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BE STARVING
German Correspondent Reports Thai
Conditions Arc Appnlllnu In North
ern Russia and That Government
Is Refusion to Permit Relief.
OFFICIAL DENIAL IS
ISSUED DY THE CZAR
Many Persons Arc Reorlcd to Be
Barely Kcpplnii Allvo by
Eatlnn Acorns.
IIKKUN, 1i'i II. --According to
roMir(M received luno today (roin a
upooliil orr(Wiiiiuli'iit of ci llorllu
puper, over KliO.udO people In north
otn KiumIii aro facing death by mar
vntlnu. Tho HiiVdriiiiH'iit In actually
rotxt'ilhiK relief work fearing the
Nprtwil of revolutionary propaganda.
According to tho Htory piibllnhcd
hort condition are appalling. The
rirrraKMiilul Iihh Knnit a week trie
vmnliiK I'"' 'oiintry ami In emphatic
lit hi ((HtMliMinlN that uiilowi food In
dlMUchd tiliortly to tlm famine tor
Htory limnlruilH of tlinmuiiiiU will
prlh. Mnny ponton arc Keeping
all vii liy feeding on acorim ami linrk
KHtlinriHl from tho foreittH.
Tin ItiiMlnu government luin of fl
rlalty denied tliat romlltloiiM wont ko
MorloiiN In tho dliitrlrt hh reported
and dnny that they have checked In
any muuer tho work of roller.
.CHARLES FULTON
MAY ENTER RACE
Ex-Unltcd States Senator Is Put For
ward as "Hope" of Those Who
Wish to See Senator Jonathan
Bourne Defeated.
PORTLAND, Dim-. 14. Churles W.
Kultnii, ox-United St a Urn senator and
iintKoiiittt of .loiiutlinii ltoiirmi, may
yet become tint "hopii" of thono who
seek to overturn tlm senior seuutor.
I'or mime t'uiiu n quiet movement Iiuh
limm on foot iiumiitc hoiiio of tho old
guunl Republicans to put Fulton to
tlm front, onoo morn, mill tlm .Morn
ing AMtoi'iun, puliliNlicil in Fulton's
old hoiim nt Ahtorla, linn now taken
tlm lead in urging his candidacy.
Mr. Pulton coyly sidestepped u di-
root nimwor when ho was imbed this
morning if ho will bo u onndidnto. Hit
Miiil lin lut tl neon tin front page edi
torial! of tlm Al"i'inii uiuU'f tlu
bonding "Doom Oregon Want ('apiililo
Mini in tint United StnlOH Senate?"
'lidding thai this wiin published with
out any suggestion or connivance on
hi putt.
"1 am not prepared to discuss (lie
timltur nt this time," Hiiid tlm o
hiuuilor. "I will not hiiv that I will
uol lio a eiindiduto, nor will I nay
that I will lu a candiduto. I have
given tlm mutter no consideration."
TO
BE VERYJHLL
Operation May Result In His Death
Caso Completed and Will Soon Go
'to tho JuryFinish tho Argu
ments Today.
N'HW YORK, Dee. 11. W. 13. n
Btokua uudorwont an operation Tua
day night for an uuucohh of tho kid
uoyH when it Ih reported it waa no-
coHBiiry to admlnlator HtliniiluutH to
koop him allvo, In tho laut atato
iiiout kIvoii out IiIh phyalolana uil-
mlltod that ho waa in a ilangorotiu
condition,
Tho Htato oloaod Itu ciiho against
'MIhh (Iruhiuu mid MIhh Conrad thla
moriilUK. Tho olonliiK urKiimoiita nro
oxpoctoil to bo finished tunllit.
STOKES
ID
FAFl 'S DAUGHTER TO
TEACH SUNDAY SCHOOL
U . ' ' - - ' .JM-
Miss It nunj Tst t
MUt Melon Tiifl, iliiiiKhter of tlif
t'nwtiUnii nod Mr. Tuft. I" t' t "
Siindiiy itehool icatlifr. Slli will tnu-ti
in Ha iliuri'li wlii'rt- her iiioiImt war
Klilpx. lal.tim hr plni'i in'il wi-ck lit
i In hcliitol of HI. John' ICplix'opm
I'liiireli. WixliiiikMoii. I) C.
S HIDE
Hi SEEK GAME
E
Rescuers Follow Chalk Marks for
Miles Only to Find Bodies of the
Men "Jin Is Up" Reads the Last
Mcssauc.
HMCKVII.Li:. Trim.. Dec. ll.
Denth won in the hide ami Heck gaum
which Snm Miller and his four lielj
els played two mile under earth in
the wrecked Cnmn Mountain mini),
ichcuerh today follewim: tlm miners'
chalk marked tniil for milen tliroimh
tlm Kallericri billy tdbmo iiM)ii the
coriKK of tlm victims. Miller and
Iiih compaiiiotiH have been urnpiiir
IiioiikIi the Ininiiiiu' tunnels niiicc Sat
urday, loavinc the story of thuir wan
duriiiKM written on tho walln.
"Well, boyn, I Hue tho ji is up"
rendu the lntl iiiomsuko.
With tlm fimliiiL' of the hodioti of
Miller and hin eompaiiiourt, who had,
from the wording of tho iuchmmkcm,
DKreed to "utiek toetlnif," tlm fainil
ioH of the other ontoinhed inincrH have
iveii up all hope of life for tho fifty
htill uiihHiui;.
Ueforo writiut; the Inst iuosbiiko the
fiver miners divided tho hmt erunili
of food left them. Thou Miller
crawled to the wall nnd as ho was
lying scribbled the words that told
Kraphiually of tho heroism and forti
tude with which tho unfortunate min
ers met their doom.
Si.ty one eivrpsort have been re
covered up to noon today.
Kivo fires nro still rnniiii; in the
mine nud this ndds to the danger nml
difficulty the twenly-fivo hehiienteil
lil'cwavciri nro eucoiiuteriiiK in their
nearelt throiiKh tlm thirty miles of
workiiiKS.
COLVIG TO BOOST
Arranncmcnts Are Completed for
Trli of Commercial Club Manaycr
to Los Annclcs With the Medford
Next Month.
William M. Colvij,, booster ml
Niiumiitin boiiuuit will niaku tho Cali
fornia trip with local excursionists
next month. ArrauKeinunls to this
end wero completed Wednesday.
Jiuk'O Colvljj is o.vpeoted to dissem-
inato facts rcKardinu the Horiio river
valley on till sides while away ami
on uvory occasion toll tho Califor
niaus of tho Rogue, river valley.
318 Voters Havo Rcplstcrcd.
Up to last nlijht 318 voters of Mod
ford hnd roplHtorod for tho coming
city oloetlon. Yoalordny 120 roRls
terod, which la tho largest niimhor to
roKlstor In any ono day. You cannot
niKlator aftor ono wook from today.
If you nvo koIiir to voto at tho com-
InU oloetlon and want to do ao with
out a groat nmount of troublo to
youraolf and your frloiula you bad
bettor roclutor,
DEATH
IN
BURNING
MIN
CALIFORNIA
MEDFORD,
AY
3
NDWBEMING
TO BE MANIFEST
Down Town Shopplnp Crowds Arc
Growlnp Larpcr Dally Much Bus
iness Is Bclnn Ttransactcd at
Postof flee and Express Office.
MANY MONEY ORDERS
ARE BEING SENT EAST
Stamp Sales Runnlnp Hinher Each
Day They Increase Previous
Record to Be Shattered.
With riiriHliniiH day nboiil two
week nway Ibc holiday rush is now
in full suing in the stores and hu-o-iichs
bouses of the city. The rush
however inauifcxts itself more pai tic
ularly at the poHloffice and all ila
lone the clerks there arc kept on the
jump liaiidliuL' the increased business.
The Christians business betf.ui
about two weeks ago with jacktu:s
pong to foreign countries. From
that time to this there has been a
daily increase ami this daily increase
is certain to continue up until Xmns
eve. There is a good chime that all
previous records of the lo ml cflic
beiiii; broken.
Stamp sales are running over $100
a day and f)0 to 7f package nrc reg
istered every day. This number is
bound to increase during the next two
woks.
The merchants nre doing a splend
id business ami Christmas shoppers
are spending more and more time
daily down town.
LEE HAS BARO
TIE QUITTING
Daily Numerous Friends Slap Popu
lar City Treasurer on the Back and
Assure Him of Their Votes for
City Office But He's Not in Race.
Leo Ti. Jacobs, cashier of tho Farm
ors Si Fruitgrowers bank, who has
served as city treasurer, lol these
many years, is having n bard tunc
quitting bis job. Although bo has
definitely stepped out of the race
deaf to tho pleas of his many friends
that bo run again, daily scores of bis
friends slap htm on tho back and as
sum him of tboir support.
"I nut emphatically not n candi
date," states Mr. Jacobs, "as my
other interests require al lof my time.
Hut somehow my friends can't seem
to remember I am out of tho raie
but I am."
Mr. Jacobs is lionrtily endorsing
the candidacy of flus Samuels, pres
ent deputy city treasurer.
"Mr. Samuels will mako n splendid
official," stntcs Mr. Jacobs, "as he
has thoroughly mastered tho business
routine of tho office nnd is capable
in every wny. I nm glad to recom
mend him, and I can certainly do no
knowingly ns ho has worked for me
now for the past year."
CHARGED WITH
A warrant was Issued this morning
out of Judgo aionn O, Taylor's court
for tho arrest of Chns. Davis, ot
Griffin Creole, Davis Is charged with
killing young door, tho offenso hav
ing boon committed on November 2G,
of this year. Tho warrant of arrest
wuh iBsuod at tho Instance' of Deputy
Stato Gamo Wardon George Harga
dlu, of Ashland.
Sovoral witnesses havo boon aub
pouacd and a hearing will ho had in
Judgo Taylor'B court nt 1:30 Satur
day, Docombor 10.
Porlmpa ono of tho letters you
ought to writo during lbo next hour
Ih n roply to some ono of today's
want nda.
KILLING
DEER
Oitl'XJOX, TJirifSDAY, DHCIMBIOR II, 11J.
DECIDES BUTTLE SHIP
VINDICATES Pr&TION OF THE
OUTSIDE ARMOU Of THE VCSJU
VMICH VA5 FLOWN UPVARD
ARCWETME. vrt l UfHi-
PMCXOCJWJ1I C HAM .V?UO. , SHOW'
CONGRESS H
T
Matter Covering Destruction of Bat
tleship Thirteen 'Years Apo at Ha
vana Is Officially Closed Was
Blown Up Fro.T&Outslde.
WASHINGTON. Dec. It.-The
Vreel.uid board of inciuirv which ba
completed its investigation of the de
struction of the bnttlosbii) Maine in
Havana harbor thirteen years ago,
nnd which recently nnnonnced its
findings to the effect that it was
blown up from the outside and that
moans by iv Spanish niino today
filed n formal report with congress.
No action is expected other than to
place it on file.
Accompanying tho report is a
smnll model of tlio Maine, which is
used to illustrate the report.
This officially disposes of a mat
ter which has been discussed for
years.
PROBE STARTED
AT
No Ono Excepting Government Em
ployes Is Allowed to Approach
Within 300 Feet of the Grand Jury
Room.
INDIANAPOLIS, Intl., Doc. VI.
Soorct invohligi'iion by tho United
Slates grand jurv began here today in
tho alleged dn.unito plots of which
tho arrest and confession of John ,1.
and James H. MeNaiunra was the
culmination. No ono uxcept employes
of tho government is allowed to ap
proach within ;UUI feet of tho grand
jury room. lMeotivo William J.
Hums is expected to bo among the
first witnesses called.
TREATY! 1832;
TO BE
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dee. 11.
Early recognition of American Jews'
rights to avoid the abrogation of tho
treaty of ISII2 N expected to follow
tho adoption of the Sulsmr resolution
in tho house.
It is understood that President
Tuft bus tipped the llussian embassy
that ho will not sign tho resolution
until diplomatic negotintina now
borne carried on witu the Kussinn
government have been concluded.
VREELRNDREPOR
REGARDING
MANE
INDIANAPOLIS
ANNULLED
MAINE WHS BLflWIf UP
REAR AOMIPA. C
Mg fRAME 3Q UMDER WHiCH COPX
MODQ OF THE MAINE TO BE USED BS
IP
MEAL IS READY
Harry Waldron After Eludinn Police
for Week Walks Calmly Into His
Home, Hangs Up His Hat and Asks
Wife if Breakfast Is Ready.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 14.
l'alo and haggard as a result of
dodgiug the police for three nights
and days, Juror Harry Waldron,
whoe disappearance stopped tho
Hyde trial, reappeared at bis horns
today, bung up bis bat and calmly
asked bis wife if breakfast was
ready.
He was immcdiutely arroeted by
the police.
It was learned that Waldron turn
ed up at the h'oiwe of a neighbor lust
night, onlv to disappear anin when
J his wife was apprised of the new?.
Mrs. Waldron advised Judgo Por
terfiold of her husband's return nnd
this morning tho judge wont to the
Waldron home. Tho juror tried to
hide in a closet but was induced to
come out and tell bis story.
Waldron said that ho loft tho Coi
trapolis hotel with the intention of
committing suicide. He clinmred bis
mind and went to Kmporia, Kansas,
whore he remuiued until yesterday.
Heading in the papers yesterday that
bo was supposed to havo committed
suicitlo nud fearing that tho shock
would kill bis wife, bo returned last
night. He went to the homo of a
friend, Mrs. McOaraugb, who telo
nlionod to Mrs. Waldron. When the
wife arrived, however, tho juror bad
once more vanished, whereupon Mrs,
Waldron telephoned to Judgo Porter-
field.
This morning Waldron ontored bis
bouse through n cordon of police,
who recognised him ns he passed
asked if breakfast wore ready.
Judge Porterfield said that if Wal
dron is insane ho will order a new
trial.
Fever Closes Schools.
PORTLAND, Ore., Dee. II. Do
tonnined to forostall any possibility
of an epidomic of smallpox or soarlet
fever niuong childron here, tho city
health officials today closed tho
Hawthorne and Arleta public schools
where several students now striken
with ono of the disonaos attended.
Onlv a few cases of each dUonso
ia reported, howovor.
- ..n..Ki,w7mK'xmimmim n &'TifiMIA
IDNG
0
CALMLY
ASKS
FROM THE OUTSIDE.
E,VRWl
SKYS F.R7T "Z?lCStGH CAMS
JCXNT BORO IN ILLUSTRATING REPORT.
CO-OPERATIVE
GROCER? STORES
New Plan of Combatting the Hiqh
Cost of Living Is Brought to the
Attention of the City Council by
Committee of Business Men.
PORTLAND. Ore., Dec. 14. Co
operative grocery stores, controlled
by n corporation and in which the
general public holds nil the stock will
be established soon by u committee
of business mon to be appointed by
Mayor Rushlight.
Tho plan of oombRtting the high
cost of living was brought to the at
tention of the city council and Mayor
Rushlight by a committee of business
men, who asked that tho council em
power the mayor to select a, commit
tee to establish the stores.
This committee will handle the af
fairs of the corporation until it is
solidly established and permanent of
ficers elected.
Shares in tho venture will bo sold
at 25 and only ono share can be
hold b ' any ono individual.
Profits will rovert to tho stores
customers in proportion to the
amount of their purchases.
According to its promoters today
the stores will be extended through
out the state if tho scheme proves
sueccsbful in Portland.
F
PRIMARY LAW
CAPITOL. Sacramonto, Cal., Doc
1 1. Assemblyman Young's bill which
provldos for a presidential proforonco
prlnuu y passod tho lowar houso to
day by a unanimous voto.
EIGHT HOURS FOR ALL
OF UNCLE SAM'S MEN
WASHINGTON, it." C, Doc. 14.
Congressman Hughes olgbt hour bill,
providing that all artisans and me
chanics employed by tho govornmont
under contracts shall work not moro
than eight hours a day, waa today
unanimously pnusod by tho houso.
tho bill supploniQiita tho olght
hour rogulatloiia la tho Kvorniuont
departments.
iN0.2s. , .
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uLNS
OR
No. 228.
M'MANIGAL TO
BETAKEN EASI
AS WITNES!
Assistant District Attorney Ford An
nounces That the Other Men Want
ed Are All Beinp. Watched and
Cannot Escape.
"SEVERAL OTHERS" WILL BE
ARRESTED .ON TIMES CHARGE
All of the Men to Be Arrested Said
to Have Assisted McNamara In
Blowing Up Building.
T .
LOS ANGELES. Cab. Doc. 14.
Two Indictments It was learned from
an absolutely rollnblo source today
will bo returned Saturday by tho fed
eral grand Jury now protilng tho al
leged dynamite conspiracy, ngalnnt
two mon proft'ilnont'frvsjiln Francisco
labor circles.
Those mon nro said to havo boon
responsible (or tho ordor, which led
James n. McNamara to' plnco 1C
sticks of dynamite under tho TImea
building, resulting in tho denth of 21
persons.
LOS ANGELES. Doc. 14. Under
n heavy cuard Ortio MeMnnignl, self
confessed dynamitor nnd star govern
ment witness ncainst tbq four 'labor
leaders in California who will bo in
dicted by the federal grand jury
which is investigating the alleged dy
namiting conspiracy, will most likely
leave for Jndinnapolis next Monday
to testify before tho federal grand
jury there.
Although tho federal grand jury
probing the Calif ornin; end of tho'so
called dynnmitin? outrages is holding
only afternoon session?, it is ranking
great progress nnd nt tho present
rate is expected to end its inquiry
early next week.
Watching Others.
Assistant District Attorney Ford'
announced today that tho aricst of
David Caplnn and M. A. Schmidt
was only a matter of time. The ju
nior prosecuting nttorney also reit
orated his stntoment of vtstonlny to
the United Press that ono or moro
San Francisco labor leaders would
bo arrested on a charge of murder ns
a result of nlloged activity in the de
struction of the Times buildi.ig.
"Is it absolutely true that you nvo
contemplating the arrest of one man
on a charge of murder n n result of
tho Times disaster?" Ford was ask
ed. ''Yes, ono man and others. Yon
can say there are several others'
was the significant reply.
"Do you know whero theso men
are now?" he was nskod.
"We know the oxnot whecrnbouta
if the men wo want at th present
time and they eannot oaenrh,," was
his answer.
All of those men, according to
Ford, assisted Jnnios B. MoNnmnm
in vnrious ways when ho placed tho
sixteon sticks of dyuamito which rc
suited in twenty-one deaths nml
much destruction of proporty.
BURNS TO PROBE
PATTERSON CASE
Bar Association of Denver Would Go
to the Bottom of Methods Employ
ed to Clear Mrs. Patterson of Mur
der Charge. t, i
"1
DENVER, Col., Dec. 14. Follow
ing intimations tuht tho acquittal
verdict in tho cns.o of Mrs. Gortrudo
Patterson recently tried hora for tho
murder of hor husband, Charles A.
Patterson, was obtained by improper
means, tho bar association of Den
ver today planned to employ William
J. Hums' detootivo iigoucy on a full
investiirntiou of tho case.
Tho griovnnco committee of tho as
sociation has determined upon a
thorough inquiry nud will summon ho
foro it both Prosecutor llensnii nud
Judgo Hilton, chief counsel for Mrs,
Puttorson.
You really know whero to find
tho now home after answering n lot
of "posBiblo" ada.