Need of
Reorganization.
SAN ANTONIO, Texan, March 14.
"Tho inobollzatlon is a demonstra
tion of publication of the suppressed
report of Secretary of War Dickinson
which answorod tho McLnchlnn con
gressional resolution inquiring
wheethor the army was not on an
efricinnt basis," declared a high mili
tary authority horo today. "Army
men understand that Dickinson
threatened to resign.
Unless allowed to show the people
how unprepared tho nrmy Ib for real
service. He tried to show this In
tho report whjeh was suppressed In
a spirit of economy. If it had gono
to congress tho lawmakers would
have been forced to grant tho army's
demands for an efficient organiza
tion. "Pliable to got a roport before
congress thus, tho army people un
derstand that Dickinson tendered a
conditional resignation to President
Tn ft to become effective unless tho
president iillowctl a hurried mobiliza
tion of troops to prove what tho ro
port charged regarding prepared
ness." "Tho Mexican situation wns tho
reason seized upon as an underlying
inotlvo for ordorlng out tho division
to prove tho army's own contention
that It was unfit for effoctlvo ser
vice," this authority contlnuod. "It
will bo olovon days from tho time the
mobilization order was Issuod before
a division will lie in tho Hold. You
will find a major general command
ing a division who never saw bo many
men In the field, and colonels seeing
their regiments In tholr entirety for
tho first tlmo slnco tho Philippine
war."
DIXON, Cnl., Mureh 14. Goiujj
Dhiiio Nature ono bettor uud disis
gHrditig pruuodont Tom Kihu is uut
tiug ids third sol of tsstli. Some time
ago his tuuth buoitius oo looio that
ho pullod (hum out with hi fingers.
Immodintoly u now set begun lo
Id row.
M
W RO
WISCONSIN SUFFRAGETTES
MOBILIZE 4000 STRONG TO
INVADE STATE CAPITOL
Women Kutliiixinsts Cross Lobby Dor-iler-Iiiuo
and Itomlmrd Legisla
ture Willi "Votes for Women."
MADISON, Wis., March II. The
Wisconsin suffrngettos mobilized
4,000 strong at tho Btnto cnpltol and
with Mrs. Emma Devoe of Seattle nnd
Mrs. Helon Gronfol of Denver com
manding, crossod the lobby border
lino nnd bombarded tho legislators
with "votes fo rwomno" bndges. Un
der the guiso of "maneuvers," tho
mobilization was a conipleto success.
MEXICAN REBELS STILL
HOLD FORT AT TECARTE
TECAHTB, Cnl., Mnrch 14. -
Well fortified by mescal, 35 Mexican
rebels under Ucnoral Louis mmri-
gucz, today still held the fort at tho
villngo across tho line from hero uud
nro hourly hurling defiance ncross
tho border nt tho American soldiers
on patrol. Three forces of rebels
are reported near here one nt Dul
rura, on the American side. Tn case
thoy aro able to evudo tho United
Stales troops uud muko u combina
tion thoy nro expeeled to attack
either Knsenudu or Tin .luaiin.
JACK JOHNSON WEARS
MOTOR OUT SPEEDING
OAKLAND, Cnl., Mnrch 14. A
warrant is out todny for the urrest
of Champion .Tuck Johnson for otilo-
mobile speeding. Policeman Wood
who sworl mil tho warrant, says I he
colored fighter ran Ids itmchiuo so
fast in West Oakland thai tho mo
tor woro ilself out nnd collapsed
the champion's muchiue is laid up for
repairs.
Hunting Bank Bandit.
CANANDAIOUA, N. Y., March 14
Armed posses today are searching
for men who lusl night dynamited the
bunk at Kushvillc, near here, and cs
caped with $50,000. Details of the
robbery hnvo not been received.
GOULD WILL
KEEPJOMROl
Slato Announced In February
Smashed in Four Places but Rock
efeller and Ktilin, Loch Hold is
Shown In Election.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Mnrch 11.
George J. Gould will retain control
of tho Missouri Pacific railway, al
though the slato of directors an
nounced in February by Gould,
Rockefeller and Kuhii, Loob nnd
company wns broken In four places
nt tho directorate election todny.
S. F. Pryor and S. O. S. Clarke,
retained their places although Gould
had announced that thoy would be
di'opped. K. 1). Pryor, vlco president
of tho Wuhnsh road, succeeds J. J.
Sloeuui who represented the Sngo in
torostB. It. Lancaster Williams, pre
senting Frank Gould's minority was
elected to the board.
The election was hold In tho pri
vate office of First Vlco President
Clarke. Tho polls wero open three
hours In accord with the Missouri
stato law.
O. L. Garrison, nominated George
Gould. Frank (latos, Cornollus Van
dorbllt nnd 10. T. Joffery; Paul War
burg, representing Kulin, Loob and
company, nominated Kdwln Gould
and Klugdou Gould; I'M gar Marston
of the Blair company nnd JO. D.
Adams, representing tho Deutsche
bank, nominated 10. H. Pryor, S. F.
Pryor and H. O. S. Clarke.
George Gould Intended to lenvo
ono vacancy to bo filled by tho now
president, but Williams announced
tils own candidacy and product
enough proxies to oloct himself, thus
filling the last place on tho board.
PLAGUE QUARANTINE
ESTABLISHED AT HAWAII
HONOLULU, Mnrch II. Stenm
sliip nnd shipping companies hero
aro in possession today of uolit'iou
tion by I'niled State qiiuruutiuo of
ficials (but a quarantine would ho
imposed upon nil vonsuls arriving or
clearing from here heuauso of plaguu
conditions nn tho Orient. The Pa
cific Mail Liner Mongolia, from Yo
kohama, was tho first vessel to be
subject to tho inspection.
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Attorney A. E. Reams Employed lo
Ascertain Legality of Proposed
Procedure Under Initiative Amend
ment Passed by People.
NO IMPERATIVE NECESSITY
FOR AN ENABLING ACT
Good Roads Advocates Enthusiastic
Over Prospects of Good
Highways.
Tho county court has tnken immo
diute notion on tho mutter of deter
mining whether tho county can issuo
bonds for tho purpose of improving
its highwnys, us stated by Attorney
General Crawford in ir recxyit. inter
view, by requesting A. K. Renmts
who milks nmong the forenioit con
stitutional lawyers in the state, to
delermino for them whether It bo pos
sible to muko such an issue or not
under theiuitiutive law passed by tho
people at the last go mini I election. It
wns thought for u time that tho new
law could not he nctod undor without
nn enabling act by the legislatuuro
but Attorney General Crawford has
given out nn opinion to the contrary
and in order to determine .iustwh.il
Juckson county can do in regard to
the mutter Mr. Hcnmes -bus been
usked for his opinion nnd ndvice as
to the host manner in wliich to pro
ceed. "From u casual reading," stilted
Mr. Hcnmes Tuosduy . morning, "I
have failed to find nny imperative
"necessity for the legislulitro to puss
an oiudilin; not, although such an net
would delermino tho course of" pro
cedure definitely. Hut until I givo
tho matter considerable moro atten
tion I cannot stute positively that the
county can proceed.
"However ns far as I have gone T
liavo not found a single mutter which
will prevent the county culling an
olection nnd voting bonds for road
purposes. will definitely decide tho
mutter within the next fow duys."
Good roads enthusiasts in this
county were greatly pleased to learn
of tho opinion of the attorney gen
eral to the effect that an enabling
net wns not necessary. People of
Jackson county ns a unit favor, the
expenditure of much money op. high
ways nnd should a way be found to
issuo thu bonds thoy will probably
enrry by a lnrgo majority.
W0LGAST AND MEMsic
TO FIGHT ON FRIDAY
LOS ANGKLKS. Cab, March M- "
Ad Wolgust, lightweight champion,
nnd George Meinmsic, challenger for
the title, are fast rounding into slumo
for their 'JO round bout nt Vernon
Arena next Friday afternoon, and
their trailing quarters are daily visit
ed by thousands of fans. The men
nre within a fow pounds of the sti
pulated weight, i:Cl ringside.
STEER MARKEfTflKES
DROP OF HALF DOLLAR
PORTLAND, March II. Kocoipis
for the week hnvo buuti 2JK4 t title;
KI8 calves; KI'JO hogv, OB-'fi ahuvp;
41 horses. '
The steer markef broke n full half
dollar on the week uud Imyors wore
reluctant to take hold. Tho lingo
puckers counting on conditions (but
formerly applied liuvu bought rather
liberally uud their feed lets are ti.oro
or loss heavy with on (tie. Tho cow
market did not suffer us inuuh of. a
deeliuo us Hie steer murkot but may
ho counted us having lost a quarter.
Good calves sold up to the full vuluo
of tho week previous,
Tho hog market remained about
steady; tiie larger part of ilio eup
plies was iniulu up of shipments from
tho Missouri ltiver.
Thoro was not much of a stay ju
the sheop markot. A lot of heavy
owes that woro rough sold at.$S.il.'iv-
Thoro wns uu attraotivu deinupd
for good horsuB, Draftoiy luivijig
weight nnd qunlity sold from JiU.Qu.(J0,
Delivery horses sold nt $325,40 for
a team.
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