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Medford Mail Tribune
SECOND
EDITION
WEATHER
Iti'lnllvn Humidity, 713 Pet.
Full. Mux., R.li Mill., :0.
DallyHUtti Venr
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MEDFORD, ORICCJON, THURSDAY, mWRUAUY 29, 1912.
No. 293.
MILLION BRITISH MIR
ALL COLLIERIES
ISEI
Operators nefuscd In Trent with Men
on Minimum Scnlo Proposition and
Intervention by Government Prov
ed Futile Tie-up Is Most Complete
Price of Coal Is Already Soarlnn and
All Industry Is British Isles Affect
ed At Least Another Million
Workmen Lose Employment.
LONDON', Feb. til).- KikIiI lmn.lr.Ml
forty-oh'ht llioiixiiiiil minor tin.l their
iiMiHt it ii t x. imiployod in (lie .'.ml
miiiitu throughout the llritUh Uluud-,
quit work at I o'clock IliU afternoon,
iiocordini; to topoiU received hot Ity
I'miuior Asquith. II Ik predicted tluil
u iiiilli.ni moil will ho out by midiiigit
Older for tin strike fnllottt'd iir
gntiutioim between government oi'li
cluls, mini' owner iiml t lit iiii-n,
which hull boon ponding fiii it week.
T hlll0 off the IhiTiitoncd Mriko tilt'
llritlnli I'llllillt'l IHl't ill n lit! cflirl
today lo iiiitlic.' tlic roiil iH'inlii. to
grunt tlio iiuni the tiiiiiiinimi wiiko
nenlo for oii.'li dUtrict.
ItcfllM'tl I.I TlVllt Willi .M.'ll.
Tlio operator rofucd nliHiiliilcly
to trout with tlio iih'H on this prnpoi
tiou, claiming llml tlm minimum wage
wu unfair to. thorn. Tim miimir.
hto()tpnthiulVliriTi'ffofta,'rttllP(vtT'j
bring about n settlement of tlm ilU-
)itili, tlio utiiki" loader i-hiii'd order
for tlio iimn to quit work to.lny, when
tln present working iigieciucnt ex
pired. Reports reooiwd up to h lull hour
klmw tlmt tlm HHlk-mil of tln uiiimi
in complete Strike li'.l.'r declare
Hint llm tin-up of thu ii.uil imliiHtry
will nl'f.'.!t other imliiMtriiM lo ucli
mi .'Nt.'iit tlmt it will throw at leu!
uuolhor million men in otlii'i' line
of liunino out of employment.
Prion of ("onl Hour.
ornciiii noiiriiMiiioii of tim strike
lniil Imr.lly boon received hero lii'for.'
roquolH from operators, demanding
protection for tlm collieries, reached
government officials. Tlm strike lou
der iiHMiirt that thu Mi ike will lie con
ducted in mi orderly inuuuor und tlmt
them will lio no iiuccWily for culling
out tlm troops.
- Tlm price of cuul i already Hom
ing, tli.' operators refuiug uhcolute.
lv to till any orders outside govcrn
incut need.
Tlio strike followcil demands h
tlm iimn for n miiiimiini wage for nil
regardless of tlm nature of then
ilulio. Tlm miim owners, while
agreeing to a miuiiimm wage scale
in nliimriiiiil Instances, positively in
fused lo concede tlm demand us n
general thing.
TACOMA HOLDS
TAFI CONFEST
TACO.MA, Wit., I-Vli.
till ohtclinii .lay." Thin
'-Ml. -"Wait
Ih eoiiMilti-
lion today of tlm proreMNivoH who
railed iihikII.v of invitation oven lo
thu dollar hiimpiot oallod hmt nilit
l.V Chiilnniiu H. ', ('oiuerof llm to
puhliitiin hliilo ocnlnil oomiiiilteo. The
hiiuuuot wiih (loininatcd hy Hit hlniul
mt politioiatiH.
A noil of Uui liuuipiolors xltoweil
l'J7 J'or Tnl'l, -Id ft,r Koosovolt anil
kovoii M'liltorini,'.
Only ono "proKfiWHivo," (lotirKO II.
Walker, of Seattle, wiih on tlio pro
Kfiini, he lining asHiyiu'il the ImrinlcM
llieino, "(lot together."
Tlio Tall oiiiupuigii wiih hIiii-IikI ut
the opening of (ho hiiiiiiiet liy (.'Imir
nuiiij (Joiner propiihing u (ohhI lo the
prehiilenl, whieh wiih drunk, nml (lov
orimr liny wiih eulleil upon to Kpouk
lo the Ihetnu "Tlio Preniilent," whieh
milled more eulogies, The eoneliinlon
hy Iho governot' made a fitting up
portimity o rink n toimt to the gov
enior of the hIiiIo nml (IiIh wiih no
I'OinpllHliud at per Heheilitlo.
NOW III!
HIGHER WAGES
JIEW DRMOOll TIO LEA-DIfll.
GEORGE tl PALME P
ficorgo At, Pnlmcr bus ben elected
n tlir new clinlrmnn of the New York
Htntn IV nine rn tie Commlttc to tnkr
tlio plnco of Nomina lv Mnrk Mr.
I'nliiirr tin n Wren tiroiiilu.'iitly lil-ntittiil
villi lrmix'mtl- I'OlltlCn for yrnr
SPEEBI E1D iP
LAWRENCE STRIKE
ROW EXPECTED
I.AWHKNtT.. Mil'... I-Vli. Ji.
lvi 1 1 v t.ottU'iiutiit of tlio Uriko of to.
tilo workorx i oxp.i.'to.l to follow u
Mlllli-Olfioilll HIIIUMIIIIUIIIIHllt tlmt
1luJJiiit4M.l,tC-.Uionr. Aiiierioiiii,
WnnJitn Millti liMil wiroit from Iloston
notify hit: In iiHMit-tHitlM hurt1 tlmt tlio
ntriko iiiii-I ho hottloil lit once. It it.
n.p.M'toiI tin1 mill owuorx will Milmiil
to the M liken, moiiio ort of u coin
iieiiiie iiKrooiiioiil hoforo I lie end of
tlm week.
How tlio collude of the mill owt
ei' f i;li t HitnitMt the itlrikoix in coiu
iiiK illiiol nited hy tlio M'liroily of
HtroMlM which .hiily hit hooomi'iK
fowor. On Sutui'.hiy forty moil, wo
meii nml children were .Ii-ukkoiI Id
jnil. On .Monthly thirty mom wore
nrronleil. On Tuosdiiy forty-two
were churned with pieketinj; and oh
MiiietiiiK tlio HldowallxH. Vohtor.hty,
with the federal Koscriniioiit invcHii
Kiiloiv here, huiu; come u-. the re
Milt of the puhlicitv (.'iveii the out
I'HKi's h the I'l'ilcl 1'resH, only two
Mrikni weio ariV'.t.d.
BY LA FOLLETIE MEN
rOKTI.ANI), I-Vli. ISO. Kollouiug
up his liarge Hint Colonel Koosovolt
"ilouhle-erohHed" Uoherl I .a l-'ollette
hy iiimouueiug his own candidacy for
the presidential nouiimiliou nl'ler he
had urged l.a Follette to outer the
race, Will tor llonser, La Kolletto'H
campaign miinager hero today emue
forth with u statement virtually
charging that (lovoruor Johusoit aid
ed in the allowed kuifng of the Win
consin man. He further nhM-rled
Ihnl Iho Itoosovolt hooui wiih htarled
in Ohio Vy Dun llaima, mmi of the
Into Mark llaniin, heavily interoHled
in the htuel trust, anil that George
I'erkiiiH higher still in Arni couiutilK,
nml lliiium nro u'ejvely hnoking
Koosovolt today.
ENGLISH NOBLE JILTED
BY STAGE BEAUTY
WINDKOK, Mnghiud, I-Vli. J!l). -l.efl
''wailing at the ohureh," Krie
l,odor, u hoioit of Hvitinh uohility, to
day was pul in h ridieiihniH ixiHition
when (lahriellu Kay, u fumoiiH stage
heauly, jillod him til tlm lusl moment,
much (o Iho amusement of Loudon
Hoeiulv, whieh was out in force to
attend the widely heralded ceremony,
The bridegroom, Iho choir ami (he
priimt were in readiness al (he Catho
lic ehuroh, where Iho miimiigo wiih to
i
take pluco, but tho brido failed lohd Ht mill for lort Union, Costa
ill'i-iu She, yofuBOil ul exjtlmiiitiou,
MERRICK IS
CANDIDATE EOR
COUNTY JUDGE
Well Known Orchardlst, Banker and
Former Councilman Consents to
Make the Race for the Republican
Nomination.
Case of Office ScekliiQ the Man
Eminently Qualified for Position
Has Lived Here for Past El!it
Years Promoted Natatorlum Bldy.
!' K. Merrick, orcluir.lltit, Imnkor
nml lar;o tiroporty ownor, formor
city niiinclliinin nml ono of tlio own
tk of tlio Niitatorlum IiiiIMIiik, nt
tlio ro.pionl of many I.mi.IIiik cIMzoiih
from varloiiM noctloiiB of Juckiiou
co n nty, Ihih niiiKoiitoil to become u
cnnillilato for tlio republican nomina
tion for county JikIk". aalimt for
mor JihIko. GoorRo W. Dunn, of AbIi
land.
Mr. .Merrick will bo tlio candidate
of tlio piOKroKtdvoH and bin platform
will bo ono of proKroHH and economy.
Mo ntnuiU idodKod to busliiOMH moth-
imIh and w.vHteniH In tlio conduct of
tlio office. It Ih plainly a cano of
tlio office K.'okliiK tlio man.
Mr. Morrlck caino lioro front tlio
Dakotau olKht yearn iiko. Ho ban
boon a lioavy luvontor in orcbard
tiroporty and only Iant moiitli Hold
bin larKOot Krovo, tlio famoiiH Mor
rick orcbard, tbroo in Ilea nortbeutit
of Medford. Ho bolpod tiroiuoto the
Niitatorltiiu and Iiiih boon pronilnent
In ImihIiichk and nodal life of thu val
ley. Ho lit u director In tbo Med
ford National bank, and for four
yearn pant him boon councilman from
Ibo. fliM.ward. Ho W&gTntmetuber of
tlio water comiiilttco that selected
and built Medford'H grnvlty water
ri.vKtom, am! In widely known n an
otitorprlHlnK md procretiMlvo btmlueHH
man.
Tlio iiuiioiiucomont of bin candi
dacy him been received with sreat
mitUfiicllou tlirouRbout thu county.
TED ID TAFT
DELEGATES FIGHT
KXCMOLSIOK SlMtlNtiS, Mo., Kob.
ill. The flrat uetual clash between
Taft and Itoouovelt delegatea to the
national convention came hero today
and reunited, after Kronen of wild
turmoil, In what wn practically a
drawn battle. The fight camo at the
Third district rongroiodonal repub
lican convention. Troublo started
when the doors to tbo convention
hall were locked on nil but Taft dole
KntOH, who wore at onco seated by
the rongrcntdonnl commltteo. In tbo
Hceuo which followed fist fights were
barely averted, and tbo Itoosovolt
faction, barred from the hall, erected
a platform In the Htreot, Intending to
hold a separate convention there.
This was later mnilo unnecessary
when the Itoosovett men moved Into
the rear of the convention hall,
olectod a soparuto commltteo on cro
dentlalH and, amid a hubbub that
sounded for bloekB around, ad
journed after electing two delegates
and alternates.
Tlio Taft forces also elected delo
Kiitos and tlio dlBputo will conio be
fore tho Chicago convention for set
tlement,
SACCHARINE AGAIN
E
WASHINGTON, Feb. 'JIK--Hy a
vote of two to one, three inemherK of
tlm cabinet having uulhority in pure
food oiiros today held that foods
t'ontuiniug Hiieehunne nro "adulter
ated with deleterious iiiKrudiu.itK."
Soorotiirhw Nugol unit Wilson hold
Kiu'ohiiriuo ihingerous, Heoretaiy
MaoVeagh opposing them.
At Colon into this afternoon Knox
will board tho cruiser Washington
WW, i
JOHNSON N
CANDIDATE AT
PRESENT Til
California Governor Denies Charyes
That He Sacrificed La Follcttc to
Become Teddy's Runnlny Mate
Does Not Deny He May Be Named
Speaks on Popular Government to
Ohio Constitutional Convention
Defends Initiative, referendum and
Recall Says Judges Liable to Err
C0I.UM1JU8, OKIo, Fob. 21. "I
nut not nt till time a candidate for
the republican ti.lmlnatlon for the
vice prenldency,"
This was thu sumnilug up by Gov
ernor lllrntn Johnson of California
hero today of rcporta that he is to
be Colonel HoohcvuU'h running mate
In cane tbo latter Is chosen nt Chi
cago. Johnson made bis statement
to the United I'rtw, but qualified It
by Haying that, while ho did not ex
pect to bo In the. vice presidential
race, "I would be demagogue If I
said I would not, accept." Ho con
tinued; In Not n (jindldate.
"You may Kay this: 'I am not a
candidate nt this time. I am more
Interested In othpr thliiBS particu
larly In tho defeat of Taft for re
nomlnatlon. I followed the president
for several dayo on his recent trip
through California and found that
bo was looking only at tho financial
Hide of thliiRH und' neglecting the hu
man side.
"Tho people, am for Itoosevelt
tho politicians urciagalnst him.' The
only question is whether tho people
or the polltlclanfffSholl "have 'their
way."
A.hlivM-K Contention.
COHMIUS, Ohio, Feb. 'JH. Con
viiioing argument in fnvor of the ini
tiative, referendum and recall wii.h
made hero todav bv Governor .lohn-
(Contlnucd on Iut:e $.)
DAY DESERTS
E OF WEEK
I.OS ANOKLKS. Feb. 20. The po
lice me seiirehing today for John A.
Day, whose bride of week alleges
that he diverted her, carrying with
him her jewels unit her savings of
about $1,000.
Day who was puhlieity agent for
tho Astoria centennial nml the Ore
gon state fair, met Miss Charlotte
AdkiiiH, nil assistant in the office of
a dentist, February J. February 17
they were married. Four days later,
the bride alleges, Day disappeared.
The police say the mini cashed sev
eral bogus checks before departing.
Day is also known to the business
men in tlu city, to their regret. He
worked the bogus cheek game in this
city ono Saturday night scouring .1
considerable sum. Among other
places victimized was the .Medford
hotel, the Medford Cigar store and
Meeker's. Although tho ixiliee sent
out descriptions of tho man ho suc
ceeded in eluding them. Constable.
Singler of this eitv now has n war
rant for him. Ho operated here in
November.
MRS. JACK CUDAHY
GUARDS WITH GUN
PASADKNA, Oil., Fob. 29. Mrs.
Jack Cudahy, frlgutonod bocnuso n
masked burglar Invaded hor palatini
homo hero Inst night, took out a
permit to carry firearms today, and
now gtinrdu her homo with a big re
volver. Tho burglar out tho telephone
wires to prevent tho giving t uti
alarm.
Mrs. Wilson, who Uvea with Mrs.
Cudahy, und tho lattor both saw tho
Intruder, but woro bo frlghtonod that
thoy cannot furnish a good doscrlp
tlon of him. Tho burglur fled whon
mo women Druumeu,
S
OR W. WILSON
Commoner Welcomed to Portland by
Enthusiastic Crowd Headed by
Governor West Following Speech
es, He Leaves for Tacoma.
"Either Champ Clark or Woodrow
Wilson Are Available Candidates"
Says Nebraskan, "But Nomination
Harmon or Underwood Misfortune.
I'OIITI.ANO, Ore., Feb. 29. Will
iam J. Dryan was glvon an enthu
siastic welcome horo this morning by
a largo crowd when he arrived In
Portland from Holse.
Ho was officially welcomed by a
largo delegation of democrats, head
ed by Govornor West. Following a
series of speeches here this afternoon
and evening Uryan will leave for Ta
coinn early tomorrow.
Speaking on tho political situation
Ilryati said he favored cither the
nomination of Champ Clark or Gov
ernor Wilson, by the democrats. The
selection of Governor Harmon or
Oscar Underwood as the democratic
standard bearer, the Nebraskan said,
"would be unfortunate."
"Hither Wilson or Clark arc avail
able candidates," said Ilryan. He
declined to state which of them he
believed the most available.
HegarditiK thu conditions In tho
republican ramp Ilryan said ho be
lieved the candidacy of Roosevelt
Improved the chances for the election
of u democratic president.
KNOX INSPECTS CANAL
AND SAILS NORTHWARD
PANAMA. Feb. 29. Escorted by
tbo engineering corps which Is con
structing tho blR ditch, Secretary of
State Knox and his party today In
spected the entire canal. Knox was
nearly mired when Inspecting the
Gatun dam and laughed heartily at
the figure he cut In hip rubber boots.
WILEY WON'T
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 Brand
ing us absolutely false the stories
widely circulated that ho would re
sign his present position and seek the
democratic vice presidential nomina
tion, Dr. Harvey Wiley, government
pure food expert, declared today that
the reports of his intended giving up
of his work in tho cheubtry bureau
were the work-of his onoiuiot..
Dr. Wiley said:
"These stories that 1 shall resign
and seek idlitionl preferment are
miinufaetured and circulated by an
onymous. I cannot fight an enemy in
the dark. Let him conio into tho day
light and 111 fight him."
Dr. Wiley said the story originated
from tho "same lobby that is circu
lating anonymous attacks on me, say
ing I 'protected' certain baking pow
der interests. I have asked Secre
tary Wilson to have the matter laid
before congress. I should like to
know the identity of tho interests
paying the expenses of this lobbying
The ehargo that I protected certain
companies is false."
NO PRIMARIES FOR
WASHINGTON G. 0. P.
TACOMA, Wtu Feb. 'JO. With
standpatters in absolute control the
slnto central republican conimitteo
here today endorsed President Taft
and turned down presidential prim
aries.
The state convention will he held
in Aberdeen on May 1, it was decided.
With seven progressives back of
him Thomas Murnhiuo of Seattle led
a fight for presidential primaries, hut
tho standpatters sat on mm.
"If von turn this down, it menus
n htiudpiokod delegation to the na
tional convention." Haiti Murpliiue.
Kvidently tho eominitteement didn't
cave,
BRYAN
FAVOR
HR
CLARK
RESIGN
POSITION
ROOSEVELT IN
CHARGE OE
TRYING TO SUPPRESS
MEXICAN OUTBREAKS
QENtRAL t" I . MADfcRO .
1 Outbreaks by rebel bonds continue
in the Koutheni part of Mexico, and
1 resident Madcro It iimlilii every ef
fort to suppress the trouble. In Du-r-iiiro.
which Is In the d-iuser zone,
renditions are reported to be more
tel tied.
TO
L
MHXICO CITY, Feb. 'Jll.His
army swelled to an army of 2500
General Cum pa is today making iu
tive preparations for a march ngninKt
Chihuahua, the capital of the "state
of that name. The rebels boast that
they can take tho city easily.
IiiMirrecto leaden, today predicted
that they would he joined in a few
hours by General Oror.oo, whom they
claim has deserted Madcro. His term
of service expires today, and it is
reMrled that he has had freqiiont
breaks with the Madcro administra
tion. Wlipn the rebels leave for Chihua
hua they will leave a garrison at
Juarezr. of only 200 men, and it is
believed that as soon as Ciunpa's
mnin force leaves the town, Ma.loro
will attempt to retake it.
Matlero today officially closed the
Juarez custom house. Colonel Sal
arnr, of the Vasipiistas, us promptly
officially ro-oponed.
The American custom houso is ae
ceptiug goods exported through tho
Juarez cu-tom hoiie.
READING IS WEAKEST
FEATURE OF MARKET
XKW YORK, Feb. 2!). The to"k
market opened with fractional de
clines. Itentliug was the weak fea
ture, being down nearly a jMiiut. Lat
er thu market made Might recoveries.
American Telephone und Louisville
and Nashville led tho list with good
gains. The coal slriko in Knghnul
had little affect on tho American
market except to give pause to those
traders committed to tho long ac
count. Thu market steady.
Hoitds were firm.
AMERICAN YOUTH HELD
AS SPY IN MEXICO
SAN DIKUO, Cat, l'Vli. 20.--Charoed
with huiiitr a spy Leonard
Nupiersky, 10 your old of San Diogo
is today u prisoner in the little outir
tel at Tia Juaiia and will be taken to
Kuscundn, for trial, according to tho
officials in ehargo of the Mexican
town, ncros'w the border near here.
United States officials who have
attempted to interview the youthful
prisoner huvo been denied this privil
ege 'the local police nave boon noti
fied, and will take the mutter up with
tho Mexican consul hero. ,
At Tia Juaiia the natives deolaru
tho boy is not guilty. It is said tie
was with the insurrectoa at Tin Ju
ttun lust May.
READY
MARCH
FEDERA
M
PER
0
IS CAMPAIGN
SENATOR DIXON
: TO BE MANAGER
I
Former President Begins Work in
Earnest Vants Names of Com
mittee Printed After Ten Days'
Rest Hunt for Delegates Begins.
Wm. H. Barnes, Standpat Lizdcr in
Consultation With Colonel Under
stood to Favor Delivering New
York Delegation.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2!). Theodore
Ifoosevelt will take the warpath in
ten days time whon, after a rest at
Oyster Hay, ho will start out on a
personally conducted hunt for Hie
delegates to tho republican national
convention, and incidentally for the
scalp of William Howard Taft.
This announcement wus made hero
today after Colonel Itoosevelt Iml
tuken luncheon with Senator Dixon
of Montana, who, it was urrnnguii,
will announce this evening that ho
will take ehargo of the IJoosicvclt
boom.
Takes l'ersoiihl Charge.
Itoosevelt today assumed active
personal charge of his own campaign
to secure thq republican presidential
nomination by the national conven
tion in Chicago June 18.
. .Arriving at bis office in the .Out
look, the colonel summoned Oliver
Carpenter, who will manage tho Now
York Hoosqvelt committee, and de
manded to know why the nnmc of.
the supporters of the Itoosevelt com
mittee were not published.
Later Colonel Roosevelt conferred
with Medill McConnick of Chienco,
United Stntos Senator Dixon of Mon
tana and Prank Knox, chairman of
the Michigan stato republican com
mittee. llixou to Manage.
It is understood Roosevelt asked
Senator Dixon to manage his boom,
and that he requested Knox to tako
charge of tho Chicago headquarters
of his campaign.
After leaving tho ctmferenco with
Colonel Roosevelt, McCormick tleried
that ho was disgruntled Lecnttso
Roosevelt had favored Sonata; rixon
as his campaign manager.
William II. Haruos, junior, of Al
bany, standpat leader, ulso conferr
ed with Colonel Itoosovolt today re
garding plans for securing the yew
York delegation for Roosevelt. It ih
understood that Harnes will fiis-sl in
return for his support of Roosevelt
that Vice President Jumes S. Sher
man of L'ticu again be noiuinntcd as
Roo'-evelt's running rnuto on the pic
sidential ticket.
KILLS MAN IN
WIFE'S HOME
OAKLAND, Cul., Feb. 20.- Hurrv
j I'rescott, a sowing muohiuo agent, id
untler arrest here today charged with
the killing last ni-ht nt tho homo of
his wife, of Hurry S. Thompson, All
employe of tho Wostorn Casket company-
Tho killing, whiuh tho police
say, I're.uotl admits, was caused by
the alleged unfaithfulness of his wife.
I'rescott and his wife nro soparut
otl. Mrs. I'ro&oott luto yesterday, ac
cording lo the tetory of hor sister,
met Thoiiiui)ii on ilroadwuy. Tho
two wont to a theater and litter went
to the homo of .Mrs. I'ruseott. l'ros
uott followed them and und hid in tho
house. Shortly after Mrs. Prescott
and Thompson arrived al hor homo
she went to tho bathroom and
Thompson wont to an adjoining room.
Finding him there, Proseolt opened
fire.
Vnldez Bill Approved.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 20- Henut ir
Jones' bill for mi iiniminnutlcin of
.15,000 to protuot Valde?, from gla
cial floods wus approved today by
tho senate committee on commerce,