Medford Mail Tribune
SECOND
EDITION
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MEDFORD, OWiK.ON, SATl'KIMV, MAIK'II HO, 1912.
No. 7.
TAFT WILL AID MADERO IN MEXICO IN
STAMPING OUT PRESENT REBELLION
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ARMS SHIPPED
TO FEDERALS TO
FIGHT REBELS
Neutrality Proclamation Ignored by
Permission Granted by Tnft to
Send War Munitions to Huralcs
and Cavalry of Madcro's Federals.
Insurrcctos Have Onl" Week's Am
unltlon Left Aubcrt Succeeds In
Eludlnn Orozco's Army.
WAHIIINdTON. .March ao. Wltli
tln agreement of thn mliiil ii iHt rat loti
to nllow munitions to bo shipped from
the Doited States Into Mexico diplo
matic relations with Pnmldont Mit
doro have Ih'i-ii imtablbiliod which lu
ll lent u that President Tnft Iiiih do
ihtcd to aid thn Mexican government
Id damping out tlio present rebel,
lion.
TUl HI' MX Nlld lUlllllllllltloll tllllM
uhlpped are (or tho mho of tlio rur
aliw and cavalry under (lOticral Trie
vino In the north and will ln traim
period under th strletitit nuporvl
i Ion, to prevent tlii'in from falling
Into tint IiiuiiU o( th rebels. It In
evident that tlio federals Intend to
organ!-.!) a utiotiK form muir llm
northern hordor ami roniw a vigor
onu fight to stump out liiwlitnnin'im.
It In claimed that General Oroiro'n
forrci have only about a wcok'n sup
ply of ainuiunltlou loft.
MI.XIC'O CITY. March SO. Hue
I'i'Mfiil In IiIh attempt to uvinln a
I'liihh with tin revolutionary foii'i
I'oininaudi'd hy (icnetal I'um'iihI Oio
ci, (iouornl Trucy Aultort and hlx
forro of ISOO federals today aro ro
tnuitliiK In ihu direction of Torrrou,
where tlio government force are con.
i nitrating for a hint Ktuud uguliml
tint label advance on the capital, Gov
eriiuiiitil officials hero are Jubilant
over General Auborl'M successful re
treat and predict a federal victory
when the cIiinIi at Torreou couieii.
Itiilicl repot t leieUed hero Hit)
that tieueral Atibert abandoned IiIh
stores. Jil.ODO rouuilK of auiiiiuuKlon
and fitill horsiw, which wcin Hccuird
by the rebel fours.
Strict censorship Ih being iiiuIii
talned hero over the pre. Yoster
iIii.v'h edition of the Heraldo mih sup
iroHfi()il becatiNO of nrllrlcn luteiiiled
to how thai a stale of auarrhy ox
iHted and that government offh lain
had been bribed
SUIT 2 AUTDISTS
PORTLAND, Ore, March III)
With two iitrong poHHcti combing the
country around Portland, detectives
searching Hi" city and all outpoint;
Iralnn and HtciuuuiH watched, the an
tlioi'ltloa bollovo this arturuoou that
thoy will capture within a few Iioiiim
tlio bandit who, a ft or attempting to
hold up an automobile party, ahot
and killed two ocoiipiintM of tlio ilia
ehliio and wounded a third,
Thn two iiiiiii killed worn (leui'KO
JliiHthiKH, a Unlvundty of Oregon
inodlcal Htiulmil, and Donald M, Stow,
art, a clorlc, both of Portland. IrvliiK
I. uptnii, who wan wounded, .Ih ex
pected to rouuvur. llo Ih ii Unlvoralty
of OroKon medical Ktiidout llvlut In
Portland,
WAHIIINdTON, I), 0 March 111).
(Jouki'ohmiiuii John 13, itaUor of
California today Introduced Into thu
hoiiHo of ropronoiitatlvtm u hill pro
hlbltliiK the iiroaldont from croatliiK
now forobt rcHorvoH, or from oularK
liiK tlio prnHont ruunrvoH In Califor
nia, OruKon, WaHhlnRtou, Idaho,
Montana, Colorado mill Wyoming,
oxcopt by actH of coimress.
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MUTT & JEFF PRIMARIES
CLOSE APRIL 19.
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U'hli It I- .Mull?
Whlrli Ih .leffV
.Mull Editor The real mulls and
Jeff "!' tlii. campaign me those who
have mt regitered iiml who raiiuot
vole nl the priliiNi'ioft tuilew they re
gister. Watch lliein liiiinl it to each
oilier on election ilny!
VOTKU.
('en (nil Point. Mutch 28.
.Mult Editor- .Mull i Hurry llieks,
let!' i (leo, I'ulniilii. I'uliiaui is toll
ing Harry how to elect Merrick.
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Mutt IMilor ..Mutt i Cnrkin uiul
Jeff iti nny old nrchnrdist if his work
l'or litem ut Salem will he on u par
with (lie way In ranch ut Central
Point n. niniingcd.
NEWTOWN.
Mult I'.ilitnc -.lelT ii ltunihuMxtcr
lliumou ruiiiiiut: i'mm (lie j;ninil jury
iiivetiKiitiim; kh water in hir ear
htiraU'r; Mutt in the Mail Tribune
trying to how hint where to diteh
hinifclf.
M. It. A. 1IAISY.
Lake Creek, Oie.
Mutt Kditor-Oh la! hi! I kuou
now -ilV Ton Velle ami Putnam. You
i-ee I unileil for ilevi)lomuiitK. Kiel;
IhroiiKli with the .f.
(IOI.I) IIII. I,.
Mutt lulitnr .1 utlitijf rrom the ul
laue ue.-M Mutt in (hcer ami .lett' in
l.niiipiinin. They'll soon he crackuiK
each other t iimiiiI.
APPl.r.dATK.
COAST BASEBALL
STARTS TUESDAY
SAN' KKANClM'O. March .III.
The Paeit'ie Const league, the lu.t
of the lug huv'hull orj;uui.utiouH to
Ki't in molioii, will .start it season
ne.t Tuemlav afternoon. Thou for
ciht iuoiiiIik the husehall 1 1 1 r. the
umpires uml the players will hold full
hwny,
As usual (he mamiKeiv of Ihu rival
tenuis claim to have hlien'tliencil last
sciihoii'h weak spots ami each sccx
nothing hut a pennant "ra.i;" ahciul.
On dope, however, the Portlaml n
reatinii, hnt s.eiinon'.s penuiiiit wiu
iicch, appeal to Iiiimi the call. With
the e.eeptioii of kluirthliip Peekiii
pauh uml Kieltler lludily Kyiin who
liuve K(iin to (lie lii' hrush, thu Port
html line-up is practically the humu
as last year.
Oakluml will open the season in
Sun l'Vnneiseo with Ilunley pilehiii,'
for thu SomIh ami Abies for the Com
iiuilerH. Portlaml will open ut l.os
AiikcIi'h uml Milliliter MeCrciIie plaiiH
to heiiil Iteiiuv llemlerHon to the fir
in Hue. lami(er Dillon will depend
on either Tozer or Nulc.
The Vernon TiKeih, tlio riiiniorti-up
in liiht yenr'n race, will open at Sue
rninenlo. Milliliter "lliippy" IIokuii
will pitch cilher Slewait or ltnlcih,
while MnmiKcr O'ltourke is eouuliin;
on Arellamis to win for his tribe.
SOUTH DAKOTA GOVERNOR
SELECTS EXPOSITION SITE
SAN KHANCISCO, March !l(). -(lovenior
It. H. Vessey of South Da
kota ih here today to M'lecl u hilo for
his Mute at the Paiiaum Pneil'in ex
poHitiou in 11)15, The overnor is
uceompaiiieil hy the Ktato hoanl of
eoimnisHiouers, ami will remain until
Sunday nl,'lil, wlum ho will k" ' I"
AukcIch to join his family uml return
from Uior to his homo stale.
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Bituminous and Anthracite Minors
Take Referendum Vote Upon Com
promise Proposed at Joint Confer
ence of Miners and Operators.
Increase of Five Cents Per Ton for
Lump Coal Six Hundred and Fif
ty Thousand Miners Quit Work.
CI.KVKI.AND. Ohio. March :). -Complete
Miopeiihion u( the coal mill
hij imliislry of the entire country for
at least twit eckn, bcuiuniii nevt
Monday, while both hituminoiih and
anthracite minei-H take a icfcrrmlum
vote, will he the renull of a eoinpro
iiiiie pniposcil ami ratified today at
a joint roufcreiire of the liiluininii'.iH
miners am! mine ouuei here.
Today's roinproinine follow iiuick
ly upon the order of President White
of the I'niteil Mine Worker suspend
inn operations- in the authraeile coal
mines of Peiiiislauiu and calling
for a walkout ut uiidninlit Sumliiy of
17(1,01111 minors. It was drawn up hv
the hub-rouunittce on wane scalo, uml
calls for all increase for the bitum
inous miner of five eiuiU per ton for
lump coal (after it has been pu'
throtiKh the seiceus, or three cents a
ton for coal on the run of mine basis',
including screenings. Approval of
(he compromise was assured this
moraine when the joint committee o
tlio whole reassembled for final nc
tiou in the bituminous coutrmcrsv.
The miners' policy comittco will
immediiilclv submit the compromise
lo a referendum vote of the bitum
inous miners, pcmUm; the outcome of
which work will he suspended.
It is believed that an earlv renewal
of the negotiations between Oeorno l-
Haer of Philadelphia, chairman of
the operators' committee l'or the an
thracite legions mid President White
of the miners may result in u reuil
justuieut of the differences ns to the
hard coal fields. An exchange f
messages last niht between Haer uml
White indicated that both are willing
to resume negotiations iuuiiediateiy
in a final effort to settle the contro
versy. The taking of lefercmluuis hy both
bituminous uml anthracite miners
menus that ueiirlv 01,000 miners will
cease woik Monday.
ELKS TO BEAUTIFY
THEIR TEMPLE
POHTLAND, March U0 -As an ox
ample to owners of other buildings,
Ihu Portland lodge of Hlks, it is nn
nouuecil today, will e.pcnd 42."00 in
decorating its temple hore during the
week of the Hlks' convention begin
ning duly 8. Tim templo will ho beau
tifully illuminated with electric lights
in purple uml white, tlio Klks' colors,
uml the building also will ho elabor
ately decorated with American flags
uml bunting.
UNIONS REFUSE TO
SAN KHANCISCO, Cal., March 'JO.
Representing f0,OAO members, the
San Francisco labor ootiimil today
bus voted down resolutions introduc
ed hy delegates from the Machinists'
union, intended to uphold the Free
Speech leaguo of Sua Diego and link
iug the council to pledge its' moral
ami fiiiaueial support. I'rosidonl Mu
huuirhliu ruled tlio vesolutioiiH out of
order mid bin decision was sustained
b" n voto of 10 la-.
CO MNN
SUSPENDED EOR RECOVER UPON
TWO WEEKS! ANIENT OAM
f HE SUIT TO
Receiver Sorcnson of Chlcago-Romie
Company Brings Action Against
Leonard Company to Secure $32,
248 Contracted to be Advanced.
Property Said to Be Valued at $1,
000,000 With Debts of About $20,
000 to Be Met.
(WANTS PASS, Ore.. March :J0. -Suit
was tiled ill the cireuit court
here today hy (leorge Soreuson, re
ceiver of tlio ChioHffti-HiiKiie Kiver
company, owners of a big irrigation
enterprise here, to recover $;i'J,'JJ8
from C. M. Leoiiunl, of the Leonard
Construction company of Chicago
ami Poithiml; P. Philip-, a hanker of
Chicago, and It. II. Slaughter, of the
firm of A. O. Slaughter mid company,
hankers, of Chicago.
The sum sued for is alleged to he
owing the irrigation com pan, under a
contract with the defendants, where
by the hitter wero to finance ill" com
pany to the uvtunt of 'fT.'i.OOO. uml
that after paying in $7,000, the de
fendants defaulted.-
The property is valued at 1,0U0,
000. with debts of about $20,000.
hiioTToTh
grove is bess:
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Circulation f ilie petition to -lp
working honor men upon roads m
Jackson count ami abolish WtMville
have aliauihmed the effort mid a pe
tition is now in circulation asking the
county court to iciuovu John (irieve
us foreman of the camp, blaming him
for extravngnnce and alleging mis
management. Tlmso who circulated
the original petition assert that they
did not object to hoi king the honor
men, hut that too much money is
being paid the (Ineve family and
that a flairs are loosely managed at
the camp.
The Mail Tribune is in receipt of
the following Idler, dated March,
from one of the lienor men ut West
v'lle indicating how they rognrd thir
fereman:
"I tun writing about a petition be
ing circulated our neighbors to try
and huvo our toivinan Mr. Grieve
taken away tnuu ns, as there are
several of our neighbors feel envious
towards their fellow man, uml are
trying to get his position,
"I am pot onl speaking for myself
but for each and every man up here
as the io,s were noing to get up a
petition uml scud H to the county
oourl to try and keep Mr. fliieve with
us, as every man up hero likes him
Tor the reason that he shows no fav
ors, and treats each and every one
ns- a man, and I insure you, for . II
of us, (hut they vill nover get uuoth
or man to fill the position as he has
done, for he is a man that tukes a
kern interest in (low West's prison
policy and also has a sincere regard
for tlio poor convicts."
aeriaTspI"
SACRAMKNTO. Cal , March :10
Charles K. Hamilton holds tho
world's aviation speed record today
for a 50 milo flight, llo negotiated
tho distance between this city au.l
Stockton, 50.7 in M minutes at tho
rate of Kill miles an hour. The fast
est previous time was 10,'t milos an
hour, mtide by Jules Vadnnes, ut
Pail, Franco.
OPPOSE lEIIOH
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BROKEN
Why August D.
The most novel plea for votos jet employ rd by a cand'd.ite In Jackson
county Ih that of August I). Singler, who epo!.; the rcvubluan nomination
for nhcrlff Mr, Singler has bad a large number of ca.d printed bearing
the picture hero ahown, with the words ' Party ( am Working For" accom- ,
panvlng It. Mr. Singler Ik the father of seven children and to use bin own )
phrase he 'needs the job." He Is well known In Jackson county, being a
native son. He line served two terms as constable In .Medford and has
made good.
KILO INDICT 'PEOPLE FHIB
MAYOR RUSHLIGHT ; PHONE SYSTEM
WERE IT POSSIBLE' MKD BY CITY
l'QHTLANU. Ore., March 30.
Saying It would Indict him If It were
possible the county grand Jury to
day In n report to Judge Knvnnaugh
denounced Mayor A. G. Kushllght
for not preventing alleged treason
able and otherwise objectionable
speeches on the streets and for al-
j leged protection of vice. The grand
jury also denounced Sheriff Robert
Stevens for his alleged protecting of
road houses near the city and said It
would report a true bill against him
also If It could.
The ministers of the city camo In
for strong criticism, tho grand jur
ors alleging they had not shown
proper Interest In the alleged abuse
of free speech and that they should
have demanded that It bo investi
gated. Chief of Police Slover also came In
for a share or the criticism, tho re
port alleging that ho Is Incompetent.
BARLEY SEED
GIVEN RANCHERS
The Southern Pacific company has
recently distributed a largo amount
of bailey seed over western Oregon
for experimental purKos. Those in
this section who have received the
seed are John 11. Graves, Ashland j
Fred Hopkins. Central Point; B. T.
MoKiiistry and Den Soaros, Grants
Pas; J. B. Williamson, Sums Valley,
ami Kil ward Judy of Medford. Those
men will plant the seed and ruort on
it to tho Southern Pacific company.
PORTLAND, Ore. "You big
unite," said a protty blondo whon
Officer Potter lifted her out of an
automobile's path. "I saved your
life," said Potter. "Well, do It la n
nice way."
.EVERY BODY'S DOIN' IT!
.Doing what' "Registering so tis to vote at the
primaries April .19. Any justice of tho peace, any
notary public or any deputy county clerk can register
you.
You can register in Mud ford at Lostal Telegraph
ofi'ico, or at Mail Tribuno office.
Do Tt at Once -It's Important.
Singler Is Running
I SAN FRANCISCO, March W.--!
Although both ordinance. submitted
to their vote nre not valid legally, the
people of San rranciseo have today
gone on record us favoring the pur-cha-e
of the Home Telephone com
pany's plant hy the oity, and as op-po-iug
the merger of the Hume and
Pacific companies, by a vote of 2
to 1.
According to City Attorney Long,
another election will have to be held
before the city cn legnlly purchaso a
telephone system, as ncithor of the
ordinances- in yesterday's election
complies with the provisions of tho
charter, an consequently they are not
sufficient foundation for the issu
ance of bonds.
The election thus stands as an ex
pression of the people's will and it is
now up to the board of siiervisors
to decide whethoi' or not they shall
call a special election for thu voting
of .fli.OOO.OOO bonds to purchase the
plant.
TO END STRIKE
LONDON. March .lO.OfHiwrs. of
tho Miners' Federation with himd
quurtors here, it was stated today,
aro counselling the coal minora to
voto to ncoont tho government min
imum wage bill, mid thus end the
strike.
Ju thu l.anuashiro district most cf
tlio miners voted against accepting
tho measure unless tho minimum wage
of five, shillings for adults and two
for minors is specifically provided
for in the bill.
lteturns from the coal folds tonight
convinced tho leaders of tho minors
that the proposition to accept tho
government minimum wago bill will
bo carriod. Tho voto will be tabulat
ed uml announced uu.t Wednesday.
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TO DISSOLVE
SNIP TRUST
Various Steamship Companies Piyinrj
Between New York and Far East
, via Suez Canal Alleged to Be in
Combine and Pooling Freight Rates
Earnings of Trust Lumped, Current
Expenses Paid and Profits Divided
Proportionately.
NEW YORK, March 30. United
Statos District Attorney Wlso will
file suit In the federal court here
today for the dissolution of tho var
ious steamship companies engaged In
traffic between New York and tho
Far East via the Suez canal. Tho
companies, Wise asserts, have been
pooling their freight rates and giving
to concerns to ship only by tholr
lines.
The defendants named In the pro
posed suit follew:
Tho American and Asiatic Steam
ship company, tho Anglo-American
Oil company, tho China-Japan Steam
ship company, the Lancashire Ship
ping company and their American
agents, Howard Holder and compauy,
limited; Shewan Thomas company,
the Andrew Weir company, Houldor
MIdUleton company, the Barber com
pany, incorporated; the Rankin 01
iour company, the Ducknall Steam
ship Line, limited, the Isthmian
Steamship company, limited, and 23
Individuals.
The petition recites that the de
fendants signed agreements in Lon
don In 1905, arranging a pool under
tho terms of which earnings wero to
be lumped, current expenses paid and
tho profits divided proportionately.
It Is alleged that shippers patron
izing those lines received a 10 per
cent robatp. The agreement speci
fied, it Is said, that whenever neces
sary. Independent ships could bo en
gngod. It is also charged that tho
business from London and Now York
to tho Far Hast was apportioned ac
cording to the number of ships owned
by each Hue. It Is alleged that meet
ings wero hold every woek by repre
sentatives of five big steamship com
panies here, when freight rates were
established. Similar meetings, It is
charged, wero also held wcokly at
Hong Kong and Singapore.
JAPS II POUT
NEW YORK, Marcli ;10. That Ja
pan has succeeded in scouring val
uable concessions about Mugdulcuii
Day from Mexico is thu purport of a
special cablegram from Tokio receiv -ed
hy tho Evening Telegram here to
day. Tlio dispatch hays:
"It is reported hero (in Tokio) that
negotiations between Mexico and Ja
pan wero concluded a few days ago
for tho establishment of a largo Jap
anese, settlement on Mugdnlonu Ito.v,
but a protest irom the United Stutes,
based on tho Monroe doctrine, is ex
pected." 11,000 CARPENTERS
STRIKE AT CHICAGO
CHICAGO. Murch 110. --Faralysb
of spring building operations is threa
tened hero todav as a rosiiR of the
executive council of the Carpenteu'
union ordering its 17,000 members
out on strike.
Tho moil are directed to report at
union headquarters Monday instead
of going to work.
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