Til All .at city Haft Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER I'n I r tonight ami tomorrow ('older. Max. HO, mln. U7.5 Dully HUlli Yimr. Koriv-Clrnl Ynir IWUDFORD, OKKOON. SATCUDAV. AIAIK'II 2, 1912. No. 295. FOREIGN TROOPS A DERED TO PEKIN OR t V J w H ' V 0 MASSACRE OF FRENCH II E ll Frenzied Mutineers Continue Cum nlrjn of Loollnu, Kllllnu and Burn Inn Onc-slxth of Pckln Devastat ed by Fire. American Troops Ordered to Capital Many Executions of Leaders Do Not Stop Mutiny Rclun of Terror. PKKIN, MHr.li J. Pnniilfiit Yuan Shi lClU tonight Mlllltlllv Hllltllltfd tlint I hi vn titinlil In prescne order III tlC I'llplUl Whwi !l HIIIIUtUPIH'll '( piililli'iiii lnntMi from Nanking. ll is probable that (loiierul l.i Yuan HllHK. former roitiiiianiler-iii.ehiel' of llio rebel army, will neeoiiiwnv t lie hiiiim here Id put iIohii the diftordor Willi HH inill ilMlltl. ()h)ii eliHtyeM IIimI Proaidciit Yuan Shi ICai Mlntlnl tin trouble n hii o. aunt! to mmhiiuim (h ilirtntoiliip of (,'liitia Htti hoard on nil side. It t said lltMt li planned a mild iiprinintc nail that Uih nnitiiiiH'i-M xo beyond hi control, 'Ilia loyally of lltn ifiiveriliuiitt Iroop in whVHhk nml If they tie- Hurt, o0 iff the llllHttliimt miltUCIV in history Ik almost eeitiiin to t'ol low. PISKIN, March V. Coneenl rating iilfao 'nine Fnyniuilunu woldjcm lo. day iniiriluritO several French priunta there, nml destroyed Ilia ,v!lhiK" hy fire. Thou the Holers returned to I'ckin Mail robbed the jwluco of the former dowager eiMpnj' father. All foreign ri'Milt'iil lute hne tak en refug in the lortiwi (citation emu poutoU, ami the iotiil alnnit the building have liwa ilnnlilt'il. An appeal ! I lie foreijfii offieor al Tiou TMij for aiil met with an im mediate ioHiue ami I. (Kill IhmiviIn ariniiil soldier tiro on route In 1'el.in, ninoni (Item a iliilnehmciit of I.'. U. troops.' In(i'ri'iillim Conies, Tim Mohlicrs ulin ImiiuikI I'uo Ting Fit ami murdered the French prion! lal't Pokin on freight cur which llicv seized and piled to the doors with loot. The minder of the French iniHrtimiiiiioA open the way for for eign intervention. Confronted on nil aide hy fronr.icd lnutiuvciK, who throughout the day continued a cnnipaiyii of mussnoro, "" IContliiuotI on Pngo Two.) S JAIL SENTENCES T LONDON', March 'J. I'liiiiHlmiuul for tho Htiffrii(;i)tto oulhrcak which tboy handed in tlm huiirt of the iiy hurn wiih today handed out to iIn. Fuiuiulino I'lUikliui'rit, loader of the Avonnin mid Mi'H, Muhul Tuckcucli and Mrn. Kiiima MiiikIiiiII, who aucoinpau ii;d lmr xyhuti a (!iiinpuif;ii of .window HiiuiHliint,' Htailcd hy the throu linrlinn hIoiuih IIuoukIi 1 1 lit wlndowa of Fruiu liu Asqullh'ri Iowa hniiho. Mrs. Fank hui'ht and Airs, Tuokeiich xvero unuh (,'ivdii two nioiitliH imprisoiiimmt and i'ifly-ono jIiij-h was nllotiod tho othor WOIIUIII. During tho uiTitij;uini!nt of tho loll woaioii urrorilod iih taking port in tho raid IhoiiHimdH of wouiuu Kiithorod in tho fitrcolrt iiiul chuorod wildly. Pro Kuuutor 1uhIoU callud th" Niiffra goltcH "fnninlo cranks" mid "wild I'lnolioiitillslH," AriH. l'tiiiklmi'Hl, when urnii;nt:d, iidmittud HiniiHliii),' wIiuIowh, Hiiyiiif,'! "What tho Biii'ftaKuttcri did wuh only ii i'lnahito to what tho iiiinoi'H nro prepared to do to win tholr strtko. Wo mo willing to pu. tho prioo tho Kovoruiuuiit (louiuiidH. Until wo pit tho power to liiako tho lawa wo shall coiitiiiiiQ to hrcuk thotn." tenced rnpidlj, Jlost of them ndnut tod (heir kuiII UFFRAGETTES I 10 CONCESSIONS S MILL OWNERS N ARE REJECTED Final Decision to Stand Firm for Llvliin Wanes in Mills of Lawrence Reached by Strike Committee Who are Lcndlnn the Workers' Flnht. Four Mills Offer Further Increases In Wanes If Men Return Monday Foss Said to Dc Weakening LAWHKNVK, Miim., Mnich 2. Final dcciion to wlmnl firm fur liv ing wage in (he mill if Lawrence wiim i cached here Him iiricnionn liv tho strike committee of I'nriy-sovan who mm leadline the workout Ilitht uguinwt the mill owner. The fn'l commillee received a rt'port of n oli eoiiunitlee which voted to reject over I ii iv hy (he mill oh tier mid nimnim oiioly vnlcil o print n proclmiintion which i wnl in wit : "The Hlilke in not over. Stnnd film and we will win. The lwtllo in lorcU me yieldinic to the inevitable ami (lovernor Fom i witHkoiiini;. Colonel SwecUer, in cliHrjjc of the inililia will he removed. Stmid lo Kcthcr mid don't lut (he mill ounor pull the wool of their mill over your eyu hy fnUo promneM." Four iiiiIIm today offered finlhvr iiicicHf-cit in (he jwy of their opera live if they would iclutn to work on .Miinday. One the United Stale W'oi-atcjl Mil lie, pnmod n6iTiKM i lml f npmnmHN who had Iiii mceiviiiK $7.Ul) wonhl feit ii five per cunt i: creatoi mid that thoc who receixed leH than $7.(10 weekly iiicludiiiK u nkilh'il Inhoict-M, would receive in ereitue of 7 1-li per cent. Other nniU otfernur die -mac conccfiion aic die Aiucitcaii Woolen conipau.x, the m lence Duck mill" and (he Atlantic, KiiiiIi.iiiII and IViahcrlon .MilU. SHOE TRUST 1IOHTO.V. Miikh . March A HwecpliiK xlctory for tho hIioo trust wiih recorded hero today when Unit ed KlutcH .IuiIko Puliium hunded down a decision on demurrers to liiillnlmoutrt nnuliiKt offlclalH of tho I'ultod HtatOH Shoo Mnehlucry coin puny, which practically controls tho mIioo lnduwtry In tho Uultod Stilton. .IiiiIko Piituaiii ruled that tho de fendant! could ho hold on only tho flint count In tho Indictment, cliurK In K combination In restraint of trade, Tho Hocoud rotiut, which churned coiiHplrucy to monopollxo the alioo trado, wiih (IIhiiiIhhciI. OfflclalH of tho hIioc tniHt nffepted hy tho dochdon nro Hldnoy WIiihIow, (ioorKo Drown, William Harbour, Kl in or Hull nml Kdwln llurd. I VICTORY "THOU SHALT NOT PRESS DOWN UPON MY BROW THIS LAUREL WREATH OF FAN1E"ED ANDREWS To tho editer: I scarcely know whether to douoimuuto (his u solilo quy, u reply, or an arliolo to my self, since overnight have crept Into fame, or rather had it heaped upon me, hy the Ireuohaut pen of tho Don-uelly-liko genius Hint radiated light ami reason IIuoukIi Hie coluuins of your distinguished contemporary, the Abhluud Tidbits. I am above nil thiiis, I hope, hu man uud the subtle flattery of tho distinguished litcrute who T am in formed hails from tho birthplace of genius, tho homo of Carrie Nation and nine foot sheets, has been as a draught of wine to my htunhlo mid jaded spirits I How sweet indeed to hnvo one's geiiluu appreciated while yet in the flesh mid not he compelled to await tho slow appreciation of u dullard public that, crowns tho sepulchre of departed immortals. It is certainly an ill wind (hat blows no good to any one, and wlnt a fortuitous cyolono it wita that up RAIL STRIKE L COAL TIE-OP Walkout Probable Over Refusal to Handle Troop Trains Into Coal Mining Districts Sympathetic Strike Also Under Consideration. Government Makes Another Effort at PeaceFamine Threatens Country Poor Clamor for Food. LONDON, Mnrc 2.--l'racticHll. ooinplctc mrIyi of all coantwiM tniffic, tho nmiilt of the noal mincrx! strike, loday Iiiim momI price of food Miariui,'. Siiffcrinjr in the poorer dis- j Iricta, already intense, Iihs heeii mi-! iiiuntcil mid Hie city ovcriuaunt u ' hwicKed hy the piwir who are olaiuor intr for food. The railroad- wiih thoir Mipply, nl moil oxhaiirtled, today commandeer d coal ahipiueiitit and the officials ad mit Hint union a nc(I lenient of the! n like i anpeedily reached the roads will he forced to Micpcud operations This would throw thou-mids of addi tional neihoUH out of work. Hair liMliiHirlcN Threatened. The home otfice i.- greatly concern ed over the Mliintiou, officially cx-pret-aiiiK I he fear that ouc-hulf of the iiidiihlricM of the country may lie forced to susputpt lurntioiis. It admitted Hint -iinlivs iTHj-nprittnoiil hetweou the mine owtiern and tlu men i reachitil wilhin two wocks, that more thmi live million pctxms wi lie throuti out of work as a direct re-' suit of tho ft like. . The government will innkc another effort Monday to effect mmiic norl of cotnprouiioc. Kittle how for a actlh meat is entertained, however, in- ho?i " the owners and the men are appar ently determined not to yield a poii t. IteporU received here today mi that the miners in I.aiica.slurc, m cludiiii; Imtli union mid iion-iiuiou men, are out. Itallroad Strike I.IKely. DuiiKcr of a railroad strike devel oped today and the strike situation , throtiifhout the British Isles is irrow- iuk more acute hourly. The iiuiain ence of n rnilway strike came late today when i wiih learned that the executive committee of the Ainulpi ni(ttcd .Society of Railway Servants wits consideriiif; dciuunds from rnil rond employes for permission for them to rofiibc to handle trains to lie used to send troops into the mining districts, A ircnernl syiuputholic strike iu nl so under contiideration. The eonmiit tco is e.)cctcd to approve tho request of tho rnilway employes. tloverntnont oftleiuls nnnouueed Hint the government would take over the railroads if attempts were made to interfere in ntiy way with the transportation of soldiers. w w rooted this literary flower from tliejtiuction in superabundance, but pregnant, sou 01 Kansas ana wultm it via Oklahoma into tho valley of (ho ltoguo where under the sunshino of mi ideal oliniale it may give bloom to (ho mot wonderful creations of (he imagination. Like Itichard HI., "I do mistake my person all (his while; Upon my life, she finds, allhoiigli 1 cannot, Mysolf (o he a mavvellous ' propor man. I'll bo ut charges for a looking-glass, And entertain some Huoru or two of tailors, To study fashions to adorn my bedy: Since I am crept in favor with my self, I will maintain it with some little cost. Shine out, fair sun, till 1 have brought u glass That 1 may see my shadow as 1 puss."' To have been crowned a leador in politics were in itself enough; to ho tho superman that moves tho pawns over the political chess board is dis Palatial New p L HOLD . OH PEOPLE "William .Iciuuuks lirxan seems to have (he same hold upon the at I'm -tious of tln American people as he bus always had," stated Major Can on today upon his return from Port land where he nltonded the Hrynn nicctiiie; Thursday cviiiiinsr. reach out with ghoulish hand and pluck tho laurel wreath from the edi torial brow of Putnam, is, alas, stag ing mo for a part that I am unable to do juutice, not that I lovo fame less, hut that I love truth more. Were yxm and i as dead as Hneon and Shakopearo thoso honors might ret lightly, hut unfovtuuntoly, in life, I am only the small rhind of a llaeon, and since I cannot fill the part, I must not wear tho crown. To tho genius who vadiates light and inusio through tho Tidings, the light of reason and Iho uiusio of the llurro, 1 aoknowledgo my evorhibtiug debt, and I assure him that I shall never chargo any nmsonuhlo person with writing oimonalis lor him, nt ut least while the liliul laws are in forco and operation. His work bears (ho stamp of an originality that marivs it lor its- own nml die Donnelly , that inuules the sacred precincts of Ins ltteiavi lUl will miked bo ju - 11). ANpUhNN, I ' JkBRjX' " . s site's JWnr- ,'9m4&2!rK.tm JjCSiB jW:'A' f y&AQMKOr y jk wM$S8L n rmtmrF v" km " ah a.. xm hcm s vajfMOBrnaa ll lmrMiJM'ta.im : &"''& r - mm BtwriiuaiiiMif iBBBHHHHH&f I 'BI --.-. sis StH! WjBIUteM&iXAl&J3B. uflnHBidHHBHn "" I -.-mmt "TBl sMffil''IBtiBiHH Home of First National m ' --.-JKkjlM 8MBL-. .BrBB ' '- .: '''fjEemJl WmKKm rMBl s HEW E IF FIRST LIS flic doors of the new home of the First National bank of this city were thrown opoon to the publio for tho first time Saturday. At II o'olook an informal reception was held to whiuli the public was invited. The city has just oauso to bo proud of the new building, as it is one of the liticst of its kind in (ho Pauifio northwest. While most beautiful in every respect, oonvenionco has not been saerifieod, tho building boiug a practical banking home. Its design is Grecian Ionio and it is probably (ho purest example in the northwest, tho scheme being followed throughout. (ircclau loulo Plan. The interior finishing of marblo is Okpooiully fine. The wainscoting and counters are of Hreeehio opal, quar ried near Genoa, Italy. The base is of a black and gold marble from Aby kiuia. This is from tho same quarry as the olio which furnished tho mar ble for the tomb of the Emperor Na-. poloou. The vestibule is finished in Hiiglii.li vein tumble from Kuoxvillo, Touuossoo. The woodwork is of Af rican mahogany from tho Congo Free State, and is very bountiful. The interior of tho banking room conveys mi idea of spaciousuess, (he (.,,iim benn ! teet lne-h. On en. tcninj tho bank to the rmlit is first (Continued on Page Two.) 01 OPE Bank Opened E IH BULL MARKET NKW YORK. March 2. The stock market opened Irregular todaj, kuIiib predominating United States Stcol, Headline ftud St. Paul gained nearly a point. Tho niarkdt w more than usually active. Canadian Pacific was down half and Northern Pacltie and American Smelting; a quarter. Uondlnp dropped sharply, taking a number of the othor leudors with It, but pricM again advanced. Amul Kiituated Copper and Union Pacific rose to the best prices of tho day. Tho market then lapsed Into dull ness and closed steady. Honda wore firm. STEWART-DAGGETT DISPUTE SETTLED W. H. Stewart and George H. Dag gett have amicably battled tho dis pute which arose between them re garding Mr. Daggett' purchase of tho well known Stewart place on tho wost side of the valley between Cun tral Point and Jacksonville Somo t'lmo. ago Mr. Stewart instituted a civil action in tho circuit court ugalnat Mr. Daggett, but a compro mise being effected, the suit has boon discontinued deed has pant and Mr Duuu,.tt now has title to tho place CGN ON OE REBELLION BY NEUTRALITY Taft for First Time Formally Takes i Cognizance of Mexican Revolt Proclamation Follows Meeting of Cabinet. Citizens of United States Must Leave Country or Remain at Their Own Peril No Protection From Madero WASHINGTON, I). C, Mantli 2. The first formal recognition by the I'nited States of the Vnstpiistu rebel-, lion ciirac today when President Taft officinlly proclaimed the neutrality of the 1'nited Statea in the Mexican situation. President Taft called ;i meeliiis of tho enhinot before Ienvin lor New York and it was decided to l-sue the proclamation. The procla mation is intended an u Avaniiu to Americans that war exists in Mexico, and that Americans rcmniui in the disturbed country do so at their own penl. Prior to the issuance of today's proclamation by Iho president, the Tinted States government could de maud protection from President Ma dera for all Americans hi Mexico. Xow American residents must either oue the country or remain ut their own peril HILL STaWt j; PORTLAND. Ore.. March 2. War between the Independent Telephone company of Portland and tho Pacific States Telephone nnd Telegraph com pany was doclared hero this after noon, when Prosldent Samuel Hill of the Home Telephone company gave out a statement declaring that tho independent company would tight the 'trust" without quarter and In timated that tho battle would soon become nationwide. Hill Just roturned from confer ences of indepondont telophono offi cials of tho northwost hold at Se attle. "What this country needs is com petition under regulations," said Hill. "Wo Intend to fight for It agaliiMt the 'billion dollar trust' that now seeks a monopoly throughout the I'nited States." THEN SELF SALEM, Ore., March 2. Mrs. L. F. Jollisou, n divorced woman aged about forty years, residing nt dC9 North Liberty strcut, last night pois oned her four children nml herself. Tho first intimation of tho tragedy was a letter received by Chief of Po lioo Hamilton this morning. Tho let ter begins abruptly: "I know tho law roquiros an in quest. Do as little us possible, Plain fact is 1 cannot earn enough nlono to keep my family, Someone induced my boy to leave, and I um too ill to work. I cannot see them starve. Thoro is a littlo money, $21, in my purse, make it bury us all together. I Jim very sorry to inako so much disturbance but am too confused to think. (Signed) "Mm. h. F. Jellison." Officer Uurkhardt was sent to tho house, uud found all in bed us though aslcop. The fluttbo of death was cyanide i potassium. Tho woman left a note saying she, was sorrv she "had to llo to tfet tho stuff, Tho children nra two boyn and two girls mid their ages range bo twoen nine and fourteen ycarp. w WOI PQ SONS FOUR G L EN NO