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Medford
Tribune
WEATHER
Fair today.
FORTIETH YEAR.
TWENTY-TWO PAGES.
MEDEORD, OREGON", SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 1911.
IN THREE SECTIONS
No. 308.
MAIL
FIRST i
SECTION
H
ARMY READY
FOR WAR AT
ANY SEASON
Admitted That Object of tho Work of
the General Staff is to Be Pre
pared for Any Emergency at
Short Notice.
ADDITIONAL TROOPS SEAT
TO ISLANDS IN PACIFIC
Two Batallions of Artillery for Pearl
Harbor Supplies for
Phillippines.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 18.
Absolute rendiness for war, siu.'h
as this country lias never before
known, was admitted tonight, the
immediate object of the work of the
general staff of tho army, which
today was shown to extend to the
strengthening of the island forces
in tho Pacific. Heavy orders were
placed today for food supplies and
ammunition, to be transported is
soon as possible to the Philippines
and Hawaiian islands, which will be
strengthened immediately by addit
ional troops.
All movements point toward a pre
paredness to face a possible attack
from the Japanese, which culminative
evidence- this week indicates, despite
official denials, may follow as swift
developments apparently impending
the invasion of Mexico.
The war department today official
ly announced that two battalions of
tho Second Infantry, from Fort
Thomas, Kentncky,a7o now en ruote
to San Francisco, whence they will
sail for Honolulu next Tuesday to
strengthen the defenses of Hnwali
The third battalou of the Second
Regiment, which is now at Fort Hus
sell will sail for llonlulu in Juno.'
That the defenses of Pearl Harbor
in Hawaii aro insufficiently manned
at present wns- admitted by artillery
officers. It was stated that in all
probability the war department would
soon issue orders for the dispatch of
additional nrtillery companies to the
islands.
"The move to increase the forces
in Hawaii comes at a time when it is
regarded as particularly significant,"
That tho defenses of Pearl Har
bor in Hawaii are iiiMiffioncently
manned at present was admitted by
artillery officers. It was stated
that in all probability the war de
partment would soon issuo orders
for tho dispatch of additional artil
lery companies to tiio islands.
"The move to increase the forces
in Hawaii comes at a time when it
is regardod as particularly signifi
cant," said one officer, "However at
the time General Harry relinquished
command of tho department of Cali
fornia in which Hawaii is included
the war department decided to make
a separate department of Hawaii and
establish a brigade there. The pres
ent movement of troops is in line
with that plan. Thoro has been no
unusual transfer of troops to the
Philippines."
The tip is prevalent that 12,000
men would bo sent to Hawaii within
n few months. The second infantry
received public orders to proceed io
tho Toxas mobilization. That tho
were to rush to San Francisco by n
round nbout course was not revealed.
The Fifth Cavalry will leave next
week for Honolulu on the Transport
Crook. This would make a nominal
brigade in Hawaii.
Tho departure of Colonel John A.
Kiddle, artillery chief of tho depart
ment of California, for Honolouiu
last week is believed to have been
in connection with fortifications .it
Peail Harbor. It was rumored that
nre artillery at tho island fortross nl
roady has begun the work of mining
tho harbor.
COTTON KING SULLY
SUES FOR DAMAGES
WASHINGTON, I). C, March 18.
7 Alleging a conspiracy existed Io
injure his name and reputation,
Daniel J. Sully, the "cotton king,"
this nttemoun filed suit against Julia
Hays Hammond, Hammond's son
Harris and five other cotton men of
Ainerien and England for $1,500,000
damages.
PACIFIC ISLES
OUR ONLY LOSS
General Miles Says Japan Could
Easily Capture Isolated Provinces
But Success Would End There
Further Aggression Not Effective
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 18.
That Jnpan could easily tako posses
sion of tho Pacific Islands, under the
existing conditions was the opinion
of General Miles, U. S. A., retired.
Discussing Count von Iteventlow'a
artlclo given to the United Press,
General Miles declared ho believed
there would be no war with Japan.
"But," ho added, "you novor can
tell. There Is no earthly reason why
Japan should go to war with America.
However, If they should clash, the
Pacific Islands would quickly suc
cumb to the attack. In three or four
weeks the United States could put
3,000,000 men, properly equipped and
well officered, Into the field. This Is
sufficient argument that Japanese
aggression beyond tho islands would
not bo effective."
WOMAN HAS
NARROW ESCAPE
Man Shooting at Target Comes Near
Hitting Woman Is Arrested for
Discharging Fire Arm Within City
Limits Has Confab Willi Brooks.
Considerable excitement was caus
ed on West Eleventh street Saturday
morning, when Mrs. ZIpps was nar
rowly missed by tho bullet from a
revolver fired by John Cavaslan, a
Swiss, who waB target shooting. A
report to tho police brought tho of
ficers, who placed tho Indiscreet man
under arrest charged with discharg
ing firearms within the city limits.
Cavasln was practicing with his re
volver and evidently did not notice
Mrs. KIpps. Tho ballot narrowly
missed her head.
When tho offender was placed In
the city Jail he had a great tlmo con
versing with B. S. Brooks, held for
Insanity, who Is a fellow country
man. From appearances, thoy had
an oxclted Italian backed off tho
boards In point of gesticulation dur
ing the heated parts of their confab.
SAYS THIS CITY
T OF ALL
Frank Walters Returns After Exten
sive Tour and States That Med
ford is the Queen City of Them all
Many Tour Australia.
Frank Waltors, tenor, who is well
know in Medford theater goerse is
again in tho city after being -absent
tor tho past eighteen months and
is glad to get back to what he terms
"God's own country."
Since Mr. Walters left Medford he
has traveled on cloven different
thentrocila circuits and .has covered
fifteen stnaes. Not in not a single
instance did he find a town tliut
equals Medford.
"Medford boats them all," states
Mr. Walters. "Never did I see its
equal although I visited hundreds of
oities nnd covered fifteen states.
Hero is a loud that U indeed for
tunate in point of climate, citizenship
and natural resources.
ROOSEVELT DEDICATES
BIG IRRiGATIAN DAM
PHOENIX, Ariz., March 18.
Oreetod by thousands of admirers
who linod the streets for block
around the railroad fetation, Colonel
Tlioodore Roosevelt arrived here to
day on route to the town of Kon
volt, where he will dedioate tho dam
bearing his name. Tho journey from
Grand (.'nnjuu was without incident.
TEN THOUSAND
L
E
Eastern Ohio and Pittsburg Districts
Affected Workmen Remove Tools
and Will Not Return to Work Until
Tascarawa Strike is Settled.
TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND
WAGES ARE LOST WEEKLY
Board Votes the Expense of a Million
Dollars if Necessary to Carry
on Strike.
WHEELING, W. Va., March IS.
Obeying the ordors of National Pres
ident Lewis, 10,000 miners tonight
In eastern Ohio and Pittsburg dis
tricts removed tools from the coal
mines and will noto return to work
until tho mine- operators of Tusca
rawa fields, settle the strike started
a year ago, when the companies re
pudiated tho Cincinnati agreement
and closed tho mines.
Many strikers, not sympathizing
with tho strike, haven't a grievance,
but aro loyal to the union. Some op
erators threaten to close tho mines
and not recognize the unions here
after. Tho strike was called by tho na
tional minors' board because tho op
erators here filled ordors for their
Tuscarawa mines with coal mined
here.
Tho miners lost $200,000 In wages
weekly. The board votod to expend
a million dollars If necessary to car
ry on tho strike.
"HELL0"C0'S.SJSS
ONEJNOTHER
Griffen Creek Lines In Spirited Meet
ingEach Charge the Other With
Bad Faith But Matter is Being
Adjusted.
Tho Griffin Creek Telephone com
panies, known as Co. No. 1 and Co.
No. 2, met in spirited mooting at the
Griffon Creek schoolhouso last
Thursday night. Tho fanners of tho
latter company charged Co, No. 1
with not fulfilling Its coritract with
them, Four years ago Co. No. 1 of
fered to build and keep In repair tho
tolephono lino of Co. No. 1 for the
feo of ?2 a year por phono. (Tho
duos paid by Company No. 2 havo
provon Insufficient to meet tho ex
penses of keeping tho lines of Com
pany No. 2 In repair by a wldo mar
gin, but the pioneer company has
continued to fulfill its end of tho
contract without protest until tho
last few months. Then, discouraged
by Inability to find n lineman willing
to tako the position, both lines of
Company No. 1 and Company No. 2
havo been allowed to remain out of
commission for long Intervals of
tlmo.
Tho-meetlng at tho schoolhouso do
volopod Into a very warm ono. Polk
Hull, president of Company No. 2,
called the meeting to order, had Sec
rotary It. n. Wilson read tho contract
and then requested an explanation
from tho members of Company No. 1,
who had ventured to tho mooting,
charging thorn with, breaking con
tract. Counter charges were mado by
W. J. McFcrson and J. WIlRon of
Company No, 1, claiming that Com
pany No. 2 were delinquent In tholr
dues. Declaring further that tho
present arrangement was unsatisfac
tory, as it had been a source of ox
penso to his company and had not
brought efficient service to olthor,
Mr. Wilson proposod that Company
No. 2 buy a half intorost In tho polos
and other apparatus and becomo
Jointly responsible for tholr upkoop.
Prealdont Polk Hull of Company No.
1, howovor, rofusod to consider tho
offer, saying that his company wbh
well ploasod with the bargain that
thoy had mado and would bo satis
fled with nothing olso than a strict
compllauco with tho contract on tho
part of Company No. 1, Upon tho
condition that the telophono wires
A
MINERS
N
REBELS HANG
FEDERAL SPIES
Garrison at Mcxicali Executes Two
Mexicans Supposed to Be Implicat
edCaptured Near Border Line
and Arc Shot.
MEXICALI, Mex., March IS. Un
der cover of darkness, tho firing
squad of the rebel gprrlson hero at
midnight executed two Mexicans sup
poseu to bo reueral spies, It was
learned today.
The men were stood up against tho
.stone wnll of the old Superfacto
Mansion nnd shot, Their bodies woro
left lying where they fell until at
daylight a detail picked them up and
burled them In the field across tho
way.
Ono man was Fellp Rlos. The
other's namo is unknown.
Tho two woro cantured bv rebel
ouvfiosts near tho border abovo Mexi
can. Papers rolatlvo to a shlpmont
of arms to tho federalists In Mexico
wero found on Rlos.
POLICE RAID
HOBOES' CAMP
Evidence Found Showing Where Med
ford Chickens Have Been Going-
Camp Broken Up and Mean Told
to Hit the Ties.
Tho local police forco Saturday
raided tho hoboes' camp on Dear
creek and after destroying tho rough
domiciles of th eweary Willies ran
tho men out of town. No less than
a dozen knights' bf tho road woro
given hurry up orders and hit tho
ties.
From tho great quantity of feath
ers found in the camp it Is believed
that the hoboes aro responsible for
the chickens which havo been miss
ing from Medford rooBts during tho
past week, which has been a subject
of dally comment.
VEHICLES MUST
KEEPJO RIGHT
City Authorities to Draw New Or
dinance to Regulate Traffic on
Main Street in Order to Prevent
Danger to Residents.
In order to reduce tho possibility
of accidents on Main street the city
dads will in the near future draw an
ordinance to supplant the present
ono which covers automobiles only
which will provide that penalties for
failure to observe- the rules of the
road at all times. Every vehicle
must keep on the right side of the
street and must make corners on tho
outside i nordor to prevent colisioiiH.
Tho drafting of tho new ordinance
will be in keeping with the ordors of
the chief of police to the patrolmen
Friday to see that all rules of the
road wero enforced.
PAINTER FALLS AND
BREAKS THREE RIBS
P. J. Halley, a painter, whlfo work
ing on the rosldenco of A. M. Wood
ford late Friday afternoon, fell and
fractured three ribs. Tho Injured
man was at once moved to tho hospi
tal and givon modlcal attention.
Mr. Halloy was at work near tho
eaves when tho laddor on which ho
was a.t work slipped and hurled him
to tho ground. Ho fell heavily and
was Borlously Injured.
bo placodlurthor apart on thTTpbloB,
President Hull, howover,, generous
ly proposed that lilu company pay
an additional 50 ronts to tholr yoarly
duos of $2. The members of tho lino
voted favorably. Tho mooting closed
with a promise on tho part of tho
mombors of Company No. 1 to keop
tho lino In better shapo horeaftor.
IS
President Taft Hints at His Under
standing of Situation Which He
Cannot Discuss Motives Causing
Mobilization Important.
ADMINISTRATION INDIFFERENT
TO TENOR OF CRITICISM
Secret Information Sufficient
Warrant all That Has Been
Done 40,000 Troops
to
AUGUSTA, On., March 18. In
formation was allowed to drift out
of President Tuft's eveeutive hcud
quarters that the president would
consider invasion of Mexico as equi
valent to u declaration of wn.r.
It is believed that the president i"
preparing to send an early spoei.il
message to congress dealing with tin
iuteruatioual situation and the army
and navy mobilization. It is ex
plained that at present, owing to in
teuational considerations, the presi
dent cannot discuss the situation,
but everyone about the president
freely admits that the motive which
caused the moblization wns most
important.
Every action of President Taft and
his advisers shows that tho admin
istration is poneetiy intiuorcnt mi
all criticism owing to the massing
of troops and warships and it is
confidently asserted that tho BPcrot
information possessed by the gov
nrnmentw ill, when tho lima comes,
bo shofn as quito sufficient to vnr
raut nil that has. boon done.
Today, at tho end of nearly two
weeks since the country wn& started
by the ordering of some '10,00(1 United
States troops t othc Mexican border
and various cruisers and smaller
navy crafts to San Diego harbor, the
mystory of tho move is nearly ii
deep here as ever. The cruisers hue
been kept in readiness as far as pos
sible for active service, considoriuir
the lack of coal.
President Taft in'dicnted today
that ho would urge tho sonato nt the
approaching special session of con
gress to immediately ratify tho Anglo-American
arbitration treaty.
This would preclude tho possibility
of England aiding Japan in tho event
of a Japanese-American war.
The president regards tho notifica
tion as most important, and plans
to have the senate consider it while
tho house is formulating plans for
tariff revision.
Tho treaty would bo tho most
radical peace plan ever adopted, ns
it would include clausos for the ar
bitration of all questions at dispute,
including those in which tho na
tional honor is involved.
MEDFORD'S FIRST
Dr. E. P. Geary of Portland is Pleas
ed With Progress Made by City i
Signed Application for First Water
Supply for This City.
Dr. H. P. fleary, now u well known
physician and surgeon of Portland,
but formerly mayor of Medford viait
ed his old home for a fow hours lot
week. Called to the bed hide of his
old friend, Dr. Van Dyko of Grants
Pass who has been vory flick with
puemoiiia, he took tlic opportunity
of coming to Mudtord nnd driving out
to tho farm on Griffin Creok which
ho has owned for ever 20 yours.
Dr. Gonry, who is ono of ihe Rogue
Kivor Calloy'g most o
nthusinstio
boosters among the business nnd pro
fessional men of Portland was very
much pleiiM-d with the improvements
which were taking idnoo in Medford i
and the siirronndinjf country. Ho
said that ono had to go to Port
laud to fully appreciate tho Iloguo
INVASION
EQUIVALENT TO
MA N
WA
MR
S
Kivor Vnllov ft thoro it was the mont'0"1' cnVttBBOr. "i or a
praisod and talked of fruit diatriotl ro,roonttIvo who oan lloIn 'ou to
in tho northwost. matorlalko your business venturol
OAVE MOFFATT
S
SIIDOFNiy
Lindsicy's "Beast in the Jungle,"
Multl-Millionairc Traction Magnate
and Railroad Promoter Dead in
New York City of Heart Disease.
DENVER, Col., March 18. Dav
Id Motfatt, tho niultl-mllllonalro of
tho Motfatt railroad, died oarly to
day in Now York. William Q. Evans,
a Denver traction official and a rela
tive of Moffatt, tolographed Fred
Moffatt, tho financier's sou, that his
father died at tho Hotel Ilelmont In
New York nt 11 o'clock this morning
of heart trouble Moffatt's health
had been poor for soveral weoks. Ho
went to Now York In Decombor.
NEW YORK, March 18. Tho
death of David II. Moffatt, million
aire railway man of Denver, who was
stricken today with heart failure, was
sudden. Motfatt had boon suffering
from a chill sluco ytesrda).
$300,000 TAXES
PAID IN WEEK
Huge Amount is Collected Gain in
Total Amount Over Year Ago is
Great Jones Says All Are Pay
inn Up Well.
Tho tax paying rush in over in
the county sheriff's offieo and tho
forco is catching its' breath after
ono of tho most strenuous Weeks ill
its history. Over $300,000 was col
lected last wc.ck.
The tax list shows a big' increase
over last year ngo. This your the
total amount of taxes to bo paid is
!jir1.7,:J7-.-lO or $118,0M.!!1 greater
t linn the year before.
COUNTY JAIL IS
OVERCROWDED
More Prisoners arc Confined at Pres
ent Than at Any Previous Time in
the History of the County Say Of
ficials. There aro moro prisoners confined
In tho county Jail than over before
In the history of Jackson county, nnd
county officials aro In hopes that tho
coming session of the grand Jury will
result In tho disposal of a largo num
ber of thorn. Tho Jail Is crowded'and
It Is found oxtromoly difficult to keep
the Institution In a sanitary condi
tion. Records of tho county for years
back do not show u tlmo when as
many prisoners wero confined ns at
present. Sheriff Jones Is worried
I for fear a fow moro may bo sont ovor,
In which case ho says ho does not
know where ho will put them.
I Tho county officials are Insisting
' upon tho personal cleanliness of tho
1 men la order to keep them healthy,
! In spite of crowded conditions.
GOULD BANDED LEMON
TO ROCKEFELLER BUNCH
IIALTIMOKK, Md, March 18. A
prominent ot'liciul of tho Western
Maryland Railroad, who has been in
conference with Gcorgo J. Gould for
tho last few days, doolared today
that Gould eoinplotoly foolod tho
Kuhn, I.ooh-Itoukofollor combination
into believing that ho had turned ov
er (lie control of tho Missouri Paeifio
to thoio iulorouts. He said that no
les than seven director elected
woro alightod with tho Gould inter
ests and vonturod the opinion that
Georuu Gould would ho ru-olootod
prosidcui of tho .Mitouri Puoifiu,
A want ad campaign will find an
WORK IS SOON
TO START ON
POWER PLANT
Contracts for Machinery of New
Plant Near Prospect on Rogue
River Are Let and Work Will Fol
low In the Near Future.
SO CALL FOR BIDS FOR
MOVING MUCH FREIGHT
Over 750 Tons of Equipment Must Be
Moved From Medford to Pros
pect 800 Horse Power.
With all of the contracts for tho
equipment of tho now power plant at
Prospect, which Is to cost $800,000,
let, tho Rogue River Electric com
pany Is propnrlng to got an early
start on tho oroctlon of tho plant and
this fall will soo a part of tho plant,
If not tho greater part of It, In oper
ation. ,.
During tho past wcolc tho company
has contracted for tho machinery,
which Is to bo Installed In tho new
plant. This machinery consists of a
hugo powor wheel and threo genera
tors, which aro capablo of producing
80000 horso powor and which will
supply nil tho power needs of tho
vnlley. Tho present plant at Gold
Ray will bo used for auxiliary pur
poses only.
Some Idea of tho Immensity of tho
undertaking can be gained from tho
fnct that tho electric company will
In the near futuro call for bids for
tho moving of 1, COO, 000 pounds of
freight from Medford to Prospect.
This Is approximately 750 tons and
Includes (ho machinery and supplies
nocessary for tho erection of tho pow
or hotiso.
The plant Is to bo so constructed
that it will bo nu easy matter to add
to Its production of power by the In
stallation of additional machinery.
Tho natural fall of tho river makes
this possible at a small expense
jt
PINING ELK
TO BROUGHT
Local Men Plan to Bring Eastern
Anthered Beauties to Medford and
Free Them In the Hills of South
ern Oregon. j
A number of Wyoming Elks aro
to bo brought to Jackson county nnd
liberated In tho hills about tho val
ley, If tho plans of a numbor of local
men do not miscarry. A largo sum
of money has been subscribed to pay
freight charges, and V. J. Emerlclc
has agreed to go eust and bring tho
elk to tho valloy.
It Is planned to nllow tho oik to
roam about tho foothills and event
ually multiply In southern Oregon.
As thoy aro protected by law, It Is
thought that In a fow years thoy will
become numerous. Charles Guy Is
tho father of tho plan.
(
CHINA CONCEDES ALL
OE RUSSIA'S
ST PETERSBURG, March IS.
DIspuUliPs from Poking today say
that tho Chiuooo foreign board hus
delivered to Mlntstor Korostovltz Chi
na's reply to Russia's noto which
pruetlcaly grants all tho Russian do
mauds on tho Mongollo and 111 prov
inces. Tho answer will glvo Russia a vir
tual monopoly of tho trade of Mon
golia and Slnktang,
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 18.
In response to representations io
tho Mexican authorities nt Ciudml
Porfirio Diaz, Henry Whittle, nu
Ainorieau uowspnpor man charged
with having participated in the re
volution, will bo relonsod at onco.
This information was rccoivod by tho
stnto department today.
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