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CLEARINGS
llunk clearings today were
WEATHER
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FORTIETH YEAR.
MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, ALAROII 20, 1911.
No. 309.
EAGERLY AWAIT
TWENTY-THREE VOTERS
IN EAGLE POINT VOTE
TO SEND AGENT
GOVERNOR IWEST
First Oregon Executive to Take
an Interest in This End of State
SKIDOO FOR DEMON RUM
JM
WEILO PROBE
ANIENT
Mill. Thirty Others Vote In Favor so
Saloons Will He Allowed Hotel
to Ho Pat in lly Doc llynu
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DEMOCRATS 0
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Army Leaders Believe That Mexican
Minister of Finance Bears With
Him Ultimatum From United
States Things May Happen Soon.
TRAIN HELD FOR INSTANT
USE ON CLEAR TRACK
Officers Continue Plans for Invasion
Vera Cruz is Said to Be Se
lected for Point of Attack.
SAN ANTONIO, Texan, .March 20.
Relieving that Mexican Finance
'Minister Limuntour hears with liim
an American ultimatum on which the
invasion of Mexico depends, army
commanders, hero today are eagerly
waiting for tlie result of Lhnuutour's
conference with President Diaz and
Mudero's lieutenants in Mexico City.
Helioving that intervention in the
Mexican trouhlo is certain unless
Washington's demands, as voiced hy
Limuntour, are granted, army of
ficers today are continuing their
plans for invasion. It is pointed out
that the mobilization of marines and
transports at Guantaiiamo is proof
that Vera Cruz has been selected as
theinitial point of attack.
In line with this view is the fact
that the Galveston coast artillerymen
are being drilled for field duty. Fur
them evidence that a quick move to
Mexico is believed probable is seen
in the fact that a train of l.'t Pull
mans and f0 stock car.-,, with the
whole noiitoon equipment of llio
army, are in readiness for instant
use. The train is being held on n
.lnr Ii-im'Ic, -m tlmt-;t may be run out
of the yards hero on a moment's no
tice. AMBASSADOR BARRA
DENIES REPORT THAT
DIAZ SOON TO RETIRE
WASHINGTON, I). C, March 'JO.
Flat denial that Minister of Finance
Liiunntoiir is to succeed President
Diaz of Mexico was made here to
day by Mexican Ambassador do la
Hurra, who also declared that he had
rccehod u message from Foreign
Mini-tor Creel saying that report,
that Diaz's palace has been stoned
by a mob were untrue.
Gustavo Madero, brother of Fran
cisco Murium, provisional president
of .Mexico, had asserted that certain
business interests hud decided i
depose Diaz at once and that Limun
tour would be named proisional
president until a new election could
be held.
TAFT AND CABINET WILL
CONFER TONIGHT REGARD
THE MEXICAN SITUATION
WASHINGTON, I). C, .March 'JO
Although no of'lioiul confirmation
could be obtained, the report that
President Taft and his cabinet were
to meet tonight to discuss important
new developments in (he Mexican sit
uation was generally credited here 10
day. Taft arrived at noon from Atlan
ta and cabinet member.-, who have
been out of town have returned. The
president is said to be greatly wor
ried over indications that an un
friendly congross probably will rio
uuind an investigation of the mob
ilization. Telegraphic advices from Sonor
Limuntour, recontly arrived in Mex
ico City, arc said to have been the
immediate cause of the MimiuouiiiK
of the cabinet.
PERMANENT SUPPLIES
ARE MARKED "RUSH" AND
SENT TO BORDER LINE
HOISK, Ida., March "JO. Marked
"rush," Tinted States, all pommne.it
teutage of the First Cavalry regi
ment, from Hoii-B today tor the Ari
zona border whero the Kill. I cavalry
is now encamped.
The tents pilod high i freight ear
with tho rush order igi on thorn
,,u..,. ..1,1 ,m..i(lnrnl)!o attention her
in urn i . --
and inspired inuoh speculation atnonjr
CltUtfU".
A "golng-away" boarder nood not
worr you If you koep a good board
ing house, and advertise.
Although the official skidoo num
ber twenty-three was registered
against the salo of the demon rum
when tho newly iacoiporated town ot
Eagle Point voted on the saloon
question Saturday, the demon re
fused to skidoo for it found 110 voters
who were in favor.
As a result of the election the wet
adherants claim that sdvoral in
vestments arc to be mado at once
among them being the erection of a
hotel by Doc Kyan of this city.
ROOSEVELT RAPS
JUDICARYRECALL
Ex-President Attacks Constitution of
Arizona in Relation to Judiciary
Recall in First Manuscript Speech
Made on Present Trip.
PHOENIX, Ariz., March 110. In
tho first wpeech ho has mado from
prepared manuscript since leaving on
his Southern and Western trip, Col
onel Theodore Roosovclt today at
tacked the constitution of Arizona in
Its rotation to tho judiciary.
Roosevelt said in part:
"I do not ngreo with tho form in
which Arizona has adopted tho recall
especially as regards tho judiciary,
but while I regret that Arizona Ii.ib
adopted tho recall In this fashion, 1
Insist this is a matter purely for
Arizona's own decision, and that
neither the opinion of myself or of
any other outsider has tho slightest
bearing on Arizona's rlf?ht to tho pri
vilege of statehood. What Now York
or Texas views may bo has nothing
whatever to do with Arizona's right
to her own views.
"It Is difficult for mo to discuss
seriously tho assertion that tho adop
tion of the Initiative, referendum and
recall make a form of 'government
not republican. Switzerland has all
threo and to sn'y that Switzerland is
not a republic is simply a contradic
tion In terms. No one can he taken
seriously If he asserts that Oregon
or California in its form of govern
ment is not as absolutely republican
as Connecticut, Pennsylvania or Mis
sissippi. This being so, thore can be
no ground for refusing to admit, the
territory to statehood, when Its pro
posed constitution does not essential
ly differ from the actual constitutions
if certain states already In the un
ion." E
Carpenter Mistakes Him for a
"Peeping Tom" and Beats Booker
T. Washington Negro Says He
Was Attacked Without Warning.
NIOW YORK. March 'JO. Admit
ting that ho mlitook Hooker T. Wash
ington president of TuskoRoo Insti
tute, for a "pooping Tom," and that
ho gave him a good boating, Albert
Ulrlch, a carpenter, was arralgnod in
tlfo west sldo police court today on
the chargo of assault. Ulrica tostl
flod that ho saw Washington loiter
ing about the hallway of his homo
and claimed that tho educator spoke
dlsropoctfully to Mrs. Ulrica.
Washington said ho had gono to
tho address at 11 1-2 Sixty Third
street to .find D. C. Smith, auditor of
ruskogoo, who wag visiting his cous
in. Ho claimed ho was nieroly look
ing at tho name on the letter boxos
whan' Ulrica assaultod him. Washing
ton's scalp was cut In two places,
and he wan severely beaten about tho
face
CINCINNATI. Ohio. March 20
The attompt of George H. Cox. "boss"
of Cincinnati, who Is under Indict
ment for perjury, to swoar Judge
Gorman off the bench during tho
Cox trial on the ground of prejudice
was defeated today. Jtidge Charlos
Hunt, who will jirealde at the trial.
dMlarad that he was not authorized
to paw upon tko Cox affaldavlt of
prejudice.
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Many Matters Will Probably Be In
vestigated by Congress When It
Meets April 4 in Special Session
Ways and Means Committee.
WILL SEEK REAL REASON
FOR ARMY MANEUVERS
Will Also Attempt Unsealing of Sen
ator Lorimcr Ballinger May
Not Escape Searchlight.
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 'JO.
Tho democrats are divided today
over the question whether to "open
up" a series of investigations during
tho special session about to be con
vened, or to concentrate their ener
gies upon the next regular session.
The house ways ami means com
.nittce, as it will be cr.istiti.led ''a
remarkable committee in a remarka
ble congress," as it has been termed -is
meeting daily for discussion ol
plans to bo followed at the special
session. The committee holds the
newly acquired power formerly
wielded by Speaker Cannon, that of
appointing all the other committee-.
Therefore, whatever il may deter
mine will be the working program
of the house inajorttv.
In addition to consideration of Ca
nadian reciprocity and revision ol
certain tariff schedules, tho follow
ing investigations may be taken up:
After drastic revision of the fed
eral payroll, congress will seek to
learn the real reason for the military
''maneuvers."
To discover why the steel trust was
not prosecuted under the Sherman
anti-trust law.
To fix responsibility for the salt
of the Friar lands in tho Philippines
to tho sugar (rust.
To attempt the unseating of Sou
a lor Lorimcr.
To investigate the piirchaso of tin
Panma canal from (he Krench com
pany in order to learn what the pro
moter of tho deal received.
To determine whether soft berths
are being given systematically to
men defeated at the recent elections.
To investigate the interior depart
ment under Secretary BalliugorV
tenure of office.
Inquiry into the postoffico depart
ment ml the.,departnient of justice re
garding charges of favoring Diaz
agents in prosecuting Mexican rebels
on American soil.
POEICE WATCH
FOR MURDERER
Portland Fiend Who Outraged and
Murdered Five-year Old Girl is
Thought to. Be Aboard Steamer
Bound for San Francisco.
SAN FUANCISCO. Cal., March
20. The police are kuupiug a close
watch on all incoming vessels from
tho north for the fugitive murderer
of little Durham Iiollzmuu, who was
clain in a Portland rooming house
several days ago. Detectives today
searched the schooner" Kifield, Cres
cent City and the Kli.abeth, hut lo
no avail. One of the crew of the
Hliabotli (old the police that a man
answering the dceriptioii questioned
him as to the destination of the ves
sel the night it left Huiidoti, Or., and
it was believed that he might have se
creted -himself aboard.
SEATTLE MEN CLIMB
ABOARD WATER WAGON
SKATTLK. Wahh . March 20
More than 100 Soattle nion are on
the water wagon today and thoy have
promised to stick. At a mooting of
a loaal temporauce society, Mayor
DIHIng read a letter from Prosldent
Taft and urged that all p rosea t
promise to forogo tho domon rum.
One hundred of thorn did.
Local Real Estate Men Charge That
There Is Something Wrong In Port
land Which Prevents Homcscckers
Coming to Southern Oregon.
MATTER WILL BE TALKED
OVER TUESDAY EVENING
Agent May Be Sent to Portland to
Meet Colonists and Induce Tlum
to View This Section.
Openly declaring that there is
something wrong In Portland ajid
that this "something" Is responsible
for the fact that only" a few colonists
are finding their way to Medford and
southern Oregon points, real estate
men in this city nro planning to send
11 "colonist agent" to Portland to
meet the homscekors and head off
the "something which Is sending tho
colonists to other sections of tho
state. Ways and moans will bo dis
cussed at a meeting of tho real es
tate association Tuesday evening.
Local real estate men have not
been able to figure out why southern
Oregon hns not received inoro of the
8000 nowcoiners reaching Portland
last week. They chargo that certain
Influenco aro at work In the metro
polis to keep these people from com
ing hero.
It is proposed to send a local man
to Portland to rciniiln-uutll after tho
Colonist rates go out or effect, In or
ler to have him meet hpinseokcrs and
induce them to seo southern Oregon
boforo locating permanently .
SPOKANE RATE
CASES TO END
Final Argument is Begun Before In
terstate Commerce Commission
Many Shippers Arc Represented at
Hearing.
WASHINGTON, I). C., March 20.
Klnnl argument In tho Spokane
rate cases, was begun today before
tho Interstate commerce commission.
Tho cases Involve freight and passen
ger rates in tho Inter-mountain ter
ritory and through rates between the
east and west for routings through
this territory. Shippers from Missouri
Nevada, Utah, Oregon and Washing
on, whose protest was the basis for
Hie hearing, were represented nt the
urgunientH today. They ask that, tho
provisional reductions ordered by tho
commission pending final adjustment
bo made permanent.
CRIsiSNEVER
SEEMS TO COME
Dilatory Tactics by Mexican Govern
ment Keeps Battle at Distance
Ranchers Arc Bearing Brunt of
Border Warfare.
SAN DIKGO, Cal . March 20. -
Dilatory tact Is by tho Moxlcan gov
ernment koop tho border insurrection
from rouchlng a crisis or conclusion.
While troops are Idle at Knsenada,
whoro tho bund plays all tho time, a
handful of Mexican soldiers at To
carte are waiting to fight 200 Insur
gents oncamped twelve mllos away.
The federals number 126 and urgent
reqiiosts liavo lieoa sent to Kiisouada
for additional men. '
Tho ranchers botwoen Tla Jiiaiia
and PlcachoH are bearing tho brunt
of tho border warfare. Klrst their
scuuty stores and small herds of cut-.
tlo wore drawn upon td food tho federal-soldiers
advancing to meet tho
rebols. When the fedorals parsed,
tho rebols came and cleaned up what ,
was left. Then, for a fiilshlug touch,.
tho federals camu attain, usod tho
ranch sites for battlefields, (jffgatual
ly destroying even the Improvement.
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GERMAN EXPERT
SCORES OUR ARMY
Says It is Inferior to Third Class Po
lice Force and That Our Navy is
Only a Shade Better Says Re
cent Maneuvers Bear Him Out.
HHIILIN, March 20.---Krcoly trans
latted from tho German Herr Colonel
Gaedko's export military opinion Is
that the United States army Is In
ferior to a third class police force,
and that the United States navy Is
only a shade bettor.
The opinion was given lit tho Tago
blatt. Gaedko believes that tho weak
ness of the American army, compared
with Kuropeau forces, Is extreme ami
that It Is a loose body of troops with
out any bond between them for co
operation. The United States laoks
generals; It lacks organization and
It lacks military progressives, accord
ing to tho Berliner. Tho navy would
helpless when Japan or any other
power shall sink a warship In the
Panama Canal,
(faodko calls the Aniorlcaii-.Iap-aneso
war a possibility but not a pro
bability, and declares that tho mill
to ry mobilization Is really for mane
uver purposes, and that It developed
all the weaknesses he claim exist.
IS TARGET
Battleship Texas to Be Bombarded
by Fourtecn-inch Guns Gunnery
Officers of Entire Fleet Assembled
to Observe Effect.
AIJOAUD KI.AC1SIIIP CONNECTI
CUT, vis CU IHHKIIJI.D. Md., March
20.- -Surrounded by tho whole United
Slates Atlantic fleet, tho old battle
ship Texas today lies off Tangier Is
land. In Chenpoak Bay, whore she
will htt honibarded by tho 11 Inch
KUiis of the battleship New Hamp
shire. Tho Texas Is dismantled,
practically only her hull and some of
her heavier upper works remaining
to reccJve the Now Hauiiwhlre's fire.
On the MrliiK battleship the gun
nery officers of the entire fleet are
assembled. They have been Instructed
to observe the shots and U estimate
adjustments In the s,000 yard range
of the big guns.
During the Spanish war the Tejntt
was one of the best United States i
battluiihlps. After the war, however,
the Toxus frequently became disabled
and uii(H Hank without warning.
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ERNOR TO
ASHLAND'S AID
West Informs Commlttco That State
Board Will Consider Leasing
Buildings of Normal School to. City
at a Nominal Figure.
The idle and empty southern Ore
gon Stale Norma! school buildings at
Ashland will be turned over to the
city of Ashland by the stale, if the
iio.nI legislature fulfills the program
out lined by Governor West and the
slate hoard.
(lovernor West Monday morning
inspected the Stale Normal school
grounds mid buildings at Ashland, lie
wns escorted there by a committee
consist in;; of .Mayor Noil, K. A. Kai
ser and L. I;. Mullit.
The buildings were found to be in
good condition though deteriorating
from non-use. To the committee tho
governor stated that the state board
would make a lease of the property
to the city of Ashland for u purely
nominal figure until tho next legisla
tive session, and would recommend
that the properly be deeded to the
city of Ashland, which recommenda
tion will undoubtedly be carried out
by the legislature.
The proposition was accepted by
Mayor Neil as satisfactory to the
people of Ashland and at the next
meeting of the hoard the property
will be formally turned over by the
-tale to the oily.
lu-t what the city will do with it
is undecided. The grounds nro a
beautiful natural park and if some
educational institution is not induced
to locate, can be used or park pur
poses. T
L JOHNSON IS
AT DEATH'S 000R
CBHVIil.ANl), Ohio, March 20.
Bulletins from tliu budsldu of Tom
I,. Johnson today say that his condi
tion Is unchanged. This ineaus, ac
cording to his trlvuds, that hu is not
rallying from the serious relapse. Hu
suffer a few days. It was announced
that bis death might ho expected
within a few hours, but Dr. Oscar
Thomas, chief of tbo staff attending
him, said there was no Immediate
danger.
Firemen Save 20.
SIMUNtlKIKLI), Mo., March J0. -Firemen
early today resulted 20 nion
who weer asleep in the Y. M. C A.
hmliluig here when tho stritoturo
caught fire. Many of tho mull wore,
almost suffocated. Tho building was
1 1. tally destroyed,
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Says It Would Be Nothing Short of
Criminal Not to Change Conditions
in Order That Fish Can Get Up
Stream to Their Spawning Ground.
CALLS ON CALKINS FOR
COURT ORDER TO REMEDY
Governor States That Law Prevent
ing Obstructions in Streams Must
Be Enforced in Rogue.
Governor Oswald West nrrlved
Sunday and Inspected conditions at
the Anient dam. As a result, ho is
convinced that fish nro not ascond
Ing and cannot proporly nscond tho
Roguo River under existing condi
tions and the stato hoard of fish
commissioners will at nnco order tho
immediate construction of an a de
limit o flshway, settling for all tlmo
this never ending aourco of trouble
Ah the dnmo Is In litigation and
In the jurisdiction ot tho court. Gov
ernor West Monday afternoon, with
representatives of tho Roiuo River
l-'lsh Protection association called
upon .ludgo Calkins to securo nn or
der of court authorizing tho construc
tion of the fish wny by tho receiver.
Tho matter la wholly in tho hands
of tho court.
Governor West, said: "Tho stato
law forbids tho malntalnancc ot ob
structions or dams In the streams
without adequate flshwayH. Tho law
must ho compiled with and I am hero
to seo that It is.
"Because the stato has previously
expended money In constructing fish
ways at the dam, tho dam ownnrs nro
not freed from responsibility or from
hnvlng to obey tho law.
"The people of Oregon closod tho
Uoguo river to coiumofclnl fishing
last November. That tho will of
the people might remain tho law. And
the fish of tho Roguo receives pro
tection. I vetoed tho bill passod by
the legislature reoplnlng tho rlvor.
As a result, thoro will bo millions
of fish ascending tho stream to tholr
spawning grounds. It would bo lit
tle less than a crime to permit tho
progress of these fish to bo impeded
by faulty flshways. Tho conditions
nt the Anient dam aro deplorablo and
adequate flshways must bo construct
ed at once."
Deputy Fish Wardoii Sam Sandry
and representations of tho Roguo
Rlvor Fish Protection association ac
companied Governor West to tho
Anient dam and also to Jacksonville.
At the Amnit dam, they found that
one of the gates In tho dam has been
closed, evidently in expectation ot
tho governors visit, permitting some
water to go through tho flshway, but
on account of its location, It Is evident
that hut few fish nro finding It.
Hundreds of fish can bo soon leaping
against the temporary dam construct
ed at the oast side, which la to bo
roplaced with a concroto structure.
"ICnglneer Reed, who Is in chargo
of construction work, states that fish
aro ascending through tho main gates
In the dam, but fish warden Sandry
denies this. It Is evident that tho
construction of an adequate flshway
Is necessitated If the summer run Is
lo reach tho upper river, and tho fish
In the Itoguo aro to rocelvo protec
tion voted them b ytlio people.
After Inspecting tho Anient dam,
tho governor and party Inspected tho
Gold Ray fish laddor, which was
found working satisfactory. Tho gov
ernor stated that another flshway
oil the west side ot tho dam would
probably be constructed this spring.
Balloon Is Lost.
HUHUN, March '20, When tho
balloon Dunsoldorf, in which Paul
ICnyfur, a prominent aeronaut and u
passenger loft Krefeld yesterday, it
was blown into tho Zuyder Zoo, ac
cording to news received hero today,
Kayfor was drowned and hit; pusseii
gur rewound with difficulty, barely
alivo.
This is tho seventh balloon fatality
in this viuiuity within threo months.
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