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SECOND
EDITION
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MEDFORD, OklWOiV, Tlll'HSIMV, MARCH 7, 1912.
No. 299.
AMERICAN INTERVENTION IS DEMANDED
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READY
TO PUT DOWN
INSURRECTION
Thirty Thousand American Troops In
Readiness to Move Ennland, Ger
many and France Insist That Unit
ed States Take Immediate Action.
Minted President Will Ask Conn.rcss
at Onco (or Permission to Intcr-
Mndcro Aware of Conditions.
WAHIIINOTON. I). C March 7.--Whothor
iho United Htnton will In
lorvono In Muxleo probably will bo
dutoriplnoil totluy. Preparations for
American Invasion are complete itml
nil Uint In nocotmary now lo not
30,000 troop In motion ami ipioll
Iho priwonl liiHiirri'c'tluii In lint wiulh
oru republic In uutliorlrallon 'liy u
Mrww.
Pnwldnut Tnft mill Secretary of
War HIIiiiimiii cnufnriod today In r
Mind to Hid Mexican lt nation. It lit
uuiloiHtood that KiiKlnnd, Germany
unit Franco arc lind'tlng that Inline
illutii art Inn liy tho United States ln
Hilton In Mexico anil It Is hlnti'il hero
Hint th" president will unI; enngrcim
at onco for pi rmlititloii to Intervene.
That Pronliluul Madura In aware of
thi poMlhlll(y of lininiMltato Inter
vention by the United Htnto lt hull
imtml In t)io . jjursonnol of his new
mblhol. At tin lnT.lniilnK of tlu
ViiHitulHtu movement, Miuloro ponl
tlvuly retimed to hear of any change
In tin membership of IiIh official
family. TIiIm wax one of tho ilcmamU
made on Mndoio at tin' outset.
CONCESSIONS TO
1
LAWRENCE. Mass. March 7. -Further
eoucosslonii lo tho striking
textile, workers wore granted toduy
liy tho ArlltiRton MIIIh. one of tlm
lnrgt conconiB In the world, when
a notice wan pout ml to cmploycH In
tlm combing department offering an
IncroiiHO of 11 por rout If they would
ruttirn to work . Moro than 1000
poisons aro oiuployeit In HiIh Jcpart
iilnnt. Thin IncroiiHo, If accepted, meaiiH
that tlm employes In thin depart
ment, who heretofore huvo received
about S7 n week, will receive any
whoro from S8.7Ti lo $l.
.liiHt what tho decision of tho ntrllc
oih on thin now offer will bo could
not ho loitrned. A mooting of tho
Htrlko coinniltteo prolinlily will ho
hold later lit tho day to docldo tho
.nialtor. Many of tho HtrlkoiH favor
holding out for tho original doinnud
of a 1G por cent Increase. They
point out that with tho Arlington
MIIIh gradually coming to tho ord
inal demand, tho other inlllfl will
follow Hitlt. Tho HtrlkotH aro jubl
hint, believing their fight In h good
a h won.
81.
M
WORKERS
000
000
OR
WESTERN
PA FC
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 7. -Extensive
iinprovoinonlH, costing
ulioul .$7,000,0(10, uro planned liy the
Western l'noil'lu nillroiul, according
lo WjiII Street ropoi'lH today. Ah
hood us Iho ground IIiiiwh tlio work
will Infill.
Alinut $1,800,(100 will bo uhim! lo
nidiiuo Iho Ki'oiln in (ho vicinity of
Soldier Summit, Iho liaokhouo of tho
Conliiionlnl Divide,
It in thought. Unit fiuiitidiitl rolu
IIoiih holwcoit members of tho Gould
family huvo boon roadjtislod, mill Hint
George J, (louhl niul Helen (louhl
inn V mtpplv tho money wiedod for tho
JllllUOVOIIlOlltd.
TO
.
IN DEFENSE OF
CAPITAL CITY
Americans Volunteer to Flijlit Insur
Ijcnts Madcro to Command Fed
rrals In Person Five Thousand
Marchlnu to Attack.
Sentiment Growlnii lor Return nf
Diaz Formrr Dictator's Nephew
May De Made President.
MKXH'O CITY, Mnreh 7. Thirty
llioiiHiinil uii'ii, iui'lmliiiK Iniincil moI
iliiTM. citiy.ciiH niul I'oii'iKiior, are or
UHitiiinif hero Imlay to nw-l Hie
rcliel I'orecH uiiiler (Icnenil I'iimuiiI
Ororii who me expeclcil to nttncU
the cupilnl early next week. Many
AiiiorioiuiK nill niil the feilenil troop-
The ilrillunf of the furcixn rceruil
hciiiK Miipi'iintcnili'il liy trntcil nlti
ccit. of the Alnilcrii forei..
I'leniilcnt .Mmleiii liinnef iiruliahlv
will couiiuauil the force that will ile
fend .Mexico City iii'iiiiiKt the reh!
attack. )t h ccrlniu that the capital
will not capitulate without a terrific
MtriiKKh. Three thoiiMimt federal
Hohlierh lmvo lieoii lecalled from the
Noutli nml onlcrcil to intercept the
union of rebel force under (k'ucraU
Oro.co ami Znpala.
Want IHnr. Hack.
Sciitiiueiit is Kiewint: steadily all
over tint rcpublio for l'orfin'o Diar.
whn Um than n year hko wiih the
inoxl unpopular man in the country.
In the event of .MiiiIito'k overthrow it
h liclicM'il Hint I'uli. Diax, a nephew
of the former dictator, will he it enii
ilulalo lor president. Felix Dinar, is
popular both with tlm federals nml
rchclrt. A train ImariuK young Diar.
wan Ktoppoil near here by a rebol
force. Sceini; the nepliow of the for
mer prchident was n passenxer, the
rebels hiilutod ami allowed his train
to proceed.
It is reported Hint many Mexicans
favor the election of I'elix Pinsr. as
president. If he should be elected,
I'orfilio Diur. will be asked to ac
cept u cabiucl position, nml nKo to
net ih chief aihiser to his nephew
SHIPPING TRUST
TO BE PROSECUTED
WASHINGTON. I). C. March 7.
N'lKorous proDccutloii of tho tthlppliiK
trust In In preparation by tho dopart
mout of jtiHtlco today, It In he
llevetl this will bo tho blKKOHt crim
inal action yet undeitakon by tho
Kovornmunt.
As tho result of Krand Jury luves
tlKalloiiH tho Kovernmout Ia In pos
sobhIoii of tivldeuce, which convinced
that tho officers of all oxropt two or
three traus-Atautlo HteauiHlilp com
panics and n majority of tho trans
pacific companies, by living up to
pooling iiKroomont, violated tho Shor
uian nntl-truHt law,
Tho naincH of .1. P, MorKnn and of
rieoi'H of tho llambuiK-Amorlcau
HteaiUHhlp company woro tnont'onod
In a Krniicl Jury liiventlRntlan In Now
York and It Is bolloved that boiuo of
tho most powerful financiers of
America and l'ltropo will flguro as
dofondnntn In tlio action.
PORTLAND, Ore., March 7. Af
tor a six montliH' search through tho
records, of tho Interior dopartmont nt
Washington, I). P. TowiiHond, special
assistant attorney gonoral of tho
Unltod States, has discovered docu
ments forty yeaiH old which will hnvo
a troniondotiH boarlng on tho govorn
tnont'H prosecution for tho recovory
of 2,000,000 noros of land In south
ern Orogon, now hold by tho South
ern Pacific railroad.
Tho laud wuh granted tlio old Oro
gnn & California railroad, now n part
of tho Southern Pacific, whcui tho
0 PR
US III MEXICO NOW THREATEN TO INVADE
R Y i ' - fc ,mMf MLJB ' ' wiL' ISJr 3F?fSi!iWiiMHwBy - - 'rnaiH
T-SP hHHUW r L l9fllMlBjlNlfc 'Jfeofl 7 A -lBmfmi iE99vlllllHIIHHDP"HPPnBBllVI
Tlie rebels In Mcxleu uuw tbrrnfeu to Invade Mcxk-o lily. Tlio federal troop are on the alert for such an attempt, and the situation Ls bettered
to be KettlUK wure dully. Tim capture of Juarez bat aiUt-J gr-'ul atrciiKib to the Xipaln and Vusipjcz revolt th'rouKhnut the country.
NO SIGNIFICANCE
IN PERKINS VISIT
MINF.OI.A. X. Y, March 7. -He-plying
to newspaper comments on the
visit to his Sagamore Mill home Inst
nihl of flcorgp V. Perkins, former
partner of .1. I. .Morgan, Colonel
HooMovelt ileliieil today that there
was any si;iiifieaiicc in Perkins' visit
or that theie wen any urouiuls for
the charge. Hint it was an indication
of Koosovclt's ulos- connection with
capital ami that lie is in reality the
candidate nf "big business."
"Why the newspapers concern
tlienthches with unimportant things
I do not know," said Roosevelt. "If
anyone wants to see me, I will sec
him. Perkins, Mornnu, John 0.
Rockefeller, James J. Hill, John
Mitchell or anyone else can see inn if
lie wishes. I would see one of the
McNiunnrns if he were pardoned and
wanted to sco me"
Hoosevelt rotortcri in court again
today for jury duty niul remained 15
minutes. Then, with the rest of the
jury panel he was excused until to
morrow. MORSE OUT EOR
Ocnrge A. Morse of Talent, is a
candidate for the republican nomina
tion for commissioner, lie is u pro
gressive and is mi ardent good roads
advocate.
Mr Morse is well known through
out Iho county hnving lived in Med
ford, Phoenix, Ashland and Talent.
Ho is a heavy property owner, hold
hiK at the present time over tlOO acres
of laud,
Mr. Morso has property near Med
ford, Talent mid owns tho former
F.merick tract in tho city of Ashland.
He resides at present on tho famous
K. K. Anderson place, near Talent.
Mr. Morso promises a business ad
ministration of county affairs for
which ho is well fitted.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. "Hubby,
I don't love you any more," said Ituth
Cox. lliff! Hang! sho emphasized
hor vonmrks with a straight left to
tho noso and uppereut to tho jaw. ''I
beliovo you," said William, and sued
for divorce.
E
lino was first built, Tho government
Is suing hero for anuullment of tho
grant.
Among tho documents unearthed
by Towusond tho most Important
ploco of ovldonco shows that In 1872,
beforo moro than 200 acres of tho
laud had boon disposed of, tho rail
road company know that tho restric
tions on tho salo of lauds was In full
effect and that an attempt was made
to get tho Bocretary of tho Interior
to romovo thorn, This ho refused to
do mid tho railroad company then
contluuod Boiling tho lands In viola
tion of tho grant's atlnulutlona.
OEIET
IMS ONR
TKZ1 CITV
UN
C
HUGE WIRELESS
ES
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal . March 7
Announcement win mailo today by
officials of tho Federal WIreloss com
pany that a. now station with a -1 00
foot tower, the hlnheit In the went,
will be erectod her within four
month. The toweritelll Improvo lin
nunoh Uiupfaclpljs for seiuUiiK
messaceH up and down the cohhI and
out on the Pacific ocean.
A 300-foot tower nt Medford will
be completed within 30 days.
Tho Federal Telegraph company,
which is operating n wireless plant
in this city, is planning to erect one
of tho largest plants in the west near
Voorhlos. It Is to bo used as a rolay
station between San Francisco and
PL NT 11
Portland. great race ueiween toe two expeui-
Plans have been prepared for the " started, the one bended by Cap
now plant and estimates and prices, ' 'H winning, only, it is believed
nro IicIiir secured from local con-hv tmrrow innrgin-
tractors and merchants.
It Is reported that work is to start
In tho near future and when com
ploto tho plant will ho powerfu
enough to transmit messages with
case north and south.
Tho location of the new plant Is I
to ho near Voorhlos according to re-'
ports. The geographical situation of I
Medford Is said to make it an Ideal
location for such a plant,
Tho Fodoral Telegraph company
some months ago opened a plant In
this city erecting its aerials on the
roof of tho Medford hotel. Iluslness
Is said to bo encouraging f.rom this
city.
SULZER APPLE
BILL WITHDRAWN
PORTLAND, Ore., March 7 -Tho
applo box fight has been won by Ore
gon, nccordlng to special dispatches
from Washington printed horo this
nftornoon.
Tho objoetionuulo Sulzer bill has
boon withdrawn and a substitute
measure, drawn by Congressman
Hawloy and Oregon horticulturists,
penalizing shippers who pack cull ap
ples In tho middle of barrels will
tako Its place.
This foaturo will greatly benefit
Oregon growers.
Death of Thomas E. Wilhlte.
On March H, 1012, there passed
away in the township of Reagio,
Thomas R, Wilhitc, son of Mr. and
Mrs. K- 1). Wilhitc.
Ho was born in Montgomery coun
ty, Kansas, December 10th, liS0, and
omno to Oregon in tho fall of 1800
with his parents and has resided in
this valley ever since.
Tho interment was held at tho Au
tiooh cemetery March 5, 1012, in tho
presence of many lifelong friends.
The, services were very simple in ae
enrdanoo with Hie expressed wishes
of tho deceased.
THE CIFITIE-SITOITIOH GH0WIK9 WISE.
OF WEXTGO
ES
OF SCOTT'S
POLETRlPi
LONDON, March 7.- The public ,
satisfied with the authenticity of the
reports from Wellington, N. Z., nf
of Captain Scott's reaching the
South Pole.
Scott'-, wife and friend;, hero nre
eagerly awaiting some vml from
him. It it. rcsrteil that Scott may
be busy with scientific observation
nml tlist U probnlily wMI be oiifCtltn1?
before ho is heard from directly.
The Royal Geographical society,
which is seeking verification of the
report, is at a loss to iimlcr.-tmiil
why Captain Amundsen, the Norwe
gian explorer should cable of Scott's
success and mnke no mention of what
Ids own expedition accomplished.
Cautnin Scott met tlio expedition
headed by Captain Amundsen nt Mc
Murdo Sound. From this point a
i SHANGHAI FEARS
SE
SHANGHAI. March 7. Tho for
eigners hero today are greatly
alarmed over tho possibility of a
mutiny of tho soldiers of Dr. Sun
Ynt Sen. Tlio repetition of the
sconos which marked tho uprising at
Pekln. resulting In death to hundreds
of persons and tho destruction of
property worth $25,000,000.
Dr. Sun Yat Sen's army Is rest
loss oud dissatisfied because, back
pay has not been forthcoming and
openly threaten to mutiny. Repub
licans aro making overy effort today
to raise tho necessary funds, fearing
that failure to do so will result In
atrocities paralleling those which oc
curred whon tho soldiers of Presi
dent Shi Kul's army mutinied In
Pekln.
VANCOUVER, Wn. "I'm so hap
py; I am going to buy a diamond with
piivt of it and bank the vest," chor
tled Edward Kraft when ho was in
formed that a jury had nwuvded him
one cent damages. He had not clean
ed iv coat io please. Mrs. Thibodcau
and had sued her for non-pavment.
SEATTLE, March 7. Oeorgo V.
Cottorill was elected mnyor of Seattle
by a majority of 70(1. The official
figures for all 281 precincts wore
completed on tho mayoralty voto by
tho comptroller at noon today mid
show 112,083 for Cottorill and 111,287
for am.
ltottirns on four complete, wards,
tho first, sixth, eighth and ninth,
show tho defeat of tho singlo tax
amendment by Councilman Eriekson,
by two to one. Tho figures for these
wards are 0131 to 'U0H. Tlio sanio
IN
HEWS
SOUTH
OND
MUTINY
MRILl OFFICIAL MAJORITY 796
E
TREATY WILL 8E
VOTED ON TODAY
WASHINGTON, I). C. March 7.--The
enate this afternoon will vote
on the British arbitration treaty en
gineered by President Taft nml which
has been held up for months.
Senator Lodge. is urging an amend
ment whwdi virtually would kill the
treaty. It- clfnmmles (he provision'
eniV)wering n joint commission to de
cide what controversies are "justici
able." The amendment aNit reserve
to tho senate the power to ratify .'II
treaties.
A. a majority vote will amend the
treaty and as it requires a two-thirds
vote to pas the resolution of ratifi
cation, it is not believed the chances
of the latter are strong.
'S
NOT IN SIGHT
LONDON, March 7. Settlement of
tho great coal miners' strike was
blocked today by the South Wales
operators who refused to grant a
minimum wago scale. They declared
that such a scale would ruin them.
Tho miners, though denying that
tho operators would bo ruined if
they granted a minimum scale, de
clared today that they aro willing to
compromlso If they can do so honor
ably. Special prayers aro bolng offered
In tho churches of England and
Wales for the settlement of tho
strike.
DYNAMITE CAP
NJURES BOY
The seven-year-old son of R. II.
Brndshnw of Antelope while playing
with a dynamite cap Wednesday
evening accidentally exploded U,
severely damaging his head. The boy
was brought to Medford for medical
attention. Dr. E. It. Seely amputated
four fingers nt midnight.
ratio will apply to the remaining
wards.
A close voto is shown on amend
ment No. 7 for tho establishment of
a public welfnro department to tako
charge of the, city jail and other
penal iustitutiouH, and it is hard to
estimate tho result.
Three completo wards show that
tho initiative mid referendum for sa
loon licences lost by MO!) to 17111.
Tho amendment to take away the
mayor's veto power lost by about 1
to 1' The ameiiduiout increasing the
mayor's sulary to .7,000 carried,
BRITS
EC
STRIKE
NO
.QflFFRaRFTTFR
RENEW RAIDS
ON WINDOWS
Undeterred by Severe Prison Penal
ties Women Keep on Smashing
Windows in Neighborhood of Buck
incham Palace Defiance to Order.
Novelist's Wife Sentenced to Month's
Imprisonment at Hard Lahor
Printers Refuse to Set Matter.
LONDON, March 7. Undaunted
by the Inauguration of a policy by
which all persons, regardless of sex,
guilty of destroying property aro to
bo sentenced to seven years' Im
prisonment, militant suffragettes to
day renewed their window smashing
campaign. Armed with hammers,
bits of coal and Iron missiles, tho
women conducted a raid on shops
near Uucklnghnm palace, shattering
heavy plate glass windows. They
then moved In a body to Oxford Cir
cus, y where scores of windows were
smashed.
Police reserves, who had been
guarding the royal palace slnco tho
suffragettes threatened to set fire to
tho king's residence, arrested a score
of women, but many others escaped.
The suffragette attack today camo
as a surprise to the police, as It was
generally bjjj.lsy.0jl tliijUtheannounce
ment by Inspector McCarthy Hint
"hereafter women who break tho
laws will be treated Just the same
as any one elso committing crime"
would have tho desired effect
TO CULTIVATE
VACANT LOTS
Mrs. Mablo II. Parsoils, Mrs. M. L.
Alford and Mrs. C. M. English, 'being
a committee from tho Greator Med
ford club, presented to tho commer
cial club Wednosday tho matter ot
"country homo Improvement" and
tho teaching of the rudiments of
agriculture to tho children of tho
public schools. Mrs. Parsons mado
a very pleasing, and at tho same
time a very forcible address on tho
subject, submitting tho advisability
of placing somo of tho vacant lots
along tho principal resldenco streets
to tho disposal of the children, so
that thoy may compete for prizes In
the cultivation of gardons thereon,
whether the sumo bo for tho produc
tion of small fruits and vegetables or
as flower gardens, advancing the Idea
that such disposition or theso lots
will not only bo of valuo to tho chil
dren, but at the same tlmo will
beautify tho city along said streets.
Dr. J F. Roddy favored this movo
Initiated by tho ladlos ot tho Greater
Medford club, and promlsod to fur
nish somo vacant lots for tho pur
pose and to pay for tho water neces
sary In Irrigating tho samo, and also
to give a prize for tho best produc
tions thereon,
Tho Mull Trlbuno offored to do
nate seeds and offer prizes to on.
courage tho young gardouors.
A coinniltteo of throe, ono of
whom to bo a mombor ot tho city
council, wns appointed to co-oporato
with tho ladlos of tho Groater Mod
ford club In this mattor. Tho com
mittee nppolnted ls: E. C. Irolund,
P. J. O'Gara nud Dr. J. F. Roddy.
WILL BE APPOINTED
Tho county court has decided to
ubolish tho office ot county read
master for this year owing to u luck
of funds for road building purposes.
Tho office wiih vacated In January,
but It was not until this session that
tho court took final action In regard
to tho mutter,