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City Halt 'Jf&mtrM
Medford Mail Tribune
SECOND
EDITION
WEATHER
Fnlr tonight, rnlit Prlilay.
lnv n."j mill., 111.5.
Dully- Hltlli Vt.nr.
Korlyl itxt Ymir
MIODVORD, OUWION', SATl'WDAV, FIWUVAUY 10, 1912.
No. 277.
UPBG THREATE
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KITED NEK
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Zapatista Revolutionary Troops An:
Routed by Federals Attrr Terrific
Baltic Refuges Flcclnu by Special
Train Situation Most Serious.
AMERICAN INVASION TO BE
SIGNAL FOR MASSACRE
Forty Thousand Americans In Mexico
Whose Lives Are Endangered
Fear o( Uprlslnu Halts Troops.
MIJXICO (MTV. Feb. in. YmwH
in inviiliitionnry ltou cloithiK in
.Mosifjo lily lo I'ffwl th iMplurv of
llio (npitol tmlity elindii'd with the
fmletnl wiv l IIomunInw I lilt. So
ihIIw iHiHtlt of lnr, Hint ufifr hii ex
tended DttffKt!iii4ni. with hn of him
jirosijRutoly lUO men, wbm defdl-
II wiw the iiioxl lorrilld bnllle
fought inee 'he lnnjiuiiiint or lh
iimtUln rebellion.
AtnnrirNii rcfmicH nr fttftdit from
niiniinjiinlii liv niwi-inl iiitiin iiihI Ihi'
mtnnlinn in lh district i iimi-l
Hint.
TIhuo niv 32011 iih'ii oiigHKod in lh
light. Of lh UOIIII wen- uliflH tin.!
the ti'iuuiiiiitii l'JUII foilcruU.
HmIwIm lwJ I Uh hill Mini wrm initb-
i?fmrriH.iW-.M.wttK. TTty Wh
the hi I ok wna opened liy tin fed-
HIkIp. TIlO feill'Dll OiMlllllHIIlllT ll".
chi'iIhiI in m)N4litliiiK llti' D'Vnliilioii
ni'v nnnv hy dophr, . I" llio mtuth
mill driving Hi iitiliiiitinitH 'nun
lllfil' MIKltiull.
t'pll-l'iH I1" l''ti-'il,
WASHINGTON, IVIi. lo.-Ahmn-iiH
reiHirti uf the MiHiiility of 'in
aiilUAtuericitii iipi ininif in Mmh"
itfm'lietl tho ulnto ilt'piirtuieiil tuthn
fmm AiiH'iiemi iiniHiilnr ioproM'titii
(ivuH (hot t, nlwuld United Slntr
lrnow invmhi Meie. Ili arc uf
fifiiil Mitviow). There Mt-.t KUKin
American cltitioii in Mexico.
It i nnlhnrilulicly Minted I Ii: !
only Hun oniiiiloiMlitn pi i- fnt Amor
li'tm (mop from fiiitoiiiK tlit border.
Offii'inU of tin niir li'tuhiii'iil to-
llHV dl'l'llltl'll lllllt 1011,111111 I'llilCll
Slates trtinMt could ho intthilixod
itlnntr On' bonier within a week,
should llit ucrcsilv mill1, iim nil
prcpurnliniiH fur such n uiowmciit
lnl li lll'Oll ciiliiplflril.
DOYLE 10 ANSWER
FOR KILLING SMITH
TRUCK UK, fill , Fob, 10. It wiih
nuilinrllntlvoly Muted today that I'
M. Dojlo. who shot mill killed Kill,
lor V. II. II. Hm It It or tlin Trucldio
H(tinlilli'iin, will lio linunil ovur In
(hi) Miiiirlnr court at Nnvailu City for
liliil on a cliaiMu of iminlor. At tlio
lii'tilliiilnmy Iiuiii'Iiik litMO tlio proHti-
Clltloil HUlTimtllMl III liOltlllK SlIlltll'H
unto moi'ti'in Htatoitioul Into tlio reo
ord, In tlilw Mtatt'iiU'iit Hinlth hwoio
that Doylo attackotl lilm. It Ih tlio
iiiohI tliiiuiiKliiK tivliluiu'o iiKiilliHt
nnyln.
BRYAN EVIL GENIUS,
SHOUTS TEXAS STATESMAN
WAfllllNdTON, 1). (., Kith. 10.--f'liiii-uclurlKliit;
Wllllnm .1. Hryau iih
mi "nvll koiiIiih liovorliiK vnr iloiu
oeraey'M flanltH," C'iiiiki'ohhiuuii Mar
tin Dh'H (if Toxim lu tlio Iiouho this
iifloriioou hltloily nt lacked tlio No
hniHkn KlntoHmau and liln iii'luolplori,
hut tiulot;loil Himiilior Champ Chirk
mill CiiiiitruHuiiiuu Oncur Unilurwoml
of Alahiiiiin.
"llryiiu'ii limlmialloii that I inn a
Horvaut of pritdittory IntitroHtfi," Dion
Haiti, "Ih (ho himnlctiH vuihii'Iuk nf a
illHorotlltoil (ItiniiiKomu), In (ho proii
oiit Hltuiitloii It In a L'ulauilty If not
mi iietiuil I'l'lmo for Hryau to how
mooiIh of (IIhcoi'iI Id tlio ruukH of (ho
iK'iiioci'iitlo piti'Oi"
PRESIDENTIAL
RACE FOR 1912
Former Governor and Gralt Prose
cutor Withdraws From Contest (or
Democratic Nomination and Aoccs
to Vote Oeleiiatlou (or Speaker.
CHAMP CLARK'S CHANCE
MUCH IMPROVED THEREBY
Hearst Dacklun Speaker and Attack-
hill Wilson Harmon Slrenntu
Is Unknown.
ST, I.Ot'lS. .Mil. l'lh. :i0. -Jimi'ili
V. Filk 1' .MihKtinn IihImy wi(lnln'w
from thu iirwitlt'iitinl rMit when h'
niiri't'il iu vole tin otiiiro .MUfHttni
ilt'lt'v'iiliiin for KponktM' CIiiiiiii Chirk
im Iniiu n Clnrk IhinkN ho lint, a
fliHiict' to win the1 tlMiioewtip pifi-
lltMllillt llOlllillMtioH.
I'tilk' wilhtlrKwnl from tin row
fir tlio itri'Mili'wy Minitt"tlly plHi'ttn
t'liituip Clnrk in tin ponilioii of ln
init n Mt'rioiiii opwnii'iit of VYomlrow
W'lUou nml fiovt'iiior llnrition of Ohio
for (In tliuiiofnttic noiiiinntinii. What
MtitMiyth llnrntoii nmy it'iilly liao i
ralliff nn unktioHii ipittniiiv. WiUtm
in ittlinitli'tlly li'oiif, hut lit M iiImi
IIMtiljltlll llV IIIUHV ptllll Wlllfxt Oll-
inllv in ifkuly lo Im ii Milttiit f nt lor
wht'ii lio IikIIoI fiitinK tiint' Hrrht'.
I'roniiiii'itl Hiitoint thiifit mi wliniii
Clnrk aptiiitnily nmy ifly i William
It. IIfnrt. Ilfitit nt prt'ttt'iit i litf
itiif no opportunity to ritlioiilu Mini
nliiiMit Wilitni, "Jt hn alit-ailv koiii'
tun' record mm Itt'iiiK favornhlc to
Clnrk mill, if ln nii no i'Iihiu'i' of
t'liptiiriiiir ilie iioniiiiiition for W. It.
Ilt'iii-l, (In- urn- t in t- Californiiin iniiv
t'tiiiii' mil a . a lilM ami lait Clark
mini.
EXPRESS COMPANIES
NICW YOHIC. I't'lt. 10. Moruor of
tlio Well l'ai'Kn linHH coinpnuy
hiuI tlio 1'nltt'il .S(attM ICxprotw Ih
liollovotl hero toduy to ho iilniOHt cor
talu. 'I'lio llarrliniin IntoroHtH, which
alrtMtly control tlio Wotlrt Fargo.
Iiavti aluo Hticcooiloit In oluvtln four
of tlio novel! iiit'iiiltiiiH of tlio iMiarit
of tho I'nlli'tl Statert coinpuny.
TIiom men nro C. V. TtiKothoff,
Ion W llarrlnian. A. (1. llacfiMlaff
ami William J. Avorlll.
ARIZONA A STATE
ST. VALENTINE'S DAY
(II.OMM, Ariy., I-Vb. 10. (lovoruor
cloct. Hunt will ho iiiiiUK'iinited at
I'liooiiix I'Vhruary II, tlio day that
Arixoiui hoeoinos u hluto. This un
noiiiicomoiit was inailo totlny follow
injf tlio roooipt of nows from Wirtdt
iiiKlou that i'rosiilent Tuft would
siuu tlio proolunialion of iiduiissiou
on thai day. limit Hinted that the
inuiiKiirntioii would ho conducted sim
ply nml that tluro would ho no it
program.
ORCHARD COMPANY PAPERS
SEIZED BY DISTRICT ATTORNEY
POHTUNI), l'Yh. 10.- All tlio pa
pers in llio local ol'lioo of the Orcon
Washiii(4lou Trust, company, whioh
iiiidorwroto llio bonds of llio dofuuol
Coliiiiihlu ltivor (Irohard ('(iiupaiiy,
worn soi.otl by United Statos Dint riot
Altoruoy John MoCourl todny nml
liikoii lo tlio federal huildiiif,'. Tlio
papers will bo siihiniltod to a spooial
United Klatos jury whioh will bo
culled In liivcs(ij;iilo tlio orobards
ooiiooru mid wholhor its nlYicors omi
ho prosooutod for "usiu tlio nuiils to
dofriiud."
STOREKEEPER
KILLS HIMSELF
1LET
Harry Trlplett, Former Postmaster at
Wittier, Commits Suicide hy Shoot
Inn Himself Thr..uh the Head With
Revolver Friday Evening
UNBALANCED MIND SAID
TO BE CAUSE OF CRIME
Merchant Well Known and a Native
of Sams Valley Carried Gun
Around His Neck.
llHrry Tripled, proprietor of n nu
oml Mtoio at Wittier ami poMuiHwU-r
nt HiuI place until the rural tlcliwry
put nn entl lo 1 lie joli, eoiiiinilleil Kiii
t'itlt nt his Nloro IhI nilit hy Mowing
out Iim hrniim with a revolver. The
hotly wn found this itiornini; and
Coroner KvIIojsk wmh iiiiint'ilintily
nuuuuoneil.
An nnliHlaiit'i'tl iiiiutl i t-ttitl to ho
lt"pinitihlo for (lio Miiohio, frionits of
tlio tlt'Mil iiihii "Myiiijc that for mmuv
time ho hit rfliown utitiH of iii-anily
ami that hi uelioiw heeaiuo more ir
ntlioiml with each tlay.
Mr. 'I'riplutt tvitK !." enr- of aie.
lie ki'ow up iu tlio Smiii valley mttl
Kim witlely known throughout the
ooMiitrj'hiilo. Sniilf time iifco he wn.
inn' of the priuoipnlK iu a feutl at
ICvmiih ertiek ami at tlmt tittie he was
urroxluil ami (lnetl for onrryiiiK con
omiletl wenpnin. Sinoo then ho onr-
rioil a revolver Hlriing over his houl
tier iu plain ixht.
A hrolhor, CIkIio Triplett of .lo-o-pliiiie
county, the only immediate
relative, hit heou told the news nml
has koiio ttt Winter, eilit miles up
I'Svmih oreok from Wiioilville. It is
piohuhlo that nn iutiont will ho held.
.Mr. Triplett hml iiuiiieroiis frieiuN
in (lolil Hill, Winier. Wootlvillo .ami
all thniUKh the Hunts oreok nml Sums
alloy noiithhorhitoils. rSo far us hns
el tlevolopotl no one nml hoard him
talk of outline his life, hut many hud
uotiootl Ihnt his notions jrow tluily
more peculiar ami fricmls worried
oonsitlornhlv over his inontal ooiiili
t ion.
TAFT TRADED
FAIR FOR VOTES
President San Dlerjo Expedition Says
President Was Gold-Bricked by
Promise of Delegation to Harpoon
Panama Exposition.
NHW YOHIC. Fob. 10. Direct
charKos that olthor IMoBldout Tnft or
his campulKii inanugorH hml agreed
with Director Cionornl CharloH C,
Monro mul J. O. McNnli to favor tho
Sun Francisco fair over tho oxpoBl
tlon to ho hold In Sun Dlogn wore
inudo horo today hy D, C. Collier,
president of tho San Dlogo Exposi
tion company. In return, Colllor
mild, Monro and McN'ub hiul prom
l8od Taft tho California delegation to
tho republican national convention.
Colllor added:
"I'roBldont Taft had assured mo
that ho would support our exposition
which Ib no way a competitor of
that to ho hold lu San Francisco, lie
iiIho told tho ma nngor a of tho Sun
Francisco fair that ho would not In
vito tho uutloiia to Koud exhibits to
tholr fair uuIobh n commission wore
appointed to safeguard thorn. Then,
without awaiting tho naming of tho
eonuulsalon, President Taft sent out
request!! for oxhlhlta u weok;ngo,
"Thu mid part of it nil Is that Taft
mul his nimingors havo boon gold
bricked again, Mom'o and McNuh
cannot deliver tho California dole-
gateH to Taft boeiuiHo they all will
ho against tho present administration,"
WI1IIG
WORK OF CARING FOR THE BABIES IN THE
tHHHVHBHHHH IVW. fl m J K I yr jlr
Mrs HA.NJCJ ARC CUE.AMM . Ssss:: "
rrii. for lite LnLte.4 In the i.tiirostid Jtles Is a lj: uudertafcln' and the
UiHlr in p. in Miilnc thu liifttnts N imlLtd commendable. In thickly bettled
dirwtor of Child Jllyeleite or tin? Dvimrtmeut of Ueultli and with an able corps of assistants has made iiiniij a untitle
and clilhl happy hy their untiring efforts. Wholesome food, dally baths and other Instructions hjvo irvetl to kee,
Uie ilea Ih nite down miiiouk the Infants
K TUEM
AGlSTjGHMITZ
District Attorney's Office Suddenly
Discovers That It Is Helpless to
Compel Grafter to Give Testimony
Acjainst Former Client.
SAN FHA.NTISCO, Oil., Fob. 10.
Abo Kut'f cannot be compollod to tes
tify against hU fonnur client, ex
Mayor KiiRone K. Solunitz. DUtrlct
Atiornny Flckert dona not soeiu to bo
lucliuud to dismUs thu Indlctmoiits
Kuspondod over Huef. Ah tho lntter
Ih the king pin In tho array of evi
dence against Selimltz, If ho cannot
be lompollod to testify nml If ho does
not do so voluntarily thu case ngnlut
the former mayor on trial under the
gas rate bribery indictments Is "in
a InulNvay."
Such wns the opinion In tho ills
tlct attorney's office today. Huef
was closeted through tho morning
with Assistant Attorney Horry.
It wan only totlny that District At
torney Flckert (Uncovered that he
could not compel Hucf to give testi
mony. He found ihnt tho now law
passed at the last regular session of
tho legislature did not npply to Huef.
This development followed tho state
ment on previous occasions that It
does.
NO ACTION IS TAKEN
UPON LABOR ORDINANCE
The proposed eight-hour law and
workmen's eoniiuMisiilion onliiinueo
was discussed by labor lenders and
others in committee of the whole nt
the spooiul mooting of the oity coun
cil Friday night. No notion was
taken and the ordinance was 10
ferrotl back to the council for future
consideration. The ordinance desig
nated ti.ol) a d of eight hours.
WHITE LEGHORN'S EGG
EIGHT INCHES AROUND
A hen's egg measuring eight Inch
es lu the longest riroiuuforoiico and
seven Inches about the side was
brought to Medford today by J. A.
(Iraffla, who lives four nilloa south
east of tho city. Mr. Ciraffla saw in
tho paper last week that a lllack
Minorca lion had the record for tho
valloy with nn egg measuring 7 to
Inches mul In order to maintain tho
reputation or his white leghorns ho
brought this cpg In to lift tho rec
ord. Tho egg weighs iv llttlo over
ono-fourth of n pound.
CANNOT
oc
EAST IN GRIP
BF GOLD WHE
IS BELOW ZERO
Mercury Drops 28 Degrees in 12
Hours Terrible Suffering for
Thousands of Poor Entire Atlan
tic Coast Affected.
ZERO TEMPERATURES
PREVAIL TODAY
Huffalo, X. Y.. 13 dodoes
below; Dunkirk, ." bolow;
Oswego, X. Y., ."i below; Krie,
I'u., 10 below; Hamilton, Out.,
'JO below; Snginnw and Sault
Ste. Mnrio, Mich., l'2 below;
Houghton mid I.aiiMiif.'. Mich.,
24 below; .Maniuotto, IS be
low; AIkmui, 'J3 bolow; l'itts
Imrjf, l'a., S below; Montreal,
10 bolow; Toronto, 34 bolow.
XKW YORK, Fob. 10. Zero has
put its frcoxiu-j claw over New York
Mute n pi hi today. The tneroury
dropped JS degrees in V2 bonrs. Snob
wen titer nieuns terrible suffering for
the thousands of poor hero.
Reports from Huffalo say it is 13
bolow there. At Dunkirk, it is 5 bo
low, nt Oswego S below and nt Krio.
Ph., 10 below.
DKTHOIT, Mich., Feb. 10. Detroit
experienced todny the eoldost weather
iu six years. The thermometer reg
istered 1 1 bolow zero here, uud other
bike points report oven more severe
weather.
At Saginaw and Sault Ste. Marie
IV below wns registered; Houghton
and Lansing, 24; Alpena, 23, mid
Marquette, 18 degrees below zero.
HAMILTON, Out.. Feb. 10. Un
confirmed reports reaching hero today
say that several persons havo been
frozen to donth iu votnoto suctions of
Ontario. It is 20 below zero bore, tho
coldest in If) years.
REPRIEVE IS GRANTED
NEGRO MURDERESS
WASHINGTON, D, C, Feb. 10.
President Taft today granted a re
prieve to Mattlo Loiunx, negro inur
doress, who was scheduled to bo
hnngod hero February 10. Tho exe
cution was ordered postponed until
May 20, upon' recommendation of
Attorney General Ylekorsliiiin. It Is
rogardod as likely that tho woumn
will bo pardonod,
CONGESTED CITIES.
A lt&son
IN PA-tveic.
Tht BABY.
H. M.f
work of the faithful niirxes wtio tlevoi.
New York Dr. S. JoM-nlilne Uukt-r U
FORCE TEDOY
TO CONSENT TO
Bl
Progressive Republican Leaders
Holding Conference Over Situation
in Chicago Roosevelt Choice of
Most of Those Present.
CHICAGO. Feb. 10. Posit! vo an
nouncement from Theodore Roosevelt
regarding his candidacy for the pro
gressive republican presidential nom
ination Is expected to follow hero to
day tho meeting of Roosevelt adher
ents. Progressive leaders represent
ing 15 states gathered at tho meet
ing, which is being held under the
auspices of the national Roosevelt
committee.
Two separate and d'atlnct meet
ings are being held. The first Is to
discuss Roosevelt sentiment In var
ious states, at which Governor Os-
born or Michigan, Governor Stubbs
of Kansas and Governor Vessey of
South Dakota will speak. The sec
ond meeting is to consider plans for
launching tho Roosevelt campaign
nml Inducing tho former president to
nccopt the nomination. Governors
Aldrlch of Nebraska, Hass of New
Hampshire and Glasscock of West
Virginia, and former Governor Fort
of Now Jersey spoko at tho second
meeting.
TIMOTHY FAILS TO
SECURE HIS RELEASE
ItKDWOOI) CITY, Cnl., Feb. 10.
Chauffour Samuel R. Timothy,
charged with killing John J. Moore,
Sun I" rnncisco millionaire, iu a re
volver duel, wns today denied ids
freedom on a writ of habeas corpus
brought before Judge Buck.
'r;..,,ii,..., k,,........ ..t.....,.i i...t i...
iuutiij : tiiimm'j tiivvii nun uv
was held without cause. A habeas
corpus writ will be asked of tho sit
promo court.
JEFFRIES DON'T WANT
TO FIGHT JOHNSON
I.OS ANGBLKS, Oil., Feb. 10.
Jim Jeffries hns not challenged Jack
Johnson to another battle, nor does
ho coutomplnto doing bo, according
to his own statement hero today.
"I have not inentlonod another
fight to Johnson," Joff quietly suld,
"uud furthermore I havo uo Intention
of doing so. Anothor battlo Is far
from my thoughts."
It had boon roported that Joffrlos
was seeking another .mooting with
tho blucl; champion.
N
DRAFTED
WAG N 0 D
BOOZE SEIZED
GRANTS PASS
Joints Raided by Mayor Smith and
Prosecuting Attorney and Blind
Piggers Sent to Jail Heavy Fines
and Jail Sentences Meted Out.
DUMP INTO GUTTER"
LIQUOR WORTH $3000
Former City Councilman in Jail
Fines Run as High as $500
Nine Men Caught.
GRANTS PASS, Ore., Feb. 10. As
n result of a crusade and a polico
raid on thirst establishments in
Grants Pass and charges against
dealers in towns of (be county, in
volving nine men, fines aggregating
51050 and four residents in tho court
ty jail is the result of n drastic cru
sade against alleged liquor selling in
dry territory which reached a climax
in this city last evening.
In jail is a former city councilman,
who is the owner of a bottling workfl
here, and two other dealers in Grants
Pass and one from Kerby, this in ad
dition to heavy, fines, two being as
sessed $200 each, one $300 nnd op,
$.")00. All of the others except Ano
country dealer " plended'nilty. ttfk
went to trial inlwo enfts' Leforo . V
juries and wns convicted in both.
Two places i tithe city were raided
Two places in the city were'ra.ided
were seized. The total valuo of tho
seized goods is estimated by the
prosecutinjr attorney us worth $.100(1.
There is a full wagonload of the
stun. It is stated by the prosecu
tion that till of this liquor will be
emptied into the gutter.
GRANTS PASS, Feb. 10. Tho
blind pig prosecution enmo to a cli
max when Judgo J. N. Johnson, ex
offlclo Justice of tho peace, passod
sentence on former City Councilman
John Sauer, Samuel Konllen and
George Altpeter, as follews:
John Saner fined $100 In two
cases, total $200, and ten days In
tho county Jail.
Samuel Konllen fined $250 Iu two
cases, total $500, and ten days In
the county Jail.
George Altpeter fined $200 In ono
case and ten days In the county Jail.
In Justice James Holman's court
J. C. Henry of Kerby pleaded guilty
to two charges and was flood $100
In each case, total $200, and ton
days iu the county Jail.
Sauer, Altpeter and Konllen havo
begun serving their sentences. J. C.
Henry was allowed to go to Ills homo
at Kerby after giving $250 bond to
return to Grants Pass Monday morn
ing to begin his sentonce.
It is roported that Altpctor, who
was fined $200 as well as ten days
In Jail, said that ho would also lay
out tho $200 fino. If this bo truo
ho will bo confined until Juno,
KNOX WILL TOUR
WASHINGTON, D. C, Fob. 10.
In an orfort to bring tho United
States Into closer relations with the
nations surrounding tho Caribbean
sea and tho Gulf of Mexico, Socrotary
of State Knox Is tq loavo soon, on
board tho United States cruloor
Washington, for a complete tour of
tho republics.
An official statement to this effect
was Issued this afternoon at the
whlto hotiso, following it conference
between President Taft und Secre
tary Knox.
Ground cork and a binding mate
rial havo boon formed by a French
Itiveentor Into a cover for bottle
that guards thorn against breakage
mid keeps tholr contents at a uniform
tomperuturo without using h vucuutn,
h-S.1