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Medtord MUl Tribune
CLEARINGS
Hank clearings today wero
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FORTIETH YEAR.
MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1911.
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ARBITRATION
FAVORED BY
!
England's Naval Expert States That
America and Great Britain Should
Combine to Keep the Peace Among
All Nations.
RACE FOR ARMAMENT
THREATENS BANKRUPTCY
Early War Only Alternative Ameri
ca Should Take Initiative
for Peace Pact.
LONDON, Mnrch 35. For the first
timu in two years Lord Admiral
Beresford England's naval expert
consented to discuss the relations rl
the- United States and Great Britain
(By Lord Admiral Bercsford.)
Speaking at the Pilgrim's dinner
at New York in August, 1901), I de
clared in favor of an urhitration
treaty between England and the Unit
ed States and including all question
in dispute. I believed then, and 1
believe now that such a treaty would
insure the world's peace and ultimate
disarmament.
If America and England agreed to
use their influence Jo keep the ponce
it is hard to conceive any nation
attempting war with such mi agree
ment. The international i'aco for ar
mnmeut will inevitably result in uni
versal bankruptcy or early war.
There can bo no other outcome.
America must take theinitiative
England is the world's most vulnera
ble nation, because seizure of hor
trade routes in the event of wai
would cripple hor desperately within
a week. To England war Is a matter
of life and death, while to other pow
ers, it is merely inconvenient. There
fore Englnnd must mnintnin the lend
in armament at any sacrifice.
But America is invulnerable and
able to take tho lend in establishing
universal arbitration. f unable to
establish tho peace principle unaided
America could easily succeed with
England's co-operation. Wars ol
aggrandizement arc easier to prevent
than wars where honor is involved,
but even tho latter would bo prevent
able if tho disputants knew that it
would bo made more difficult foi
them to fight.
For instance, America and Eng
land, practically tho controllers of
tho world's markets, could make im.
po.ssiblo tho conduct of a prolonged
struggle by any other two nntions
This control, bncked by tho combined
fleets of tho two countries, would
render war impossible.
That is why I want America to
take the firts step. I think Kngland
would follow. If thendniinibtrutions
of tho two nations will not act let
the two great Anglo-Saxon families
move spontaneously.
FOR BRAVE SOLDIERS
SAN' DIEGO, Cab, March 15.
Typhoid vaccination Is now woll un
der way with the soldiers of tho pro
visional brigade stationed at San
Diego. Not one case in 100,000 has
occurred after vaccination, It is de
clared. Three applications of tho
scrum aro necessary, ton days apart,
In order to guarantco good results.
Unlike tho vaccine for smallpox, tho
typhoid vacclno has no appreciable
of feet. It leaves no sores and there
is small danger from blood poisoning
whero ordinary precautions aro tak
en. Officers and men over 45 years
of ago are not compelled to submit
to tho vaccination, the mattor being
optional with them, as they aro con
sidorod reasonably safo from the dls
oase, Wisconsin Lumber Mill Fire.
MILWAUKEE, Wis., March 15.
Fire today destroyed the entire stoqk
of the M. Hill Lumber company lieu1,
foiixiiming JjOOO.OOO feet of lumber
The flmnoa for a time threntenoJ
Monoiniuoe valley, i manufacturing
suburb. Fireman Frank Clark was
4li...u.ft. Trnni a Iti.lilit siwl rimifiliA.I
PRO
VACCINATION
Hi- du-d on the way to (he hospital I
RUSSIA THREATENS
CHINA WITH WAR
IN AN ULTIMATUM
ST. PETERSBURG. March
"" 15, Unless Chijia shall reply
to Russia's mandatory note
"" within 10 days the foreign of ""
" fice will cens6 negotiations
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"" the war office, according to
nf'fif.ml nmintiimnttintif f.wlfiv t
"" It is understood that the pro- ""
posed military demonstration "
" against China will ho pushed ""
vigorously. Secret reports in- "
dicnto great military prepara- "
"" tions in China. Russia's ulti-
" matum was handed to the Chi- ""
" nese impcrinl council today. ""
"" It is reported Hint Japan is "
advising China to yield to "
' thn T?iifcminn iloiimiiflu t
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INSURGENTS GO
FORTH TO FIGDT
Garrison at Mexicali Slips Out of
Town and Heads Toward Picachos
Pass Where Battle is Momentarily
Expected.
MEXICALI, Mexico, March 15.
Without divulging their destination,
Generals Uerthold and Leyva, with
tho greater part of the Insurgent gar
rison Ht Mexicali slipped out of town
this morning and headed toward Pi
cachos PaBS.
Tho arrival last night of couriers
from tho revolutionary junta Is be
lieved to have been responsible, ns
preparations to move wore started
immediately afterward.
Captain McDonald and flfteon men
wcro left behind to hold the tranches
at Mexicali.
Immediately after tho Insurrecto
force started, the United States sold
iers at Caloxlco began throwing
breastworks along the lino, lending
an air of mystery to the whole af
fair. It was generally believed that
a battle near Picachos Pass was ex
pected.
MANY SAVE COIN
IN PAYING TAXES
Sheriff's Office Swamped by Taxpay
ers Who Save Three Per Cent of
Amount Due by Paying Today
Have Until the First to Pay Up.
Banks throughout tho county and
tho sheriff's offlco wero crowded to
day by tnx payors eager to save tho
three per cent allowed by law for
taxes paid beforo tonight. Taxes do
not become delinquent until April 1,
after which a penalty of 10 per cont
attachos. But all who pay before
tonight save three por cont. Tho first
half of the 1911 taxes aro due now,
Tho sheriff's offlco today was
crowded. A large number of farm
ers called and paid taxes while the
telophono was kept busy informing
residents throughout tho county the
amount due.
Only a small number of tax payers
havo failed to toko advantage of tho
refund for early payment.
NEW BASEBALL
SUITS ARRIVE
Medford Team Will Sport the Apple
and the Pear on Uniforms for
Coming Year Aro Gray in Color
..Suits Are Natty.
The new uniforms of tho Medford
basoball toam have arrived and sport
the apple and the poar. The uniforms
are grey In color and upon the right
hroast is a large rod apple while- up
on the loft Is a huge yollow pear. The
suits are grey in color and are "some
nifty."
The suit are on exhibition in a
local sporting goods store and are at
tracting much attention.
TESTIMONY OE
WOMAN AID
TO MCLALLEN
Miss Speiclier Testifies in Roseburg
Tragedy That Mahan Made First
Move After Boasting That He
Would Kill His Rival in Love.
DEFENDANT ESTABLISHES
PLEA OF SELF DEFENSE
All Parties Were Divorcees Jury
Likely to Clear Accused Man
Is Composed of Farmers.
nOS13BUIta, Ore., March 15. The
testimony of Miss Lillian Spolcher be
fore the coroner's jury that B. A.
Mahan, who fatally shot by Roy Mc
Clallen late Monday night had boast
ed that he would kill McClallen is
todny considered of vital Importances
by District Attorney Brown.
Mlss Speiclier Testifies.
That Mahan threatened to kill Mc
Clnllon becauso ho kept company
with Miss Spolchor was the testimony
of the woman boforo tho coroner'u
Jury. Incidental to her evidence,
District Attorney Brown read two
letters written by Mahan to Miss
Spolcher in which Mahan declared
his love for the woman and referred
to McClallen in base terniB. Most
Important, however, of all points
brough out while- Miss Speiclier was
on the witness stand was that Mahan,
himself, ushered in tho tragedy by
moving his right hand toward his hip
pocket as If to draw the pistol rest
ing there, after McCIellen had
warned him not to ndvance further.
Replying to n point blank question
put by Brown, Miss Spolcher denied
that she and Malum wero ever en
gaged to be married. "I quit Ma
han's employ last November," said
tho witness, "when ho returned from
Portland and accused mo of wrqng
doing. Then ho threatened to kill
McCinllon If I kept company with
him. I immediately notified Mr.
McClollon by note of his danger, and
Mr. McClolleu, nftor that, carried a
pistol when wo wero together."
Kays Malum Made First Move.
Bringing her story to bear directly
on tho shooting, Miss Spolcher gavo
testimony decidedly favorablo to
McClollon. After reciting tho 'visit
homo with him thnt Mahan stopped
to the theater with McClallen, sho
said that while Bho was on hor way
In front of them at tho placo whero
the killing occurred.
"Mahan advanced toward us nnd
plnced his right hand on his hip
pocket, at tho samo time muttering
something that I did not under
stand," said Miss Spolcher. "Mr.
McCIellen pushed me to one side and
said to Mahan stop, don't como a
stop further.' Mahan did not stop
and Mr. Clallen fired nt him. At
the first shot I hurried down tho
street, dazed, and saw no moro."
STOCK MARKET ACTIVE
BUT TONE IRREGULAR
NEW YORK, March 15. Today's
stock market opened nctivo and al
though gains wero In the majority,
tho tone was irregular. Westlnghouse
Electric gained 1 1-. Illinois Central
and Canadian Pacific 3-4, Missouri
Pacific and Southern Railway 1-2.
Amalgamated Copper and Atchison
lost 3-8.
The market closed strong.
Bonds wero steady.
SCORES OF FRIENDS AT
MISS PICKENS FUNERAL
Scores of friends nttendod tho fu
neral faervicoi? over tho remains of
Miss Dorothy Pickens who was laid
nt ret in the Jacksonville cemetery
Tuesday afternoon. Simple word of
Comfort wero spoken to the sorrow
ing renltives and friends by Rov. Bol
kuup of the eMthodist church nt tho
home, after which the funeral cortOKO
made its way through tho valley to
the beautiful Jacksonville burying
ground.
The floral offerings ware vory
beautiful ni)d wore sent in grunt pio
fusion. The oueket was literally
huriod beneath u mass of carnations.
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SCORES OF LIVES
LOST NEAR REGGIO
BY WATERSPOUT
HOME, March 15. A wat
erspout in tho Strait of Mes
sina deluged the const near
Ileggio and inflicted enor
mous proporty damage and a
reported heavy los of Ifie, ac
cording to dispatches received
here this evening.
The greatest damngo was at
Ouarnieri, where, it is stated,
scores of persons were killed
or injured. The collapse of
the Ounrniori marble works
buried 150 persons in its
ruins.
MAKES $5 BET
ON JAP WAR
Gold Hill Prophet Wagers That
America and Japan Will Begin Life
and Death Struggle by Midnight
Friday. ,
GOLD HILL, March 15. To show
good faith in his. assertions of Japanese-American
war, II. W. Dlko
mnu, Japanese war projihet of tho
Gold Hill News, bos mndo a $5 bet
with Ralph Darling thnt war will bo
declared by midnight Friday between
Japan nnd America.
For somo tlmo, Mr. Dlkcmnn has
predlctod war. Ho has predicted tho
capture of Gold Hill nnd in other
ways shown himself a faithful fol
lower of Hobson.
mm talks
10 GRANTS-PASS
President of Local Commercial Club
Addresses Booster Meeting in
Neighboring City and Praises
Them for Enterprise.
President Colvlg of tho Medford
Comorclnl club has returned from a
visit in Grants Pass whoro ho appear
ed before tho residents of that city
gathered in a boostor meeting and
addressed thorn on progress. Mr.
Colvlg states that the meeting was
most enthusiastic and that Grants
Pass Is making great strides toward
becoming an important city. Tho
Judge, in his address, praised thorn
for tholr enterprise.
"Grants Pass Is waking up nnd is
playing real ball," states tho Judge.
"Thoy sny they will bo tho important
city in Southern Oregon and I told
thorn that Medford wolcomod somo
real competition for tho placo. The
city Is Btrlrrlng itsolf mightily and
is coming to tho front."
INSURGENT WOUNDED
ARE KILLED BY TROOPS
EL PASO, Texas, March 15. -Tales
of tho cruelty of Diaz's sol
diers to tho rebel wounded continue
io arrive at tho headquarters hero
of tho insurrecto junta. It is report
ed that u suspected federal spy cap
tured by General Blanco's men and
held for examination by Madero said
that General Navarro, federal com
mander, ordered ut men not to take
any prisoners.
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FIVE YEAR OLD CHILD
FOUND MURDERED
.
PORTLAND, Or., March 15.
"" Sent by her mother to u
"" butchor shop yesterday tho
body of little Haibara Ihdtz- 4
" man, aged 8, was found in a
room of a lodging house at
107 liussoU street today by
Mrs. Bortlia Nelson who runs
tho place. She had previous-
"" ly rented the room to a man
" who appeared to be a laborer. ""
"" When Mrs. NeKon threw back ""
the oovoringh of the bod this
" morning sho found the body of ""
the little girl lying in a posi-
"" Hon which indicated that sho
h'ad died in keenest ugouy.
EIGHT BAYS
TO MOBILIZE
0 N
Length of Time Required to Get Into
Action Made Apparent by Arrival
of Forces at San Antonio Camping
Ground.
SUSPENSION OF PERSONAL
GUARANTEES TOMORROW
Regiments to Be Scattered at Points
Along the Rio Grande Maps
of Mexico in Demand.
SAN ANTONIO, Toxns, Mnrch 15.
Eight and a half days after tho
order for .tho mobilization of Ameri
can troops wns Issued from Wash
ington, the first ontlro division wns
completed nnd encamped today. Tho
arrival of the Ninth Cavalry nnd tho
Fourth Field Artillery complotod tho
division. Recruits to fill out skele
ton companies to tholr full wnr
strength are still pouring into tho
enmp.
Tho suspension of personal guar
antees under tho Mexican constitu
tion becomes offectivo tomorrow. Tho
iusurrcctos havo served notice thnu
thoy are ready to bring- reprisals the
lustanco the Diaz government en
forces tho penalties threatoiiod and
which mean vlrtunlly martial law. It
Is believed that bloodshod and rlot
in In Northern Mexico will follow,
and thnt foreign interests may bo
endangered.
It is roported hero today that Gen
oral Carter Is proparlng to movo tho
ontlro division for points along the
Rio Grando during tho week. Tho
may departmont nt Washington, It Is
said, hero Is bulsly engaged In pro
paring mllitnry mnps of Northorn
Mexico. It Is beliovod that tho war
department Is preparing to rush rand
maps of Northern Moxlco to Gonoral
Cartor.
The 17th Infantry tpok tho field
this afternoon In tho First Regimen
tal drill of tho "military manouvors"
bore.
Makes Final Proof.
Dnvld C. Avery of Gold Hill ap
peared beforo United States laud com
mission Canon Wednesday and niado
final proof on his homestead nenr
Gold Hill.
L NAME CITY
ENGINEER TODAY
Council Will Meet This Afternoon to
Discuss New Appointment No In
timation Given as to Identity of
New Man.
The city council will moot in spu
cial session this afternoon for the
purpose of confirming tho appoint
ment of a city engineer to succeed
Harry E. Foster, resigned, Tho
mayor wil submit one of two names
for an informal discussion in order
to determine which is most desirublo
to tho councilmen.
Other routino mutters will be con
sidered by tho council nnd in nil
probability theiuorease in salary for
Assistant City Troasuror Samuels
will bo grunted. Troasuror Jacobs
bus recommended thnt Mr. Samuels
be paid $100 u mouth instead of $7"
us nt prchout.
PORTLAND. Or., Mnrch J."i. As
sorting that they intended to go to
Scuttle "to see a friend 'sail for the
orient," 10 Jupnnehe employed by
the .Monarch Lumber uoiupnny today
quit work and demundod their wages
It is roported that Japanese employed
in eastern Oregon are (putting their
positions uuoMteuutiously nnd leav
ing for oitios near the C'Hiindiau bor
der. Thoy ascribe no reasons for
their sudilsu leave taking, hut dony
thut the reuvul press reports eon
doming alleged Jnpuuoso nativity in
Mexico hits anything to do with llioir
actions.
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LOS ANGELES TIMES
BUILDING BLOWN UP
SAYS CORONER'S JURY
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LOS ANQKLKS, March 15.
After nearly six months' do- ""
liberation, tho col-oner's jury ""
investigating tho explosion "
"" thnt wrecked the Times print- "
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' wpi'n nvniiitiiiwl. 'I'lio (Villuif. ""
ing verdict was returned:
"Tlii Timou liiiililiiirr umiq ilx- '
stroyed nnd n large number "
T n( flu. ntmiliivn fciltiwl Kv 1111 '
" explosion followed by fire,
suid explosion being caused by "
high explosives other thnn il- "
lumiunting gas, placed there "
hy n party or parties un- "
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COL. ROOSEVELT
SEESJl PASO
Spends Three Hours Whirling About
Border Town Is Escorted to Albu
querque by Delegation of Formet
Rough Riders.
EL PASO, Texas, March 15.
Leuviug behind him nil questions ol
insurrection, Justus, mobilization and
army maneuvers, Colonel Theodon
Roosevelt loft for Albuquerque to
day after a busy three hours whirl
"seeing El Paso."
"oUosovolt arrived at 7:40 o'clocl
this morning and attended a break
fast at tho St. Regis hotel, nt whicl.
theindividuul pinto was $.'). lie then
automobiled through the city nut
spoke nt Cleveland square at L
o'clock.
A delegation of format' rough rid
ers escorted tho colonol to Albu
querque, attended by 100 of tho ex
troopers. Mrs. Hoosoyolt nnd Mist
Ethel aro nt Albuquerque nnd wil
join tho colonel who will leave foi
Arizona lute tonicht.
Speaking nt tho breakfast tender
ed him nt tho Hotel St. Regis, Col
onol RooBovolt referred briefly to the
Mexican situation, but made no re
ference to tho mobilization of troops
ou tho Toxns border. Ho said that
United States wanted to sco Moxlco
a peaceful and prosperous nation,
based on foundations of justlco nnd
ludopeudenco. During breakfast
Mexican consul Romolln dellovorod to
the former president a congrntulatorj
message from President Diaz.
RAILROADS FINED
FOR
Illegal Practices Costs New York
Central Thirty-five Thousand and
Pennsylvania Twenty Thousand
Standard Oil Benefited.
BUFFALO, N. Y., .March fl.- -The
New York Central Railroad com
pany was fined .$115,00 todny nnd the
Pennsylvania railroad .$'20,000 in the
United States district ccuit here, uf
tor tho roads had pleaded guilty to
ehargos of rebating. Tho case in
volved tho Standard Oil company h
connection with a shipment of oil
four years ago from Oleau, N. Y.
to Hollows Fulls, Vermont, The
Standard already has been fined .$20,
000 for hiiMug incepted the rebate.
BOTTOM FALLS OUT OF
The bottom has tulleii nut of biiMi-
noHu in (ho police court. During the
putit month there has boon nothing
whatever stirring in police court cir-
olus nnd Mayor Canon in wondering
where the. (rouble lies.
So peaceful bus been the city thnt
only $2.') va oclluetod via the polioo
station in February jipd this month
gives promise of still emnllur receipts,
The few eases thnt have como up
have been stale cases.
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POLICE COURT BUSINESS
AMERICA IS
JAP MENACE
ON PACIFIC
German Strategist Declares Philip
pines Threaten Ambitions of Brown
Men Who Aro Preparing for an
Aggressive War of Conquest.
SIXTY THOUSAND VETERANS
IN SANDWICH ISLANDS
Guam, Samoa and Other American
Possessions Scheduled for
Seizure.
BERLIN, March 15. Count Er
nest von Rovoutlow, tho most noted
strategist and military writer in Gor
mnny, declared today thnt tho
"American naval base constructed i.n
the Philippines is an intolerable men
ace to Jajian. Supremacy in the
waters of tho far cast is necessary
to tho life of Japan, and, realizing
this, her statesmen are planning to
striko soon."
Count von Itevontlow furnished tho
United Press todny with ndvnnce
proofs of his carefully prepared es
say on Japanese-American relations.
The summing up of his argument is
aa follows;
laps Plan for War.
"It is not denied, even, by tho
skoptical, that Japan is preparing
for an aggressive war with tho Unit
od States. Tho main object of tho
Hussiuu wnr wns not tho'unuoxntiou
of territory, but to prevent tho per
manent occupation by Russia of
Korea, Kwau Tung and Port Arthur,
"Leading Jupnncsc statesmen .are
convinced that Japan ns n great
power cannot exist unless she id nn
vally supremo hi the Pncific. She
must continue to command tho Chi
nese market. America is her rival
there nnd I ho Panama canal has for
ono of its main objects tho conquest
of Chinese markets and tho creation
of a shorter route of commuuicution
between the American Atlantic ports
and the const of China.
St'l.nro of IhIiuiiIs.
"Tho Japanese conquest plans pro
vide for the seizure of tho Philip
pines, Hawaii, the United States pos
sessions in Samoa and the island of
Oiiiuii. Thus Japan would create a
pormnucnt and uuultorublo udvuii
Ingo for herself. Tho most powerful
American Heel conceivable would be
helpless in such un immense urea of
operation ns tho Pacific ocean with
out ndvnnce buses so thnt capture of
those bases by Japan would render
that country undisputed mistress of
Hie Pacific."
"There can be no doubt but that
'apnn Is now in a poHttion to boIzo
these iHlunds, becauso either thoy aro
unfortified or Insufficiently fortified,
mid tho sufficient protection of tho
American fleet la Impossible, Tho
sudden seizure of theso islands is
neither Impossible for Improbable, It
must bo remembered that tho tinio Is
rapidly approaching whon Japan will
bo compelled to defond hor political
and commercial condition under less
favorable circumstances, and so that
ronson operates In favor of tho ear
liest possible seizure of America's
Pacific possessions. Thnt Amorlcnn
officials rcallzo this is shown by their
fovorlsh haste to fortify the Panama
Canal,
Seek Naval llase.
"A significant sldo light on Japun'tf
attitude toward tho uso of the Phili
ppines us a naval bnso Is afforded by
tho fact that a lurge floating dry
dock, convoyed to Olougapo under
difficulties dovolopod a leak In n most
Inoxpllciblu manner and sank. This
and many circumstances kept quiet
show that Japan Is almost ready to
deprive tho United States of her
naval baso boforo tho American fleet
grows to such an extent that Its sup
eriority over tho Jnpnnoso navy would
bo overwhelming."
Want Parcels Post.
SACRAMENTO, Cnl., Miuoh 15.
Tho California Stato Iletnil Hardware
asoointiou, which opened its tenth
annual convention lioro today, is
fighting tho pasugo of the parcels
post clause in tho proposed now pos
tal law. United States Senator Per
kins was asked to fight tho proposed
law.
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