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3r?non flUTorleAl 8atfty ' iv Hflll c Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Cloudy tonight. .Max. 80. Mln. :t;t. Prcclp. .oh A PoMI'-accoihI Year limi) Hcviiiili Year MEDFORD, OUI'XION, FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1012. No. (5. ALL ANTHRACIT D 111 M 1 STRIKE " T HI III' UNIONISTS Hundred and Slxty-clijlit Thousand Cunl Miners Quit Work lo Vote Up on Strike Followlnu Falluro of Conference Ask 20 Percent Raise Operators Consider n Compromise Proposition Mado By Miners Government May Interfere. CLKVKLANI), Ohio. Mn:h S9. I'rofthloiit Whlto or im United Mine Workers today struck the (It Ml blow at thii operator when lit oidornd nil Immediate suspension of nil nntltra-flli- conl mining. Not u blow will tin struck In n mliio until tint roferou (linn Iiuh shown whether or not the men mi' prepared to i;o on strike. WIiIIo'h order siispouillng nil hu tllll'll! Operations followed nn up imruntly final failure of nil iiokuIIii tlmiM between tho operators ami minors. .Month for tho Vote. Tho miners' referendum will di termlno whether tho suspension of operations will hijuoiuo a strike to onfoiee the demands of llin utithm ello Illinois, who niinibor ltib.000. II will riitilru nt leant a month to take tli vote. Tho principal demand of tho nn tin nolle moil Ik (or a 'JO per rout In or.n In wngo. Tho operators of tho hllunilnoiiu fields in o ooiiNlilurlng a compromise proposition which tho minors sub mitted to ii joint conference before White's suspension of nnthrarlto lie thltliw wan ordered. An iigreouioiil Ik iiuiupertod hy both side. t.'oioproniUo f 'oii'dderoil. Th (lOiiiprninlMo plan waives tho demand for n seven hour day ami a full dsy's pay for flvo hours work on Saturdays. It asks 5 cents n ton lui'ionno on strooued lump liiHMmtl of tho original demand for Hi routs a ton on tho run-of-mliio basis. Tho wage iliiiimml l admitted today to mpiul :t cents a ton on tho ruu-of-mliio IiiihIh. A pinportlonuto Increase Ih asked for day labor. It In reported lhi Illinois operators havo accepted such a compromise. Iiitorviiiitlou hy tho Cnltoil Statu to prevent a general strike through- out tho lilliimlnouu and prohahly tho anthracite coal regions of tho coiiii tiy Ih reported today lo ho a proltu hlllty. SAN FRANCISCOYOTES BUS FOR CITY HALL HAN FHANCISCO, C'al.. March 2!. - Hy a vote of 1 1 to I Kan Francis i!0 Iiiik decided to hond tho city for SK.hOd.ooo to erect n now city hall and to puiehtiso Mlto for u rlvle cuutiir. Tho total volo wan IB,i:i:t In favor ol tho IioihIk mid I0U5 against. Tho work on tho now mu nicipal cunlur and buildings will ho completed hoforo tho uponliiK of tho Panama fair In llMfi. W OPERATORS MIK issuo hoforo tho pi'oploolMiit'kson county in tho siniplo ono of nroarcss or slamuition. The most important office in tho county is that of county judge and tho per sonality of the individual elected will largely determine whether tho county will go forwards or jiack wards. The coming low years should he husy ones of preparation and progress. .'Jack son county cannot afford to sit idle. AVo must push ahead, ho ready for tho era of development that tho I'anaina canal and the Panama exposition Avill inaugurate. Wo can only judge tho future hy tho past. Wo must .nominate candidates whoso past is an index to continued progress. Hot, ween Merrick and Dunn, progressive citizens must choose the former. Dunn's record as judge shows plainly enough Unit his' whole idea of offieioncy oon sisis in economy in squeezing tho feathers off copper cents. Action, not inaction, improvement, not stagnation, progress and development, a dollar's value for every dollar spent, must ho tho order of the, day. The f.iord holps them that help thoinselves, and Jackson county cannot holp itself hy electing a reactionary like George AV. Dunn as couuty judge. FORM LOCAL BRANCHI.W.W. IN THIS CITY A Butcher Who Rccetilly Pulillsliod Socialist Paper Here, Is Back of Movement to Unite Union Trade Crafts Into One Body. Failure of Labor Unions to Thrive Leads to Step Many Visltinu Brethren Here Today. A IoohI IiiiiiiuIi of tho liiiliintri il N'orki'r of Hit- World i in the tiii vi'hH n" orBitiiiKMliou in llii city. A. Ililti'lu'i', who piilillxlii'd a wH'inlUl pHpur lii'iii tltiriiiK ih" meant nun 'nimi lit iii'tivc in tin1 iiixmilziitiuii nl' llm local. in iiinlcrMlooil that fit linn Mi'ciiiiul Im'Iwccii 7.) ami Kill pro Hpi'clivc uii'iiihon.. it jm H'Mii'i that lliiti'licr ih ilniu. iitif hi ri'cruiln I'niin Iho rnnkH of union lahor in tliih city, thi' xevcrnl I'liil'lr. ruiliii to tiiMin t ti in xtrii't rul.'n in ii'Kiinl to open chop anil the like. My orxnuir.iiii; t It arioitN Irmic i-nilU into one central orcituir.ittinu, which will cover all tin de ami cm ft Butcher helicuw. that Mtvi-glli will he uililud to tilt caiinu of labor. So he piiipohoH to draw nil into a local brunch of the I. V. V. UiHirfce II. .Millar, hocialixt iiieiubur of I he city eoiine.il ktated today that the movement would mi no wijv effect tlie undent 0(!itillit locitl, an ortf.in ixution lookiui; toward the ballot Lo. only lo correct what its itivmbcn ileein exilw. Ho declined to riixciifm the J. V. V. movement to any extent, Malini; Hiiuplv Ihul he, knew miicIi a iiioM'iuenl wan unilcr way, anil that il m lookinj; to the rankh of arioiiH labor iiiiioin, to Mipply it member. A lurije nuiiiber of I. W. W'.'n were in Medford Friday ui'iiiiiut; on (heir m.iv hoiiIIi to Situ I'Y.ineihco ami to Sim l)ieo. Some 'M) 01 10 of I hem loft u xotilhhouiiil ficixht train hoe early and later camped nl the t'taler I ukc Junction, jiiht north of the city. Tllev Mere evidently well Hiipt-ilc'i with money for the man in charge of their couiinii-Miry appeared in local hhopn ami purcliiiHcil food for the haud'H bicakfiiHt. lie dixpluyed plen ty of money. The men kept to the railroad track on their way to t licit camp north of the city ami made no dixturhnucc of aov kind. WESTERN UNION TO PENSION EMPLOYES N'KW YORK. March 2) Announce incut of a neiihioii iilau for the benefit of the :ill,0(IO employee of the Westein I moil telegraph company is uuiile here today by President Theodore ,NT. Vuil. It is nlauiied to onerate the peiisioiiH under the graduated sunle, L'overiicil bv leiiL'lh of herviec. (oLelh. er with the aiiiAiint of hiilary received. After li.'i yeurs hcrvice, an einp!o,o retired for dihiibilitv will receive. $'J.) a uioiith; ufler !l.i yearn .f 10 u inontii, and ufler -10 yeui'K $,10 n niuotli. PROGRESS OR STAGNATION? TOO VELLE TO AND D COUNTY JUDGE Popular Orchardlst, Who Resides Be tween Central Point and Medford, at Solicitation of Many Friends, Files for Democratic Nomination. Well Q mill fled for Office, Havinn. had Lcpal TralnliKj, been County Treas urer, Bank Cashier and Successful Col. I'rnnk I.. Ton Voile, who ro hIiIch on ItohH lane, hotwiiou Medford and Central Point, at tho urgent Kollcltntlon of ninny frlondn. Iiiik coii Hentud to Iiucoiiio a cniidlduto fur ilemocratli! nomination nn county Juilf;i) and Friday filed liln petition with the county clerk. In It ho pIcdROM himself. If elected, "to re form nil Idokc mid cnrclcHH methodu of trniiHiu'tliiK public btiKlnchd, nnd to admlaltiter tho nffalm of JackHou county on Htrlct and HHtemutlc btiKl IICMH IIiiom. "I will atiKlHt lii hulldliic Kood roadK, build up tho couuty'H credit, tnlior for Hh every uiiitvriul lutereal nloiiK proKrcHHlvo nnd economical IIiioh." he coalluiioH, "I will favor no locality nt tho cxpctiHC of any other and I will afcr,uard all of your material lutcreutH cuiiHclentlouBly anil to the bent of my ability." Col. Tou Vetle In n native of Co Ittiu., Ohio, in bUU In tho Htiony.aldu of 40, HtnndliiK 0 feot 2 in his tstock luitH unit wuIkIiIiir L"J0 pniinds. Ho Ih very popular nnd well qualified for the office. He nerved ns treamircr of .Merced county, Ohio, for two terniH, retiring to become ciahler of the Citizens lintiklui; compnuy of Cellun. On a vacation heveu yearn iik'o ho htopped off to visit relatives In the llomio river valley, nnd wna ho charmed with It that ho purcluiKed mi orchard and has uiiico realded here. Col. Ton Velio Is known as a care ful, conservative and Aiicrcssful busl uetis man. He Is a Kradiuitu of the Cincinnati law school, when Judge, now Prusldeut. Taft presided as dean and Judsou Harmon, now Kovcruor of Ohio, was lecturer, and wns admitted to bar by tho Ohio supreme court in is:i!i. He has owned and Improved many orchards in various sections of tho valley, and still has laro inter emu near Phoenix nnd north of Cen tral Point,- as woll as the pear or chard upon which he resides. Ho Is also extensively Interested in mines. Drink Causes Crime HAN KItANCiaCO, March 29. Crazed by drink Kred S, Noel, aged 35, today attacked his wife, Mario. 28, with u razor, lufllrtlni; serious wounds, llellnvliiK tho woman dead, Noel killed himself. Mrs. Noel pro bably will recover. Financier Hrangs Self Ni:V YOltK, March U9. Despon dent over the heavy money louses and 111 health, Max Freeman, until tu contly a leading factor In a number of tho. most Important stock compan ion on tho Pacific, coast, hniiKod him self today In the Hotel Grnnoblo hero. Ho was 50 yours of iiko. , , coining primaries is tho VIRGINIA OUTLAWS ELUDE PURSUERS IN MOUNTAIN FASTNESSES. ONE OP THE POSSES NOW SEARCHING fOR THC ALL ENS IN THF BLUE- RIDOF. MOUNTAINS ftp"?5 ; m V n I 7 -,.M ' JJSjI n;rT mi B IH K PP'i,7!, LFT TO'J'tiHT, DETECTIVES D O. BALDWIN AND P.L.PELTS Tho Allen bind of Vlrplnla outlaws continue to dude their pursuers In the B.ue nidge Mountain fastnesses. Since the court houe tr.iRedy nt HWlsWMe a sturdy posse tins kept up a continued search, but so far without arall. Two of the leaden In the search are Detectives D. O. Baldwin and V. L. I'clts, who feci confident that they will even tually run down the desperadoes. UN FULLS FOOT Mrs. A. Kelithor, aged "o. , who wcIkIis In the uelKhborhood of .50 pounds, slipped ou a step at tho roar entrance to her home at 101!) South Oakdale this morulas;, and although shu fell less than a foot she fractured her left hip mid left arm. OwIiir to her iiko tho clmnros for .her recov ery aro slight. Sbo was taken at olico to the Ksried Heart 'hospital. Mrs. Kollehor lias Iimuii a resident of Medford for seine time, and has a largo circle of friends. How shu came to lose In r balance Is not known. Shu fell from the first step nnd her cries brought assistance. ORDER TROOPS AT SKATTLK, M.uvlt 'JO. Thai the situation in the Oravs Harbor cities of Aberdeen nnd lloipiiam i becoiu-, ing grave, i exuleiieoil by the pre-1 parations being niiide here to scud I out upon cull, a battalion of National (liiards. Ailjuiant (ieuoral Kred Llewelyn and Celonel W. ,M. Inglis visited these cities ye&torday, nnd be lievo that the guards may bo called at anv time, t'puu returning here yehterday they held u conference with company officers, njul cautioned them ngninst unia'cossnry conflict :i ease they were called. Forged to Bo Attractive LOS ANOHLIOS. Cal., Marcih 20. Chargod with foigory to sucuro mo noy to mako hersuU attractive In tho oyoa of tho man sho lovod, .Mrs. Frank llnloy, former Sunday school teneliur and bride of a day, is under arrest toduy. The police Bay tho girl, who was Miss Loota, Smith, coufossed to passing two worthless chocks on busluoss houses. Hor arrest follow ed tho publication of hor martiaso liconso lu tho tlully papers, iD BREM HIP; ABERDEEN ; . : -: ALLEN BANDIT IS GfTUEQ BY POSSE 1SE lill.l.SVlLI.i:. Vii., March U. Starved into Mtbmi.-Mon, Claude Swanson Allen, one of the bandits for whom a poo lias been huutiup throiixli the mountainous dUtriets 41' this vicinity for two weeks pant, is :. captive here to'dny, having surrend ered to liin pursuers. Allen stepped suddenly out in front of tho posbO from n thicket ami poiutud hit; two revolvers toward the sky in token of surrender. The capture nive- the ilutectiyes renewed hope for tho capture oftlie three remainim; fugitives, Sidua Al len, hip. nephew Friel Allen ami Wes ley Kdwards. Claude Allen dotiie.-. anv knowledge of thoir whereabout. The pos-e predicted, that the thre lemainiiic bandits of the Allen gang will be captured this afternoon. Xear l all telephone line, m the mountains lime been cut. GREAT CROWDS CHEER TEDDY CUDAll KA1MDS, Iowa, March 29. -Colonel Theodore Itoosovelt was warmly greeted upon his arrival horu today by 2000 porsons who had gath ered at tho railroad station. From tho platform of his private car tho former president spoko to tho gather ing, pleading that the government bo tukoa from tho control of "big busi ness" and restored to tho pooplc. WATERLOO. Iowa. March 29. Moro than 1000 porsons heard Colo nel Uoosovolt speak at Vinton. Tho former president was engaged lu de nouncing tho political bossos us tho train pulled out of tho station. Alexandor Itovoll, ono of Colonol ltoosevolt's stnuuehest supporters, prodluted that President Tuft would never bo nominated ou tho first bal lot and this fart, ho declaiod, would result lu tho nomination going to Uoosovolt, nFTEBLONGCH! .Mlfc0i &' j'mr-j!mma hi tm. ihhhhik (Si v a. v. bcck. i M FOLLETTE TO WASHINGTON, D. C, March 29. Details of his proposed tour of Washington, Oregon and California In the Interest of his campaign for tho republican presidential nomination wore glvon to tho United Press hero today by Sonator Uobort M. La Fol letto of Wisconsin. If tho prosont plans will bo carried out La Folletto will go to Nobrasku next week and spend flvt days In touring tho stato. From Nebraska ho plans to go to Oregon, spending a week lu speech making thoro, and aftor a trip through Washington stato will tour California. Senator La Folletto today was pleased with tho political situation. Ho announced this uttornoon that for tho prosont ho would centor tho flro of his campaign on Nebraska and tho Pacific coast states. Later, ho an- i iioiinced, ho may tour tho states of ! the middle west nnd Now England. ROOSEVELT WINS IN ADA COUNTY, IDAHO 1101SK, Idaho, March 20. Com plete report today show that the UooiJevell republicans won at the Ada county republican , primary nnd the thirty-one delegates front that coun ty to the Idaho state convention are expeeted to swing tho ,-tuto into the Uoosovolt column. HTOOBEGON FROM NEBRASKA EVERY BODY'S DOIN' IT! Doing what? Ivegistoring so as to vote at the primaries April 19. Any justice of tho peace, any notary public or any deputy county olqrk can rcgistor you, ' You can register in Medford tit Posttil 'L'oltjgraph office, or at Mail Tribune office. Do It at Once It's Important. RIFLES SENT TO AMERICANS EOR DEFENSE United States Sends Ammunition and Weapons to Capital City Antl Forelon Sentiment Growing Rapid ly and All 'Foreigners in Danger. Rebels Daily Becoming Stronger and Collapse of Government Probable in Near Future. WASHINGTON. March 20. Com munications received here today from Mo.xico City confirm tne rumor cur rent for several davn thut the regime of President Francisco I. Mudero ia tottering. It is declared that the re volution is almost sure of triumph in the near future, including the taking of Mexico City. The rebels have already issued a proclamation that Mudero will be shot if captured, and it is reported that he i preparing to flee from his stricken country. Should the presi dent leave the capital with his troops, carnage, rapine and plunder, in which the foreign residents will sustain heavy property losses and possibly their lives, are expected to follow. Itlfles Scot Americans. The itate department announced officially today that 1,000 rifles and Mippiy revolvers, and u quantity of ammunition wns shipped yesterday aboard a Wunl liner going frni Wswr1 York to Vera Cmz. The munitions are consigned to I'nited States Am.-bas-.ador Henry L. Wilson, at Mexico City. Wilson plans to distribute the amis and ammunition among the Americans in the Mexican capital, t-o that they may proorly defend them selves in ease of trouble. It is reported that the action is taken as a result of dispatches of tho utoi-t important nature which have been received from Ambassador Wil son. Anti-foreign sentiment is growing to dangerously aggressive propor tions in the Mexican capital nnd vio lence is being prevented only by tho prc-eiice of the government troops. If the.-e soldiers leave wiwth Presi dent Mui'loro, anarchy is certain to follow, it is declared. I'roimrliig for Defense. Ono million round? of smokeless cartridge have been shipped to Am bassador Wilson by a Ward liner which will reach Vera Cruz ou Friday next. Tho Amoiieaus living in Mexico City will be pormitted to buy riflci and revolvers, uud if they cannot af ford to buy them, the weapons will bu loaned. Although a presidential ordor has been issued forbidding the shipment of anus from tho United States into any American country involved 5it civil turmoil. President Taft has is sued u special dispensation in this case, to make the shipment legal and moot the gravity of tho situation. Itoports to tho state dopartimMit stato that tho advance of the rebel genornl Orozeo to Torreon has been cheeked hy tho federals, who havo burned n number of bridges in his lino of march Stole Trick Milk Can SACItAMKNTO, March 20. C. A. Nelson Indicted In Multnomuli coun ty, Oregon, for tho thoft of a "trick milk can," valued at $300, was ex tradited from Woodbind today by Governor Johnson. -vr