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University News Offh? ?3 Medford Mail Tribune FIRST. SECTION WEATHER Clenr liar. 30.00; Max. 04; .Mil). 33.fi ; Mead 40. FORTY-PI KST YEAR. TWENTY PAGES. MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY. MARCH 26. 1911. IN THREE SECTIONS No. 3. 200 GIRLS PERISH IN FACTORY FIRE MOTOR PLUNGES INTO TRAIN; SCORE HURT 128 BODIES RECOVERED FROM RUINS OE FIRETRAP FACTORY INTHE HEM OF NEW YORK CITY LIKE C0R0W00D PILED IN STREET Tragedy Paralizes Gotham Nets Do Not Save Four Score Plunge to Their Death on Pavement Trying to Gain Safety. NEW YORK, March 25. Plung ing to death from tho eighth floor of 11 shirt waist factory In Washington square or trapped to a fiery death within burning walls, girls to tho number of over 2 00 perished this afternoon In the most terrific disas ter New York has seen In years. At midnight 12S bodies were In the va rious morgues of tho city. Penned within the structure when bursts of flame had blocked all gress by elevator and stairways, scores of fear-maddened girls and men fought desperately for life, and when hope had gono, moro than three score leap ed to certain death on the pavements. While firemen from all Manhattan and hundreds of thousands of Its res idents watched, horror-stricken and helpless. It Is believed that an Investigation will bring out tho fact that tho build ing was a flro trap. Hurtling from the windows, somo of them came, crushed to death by tho struggles of the terrified vic tims behind. Others deliberately chobo to leap rather than the cer tainty of roasting In tho building. And while their mangled bodies crashed, one after the othor, even through Iron gratings In tho pave ment, thousands upon thousands of onlookers moaned and wept at their Inability to save. Crowdod to Its very walls, Wash-, Ington squnro was one great sea of horror-strlckon humanity, and as tragedy nftor tragedy followed In ' quick succession the people stood ap palled. Not until tho ruins of the build ing, which was guttod by tho fire, are searched will the full extent of the dlsastor bo known. At 12 o'clock1 tonight over 100 dead bodies had boon counted In six ghastly piles of mnngled humanity, which littered tho streets near tho scono of tho ho locaust. These were thoso who leap ed to deat.h. Within tho walls of tho buihjlng, tho pollco say, thoro Is no doubt that at least as many moro perished and thoir estimate of 200 dead, they say, will suroly bo no less and may not bo half of tho total toll of doath. Of tho r3 persons known to have boon killed by leaping, 40 wore girls. In many casos tho clothing of tho victims was burning as they leaped, and thoy shot down to doath vivid balls of flame. Tho firo started 'from tho motor usod to operate a cutting machine In tho factory of tho Trlangulo Waist company on tho seventh floor of the Amorlcan building. John T. Gregory, ono of tho olevator mon omployod in the building, saw tho smoke as ho oamo to work. Ho ran in and took ono of tho elevators to tho top floor. He says there wero 150 womon on tho seventh floor and he bellovos at least 100 of tuem are dpad. Grogory Imvod about 50 womon. On tho fourt htrlp ho was uuablo to roach tho eighth floor, but ho bo lievod most of the girls on this floor escaped by brooking through a door landing to n stairway. Those on the govonth floor wero unable to open tho door and wore caught In a trap. Ho saw girls running through the flames with their drosstw afire and two of them leaped through a win dow and plunged down one of the olevator shafts. One of the plnslrlanB to rearh the sccue was Dr Alt Froelkh. Ho saw AGENT GOES TO N ON Real Estate Men Will Meet Monday Night Portland Says Medford Advertised Only for Business Men, Not for Colonists. Tho Henlly association of Med ford will hold n business meeting Monday evening in the Commercial elub rooms to consider tho ndvis nbility of sending u colonist ngent to Portland to induce newcomers to come to the Rogue river valley. The members of the association are dissatisfied witli the number of colo nists reaching Medford and they will send one or two agents to be selected from the association membership list to Portland, who aro to meet tin: homescekers and gnvo them dnta on Medford. Tho Oregon Journal has the fol lowing in regard- to the matter: Concerning the imoottaucc of proper distribution of colonists an instance came to Mr. Cliapmnn's at tention tliis morning. It was tho news in n'Medford paper that tho busi ness men had organized and were about Ho send u "colonist agent" to Portland to welcome colonists, at tho depot, direct them to Medford and have them there located. This "col onist agent" was also to locate the "something" that "has kept Medford from getting her proportion of the colonists who have been arriving m Portland." Mr. Chapman said that the Med ford agent would find the "some thing" to be Mcdford's style of ad vertising; that has been advertising particularly for business and profes sional men and for the class that has found n Hood river residence profitable in its relation to fruit rais ing; that Medford lias not been ad vertising for the horny handed tillers of the .soil, and that these have, con sequently, come to believe that Med ford is a little too rich for them. Oth or places have advertised for tho till ers of the soil in homely and old; fashioned ways, and Mr. Chapman says that all of these places are getting as many farmers as thoy can take care of. Only recontly Medford has realized tho value of advertising for fanners, but this advertising fm farmers, hut this advertising has not yet commenced having its etfects, Jie says. "There have heon frequent com plaints from southern Oiegon that wo didn't do ns much ns we might in Portland to help the colonists down that way,' said Mr. Chapman. "In rosponso to those complaints we have really djuo moro to help Medford than almost any other town. Wo have iiad acknowledgments of this help in a number of casos. In fact the main purK)so of tho promotion department of the Commercial club is to bring in new industry, new husi uose, moro fanners. Conventions and tiie like aro n sido issue, but por haps moro is hoard about thorn than about our most oxtensivo work, he eaueo olosor to home. Medford lias not been neglected, nor will she he. Noithor will any other town or sec tion of the state." most of too girls Jump and as each one fell he rushed to nor sldo and administered hyperdormic Injections of morphia to deaden tho pain. He treated 1C patients, each of whom died in a abort tlmo. The Trlangulo Waist company or dinarily uab (a half holiday on Sat urday, but owing to pressure of work thoy kopt their employes on duty to- (Coitttnucd on Page Three.) t 1 TO WIN19I2 So Says Ex-Governor Joseph W. Folk of Missouri Says Demo cratic Congress Will Make Good on Tariff Question. NEXT PRESIDENT IS TO BE A DEMOCRAT Holds Informal Reception and Greets Many Former Mlssourians Speaks to Large Audience. That the present democratic con gress will make good and insure the election of u democrat to the presi dential chair in 1012 is the belier expressed by Joseph W. Polk of Mis souri in nu interview last evening. "It is up to the democrats to make good on the tariff question," stales Mr. Folk, "and I predict that thoy will do so. Tho inequality of the Payne-Aldrieh law has disgusted the people who are clamoring for a re vision downward, and I have great faith in the new ways and means mommjttce of tho house. "It is h remnrkablo status of af fairs when n republican president is forced to urn from his own party to his opponent's in order to secure neoded refonn. Hut this is what wo have seen during tho past few days. "Tho democrats will sweep the country in 101 'J and place a demo cratic president in the White House At least that is the outlook now." Mr. Polk held an informal recep tion at the Nash hotel Sntuiduy af ternoon and was greeted by mnny previous Missouriaus. Ho delivered his lecture ut the Xatatorium ln.it evening to a large audience, and pleased them well, if the applause bo any criterion. Johnson to Meet Langford. EL PASO, Texas, March 2."). San Prancisco, according to James Y Coffroth, will be the scene of the Johnson-Lungford fight when it is pulled off. Coffroth said today that Johnson already has promisod to Jight in San Prancisco. "The Britishers," said Coffroth "cannot raise a purse large enough to land tho fight. San Prnneisco is the city where the crowds turn out and if the fight is over staged it will be nt my arena." Taft Bests DIAZ CABINETSEARCH AS IS NOW FREE! Dictator Accepts Resignations and New Cabinet Is o be Named Soon Uncle Sam IsiFormally Notified of Resignation of. Old Body. ARMY MEN EXPECT AN ORDER TO INVADE SOON ' Impression is General That Resigna tions Will BeJ Taken as a Sign of Weakness. MEXICO CITY, Mex., March 25. President Diaz this afternoon ac cepted tho resignations of all the members of his cabinet except thoso of Vice-President Corral and Minis ter of War Coslo. It Is probable that tho now cabinet will bo composed of tho follewing: Joso Yves Limnntour, nilnlstor of forolgu afialrs. Robort Nunez, minister of public works. L. Fernnndoz, minister of justice. II. DesodI, minister of education. Hcrnardo Uoyes, nilnlstor of war. ' WASHINGTONWi. C, March 25. Formal notification of tho resigna tion of tho Mexican cabinet was re ceived hero toda by Ambassador de la Darra In a telegram from Enrlq CrcM'l, minister of foreign affairs at Mexico City. Creel wired: "Tho cabinet has resigned. Presi dent Diaz has reserved tho right of accepting tho resignations according to his convenience. Tho decision has boon well received by the public, which feels that peace will soon bo firmly established throughout tho en tire country." SAN ANTONIO, Tex., March 25. It is bollevod hero today that start ling developments will follow tho res ignation of tho Mexican cabinet and army officers generally admit that they expect marching orders at any moment. Tho Impression Is general at tho camp here that tho resignations will bo taken as a sign of weakness of the Diaz government, mid that It will encourage the Insurrectos to more sorlous outbrenks, compelling ulti mate intorvontlon by tho United States. Color Ik glvon to this view by tho notion of tho war department, which Is flooding Major General Carter with cipher telegrams. Mikado in Deep Game YET IN VAIN Officers Fail to Find Any Clue of Winters' Whereabouts Search Will Continue During Next Few Days. SPECIAL OFFICERS TO RANSACK LATE HOME In Meantime Couple Under Suspicion Arc Held in County Jail Sandry is Busy. The mystery surrounding the dis appearance of Charles Winlors of Woodville which occasions tho hold ing of Mrs. Winters and her para mour William aWtsou in tho county juil on a charge of unlawful cohab itation is still unsolved, nlthough of ficers headed by Deputy Sheriff Sam Sandry spent the entire day Satur day searching the premises for some clue which will solve the disappear ance of Winters. Sundry last night notified Sheriff Jones that Hie task was one requiring several men and special officers will be detailed to tho scene Sunday uud Moidity.aild a systematic and thorough search undertaken. Meanwhile neither Wat son nor Mrs, Winters will sny moro than to deny all knowledge of Win ters' present wherenhouts. Tho search Saturday brought littjo to light beyond the fact that most of Winters' clothes are still in tho house. Among his effects found were three pair of shoes and his overcoat, which tho officcis believe he would have taken with him inasmuch as he is supposed to have left during the cold spell which prevailed a month ago, Tiie search will be continued today Officers state that they aro firml.v convinced that the couple has a hand in the missing man's disappearance Two montlin ago Watson appeared in WoodilIe. A month ago Winters disappeaied. In the meantime Wat son has been paying marked atten tion to Mrs. Winters and is said to have been encouraged. Immediately affer Winters' disappearance Watson is said to have taken up his abode with Mrs. Winters. This fact aroused tiie suspicious of neighbors which resulted in the present activities of tho authorities. While t lie investiga tions aie under way the couple aro hold on a charge of unlawful cohabitation. W "! WHEN BRAKES SCORE LOST TRAIN WRECK Express Plunges Down to River When Bridge Collapsed Fell Seventy-five Feet Many Drowned In Their Berths. ATLANTA, Ga., March 25. Ton persons aro known to bo dead, ton aro missing nud more than a scoro aro badly Injured at a trestlo on tho Atlantic Coast Lino railroad cross ing tho Alpham river where tho fast Chlcugo-Jacksonvlllo express train, known as tho Dixie Flyer, plunged down to tho rlvor early today when tho structuro collapsed. Tho Dlxlo Flyer, which niakCH the run from Chicago to Jacksonville in 3G hours, was ono of tho host trains In the oast. It loft Tlfton nt 3:25 this morning nud wan running at high speed when It was derailed on the trestlo ovor tho Alapaha rlvor. With a crash tho bridge went down 75 feet Into tho rlvor, tho onglno, express car and flvo Pullmans plung ing down through broken timbers Into tho stream. Tho Hceno of tho disaster Is ono of tho most desolnto In tho state, and reports aro yet meager. It Is known, however, that moat of those killed In tho Pullmans wero drowned In their berths. Within a short tlmo holp wns holng rushed from Atlanta. Macon and oth or nearby cities, and tho work of ro covering tho dead nud caring for tho Injured has been In progress since the morning. Hut llttlo newn Ihib come direct from the disaster, tho offlcors of tho Atlantic Coast lino, on which the ac cident occuried, giving out such do (alls as have yet transpired. No Information lias beou recolved horo as to the cause of the wreck. Railroaders hero say that Buglnoor Oroon of tho Dlxlo could not havo do- tectod any accident to tho trestlo In time to prevent n wreck owing to the dense mnssoH of trees whoso shadows veiled tho approach to the death trap. RUSSIA DOES NflT rvnen-r nun ,.-., tXPELT WAR VITH CHINA ST. PBTBUSHPUG, March 25. Dosplto the fooling of apprehension which prevails In othor capitals to day, tho Hussion foreign offlco af fectB to bollovo that tho present cri sis In China will not i-ohiiU In war. It Is roported that Japan Is bringing strong prossuro to boar on China to Induce tho lattor to comply with tho Russian donmnds In Mongolia and 111 provinces. This statomont, If vor Ifled. Is tnkon as strong proof of tho roported ngroomont botwoon tho gov ernments of tho czar and tho mikado for tho Joint oxploltatlon of China. i'KKJ.nu, March. 25. M. Koros tovltz, Russian nilnlstor to China, presented his country's final note to tho Chinese foreign board demand ing complete acquleuconco In Rus sia's Mongolian domunds. Failure to comply, It Is prodlctod, will mean war. Four Dead In Fire. MILWAUKEE. Wis., Maroli 2fi.--V niifi-il lihl of the ohsuhttios horo in the ,rhHotoii MAinufuoturiiig ('"inpiiiij's tiro today shows four hrciiun dead and fifteen injured 'tie tatally. Careful search of the ruii.s, completed today, makes it cer tain that no moro bodies aro among . Miu debris, HOED ON NORTHBOUND MOTOR " REFUSE TO TAKE lOCAL PEOPLE ARE INJURED Crater Lake Junction Scene of Ac cident Over Twenty Are Injured, None Fatally Wild Excitement Follows Spread of News in City. Bo causo tho brakes would not hold, tho northbound motor Satur day morning plunged Into train 15 from Portland at tho Crater Lake Junction and ,was completely wreck ed. A scoro of peoplo, mnny of them from Medford, wero Injured, nono fatally. When tho crash camo train 15 waB at a standstill, endeavoring to re verso, whllo tho motor, beyond con trol, was cudcavirlng to stop. Haa" tho engineer of tho passongor train not noticed tho motor running wild, Its whistle shrloklng out a, warning, there was havo rernlted an accident which would have cnusod n dozen deaths. As It was, it Is a sourco of wonder Hint someone was not killed. Tho motor left tho Medford dopot nt tho usual hour Saturday morn ing, with ordors to tnko tho blind siding nt tho Crater Lake junction and pnss train 15. it was slightly boh I ml tlmo and was making tho run In fast time. When near tho sid ing tho mntorman found that nil ct tompts to apply tho brakes wero fu tllo. Ho sont out a warning to No. 15 thnt ho was running wild" by re peated blasts of tho whlstlo. .Tho onglneor or No. 15 brought his train to a standstill and endeavored to re verse, but boforo ho could bnck up tho motor plunged Into tho cnglno, compjotoly wrecking tho light car and dnuilug tho onglno of No, 15. Pnssongors wero hurled from their Boats, The seats themselves wero torn from their fastenings and piled about tho floor of the car. Inside all was confusion. Not n single pas songor on tho motor escaped unin jured nud that several was not kill ed outright Is considered a mlrnclo. No sooner had tho crash como than tho local offlco of tho Southern Pa cific company wnB notified by tele phone. Agent Rosenbaum Immedi ately callod Dr. B. Barton Plckol, tho "'w ouimiurn ruciiic surgeon, ami """ '"" "i mu iituiuujii twin ion. Instructions to got nil tho doctors of tho city available to the scono at city available to the onco. Within n fow momonts thoy woro all at tho disaster, Meanwhllo tho nows hnd spread llko wlldflro throughout tho city and autos by the scoro hurried out to tho scono. Machines which carrlod their owners out of curiosity to the Junc tion woro turned Into nmbulancea, whllo all fell to and assisted the In jured to locnl hospitals or homos. Peoplo living In tho vicinity hurried to tho scono and carrlod with them shoots caught up hurriedly from liotlv. Tho shoots woro torn Into strips and used as bandages. Within 20 minutes nftor tho crash camo ful ly 100 pooplo wero assisting In va rious ways tho work of caring for tho Injurod, Chlor Bnglneor Gorlg of tho Pa cific & Enstorn nt onco orderod one of his onglnos ovor onto tho South ern Pacific tracks to couplo onto tho motor nud pull hor away from tho passongor train. Tho Injured: W. R. llaumbacl; of Medford, bo voroly out and bruised. J. H. Turfeo of Medford, fracturo of right log atiQVo anklo anil minor cuts and bruises. Carol Hlnkoley of Gold Hill, sprain of right anklo and acalp wound, Mrs. F. 1). Croecy, bruised and cut about faco. (Continued on Pace 8.) . ! K-, i A