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a ffnon Hltioriom Bootetv ' fly Hull -3 Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Fair tonight, light trout. Ma. (12, Mln. I!t.rt, l'rcc. A)U ' A V IA"" -K v I'orty -m-riunl Ymr Dullt Hiv(lllll Vi-iir THOUSANDS HOMELESS ! MILLIONS PROPERIYLOSS ; MISSISSIPPI F Appeal (or Aid Sent From Stricken District Elplit Persons Drowned River tit Memphis Reaches 43 A 10 Feet. Water Pourhifi Tliroii(h Larjjc Gaps In Lcvco Above Cairo Nine Thou sand More Acres Flooded. 4-fl4 4- Damaiie From Flood. Stilton nffceted lllumix, .MiiMiiiiri, Kentucky, Mih- Hlppl. TVllllCIl'll Ullll KlIIIHIIM. Kigllt IC'I'H(IIH I.IIOWII III IlltVlt 1(11011 drowned. Town Hooded nr Uncut-cued- Cairn, III.; Mciiiphi, Tciiii.; Fulton, ('iilumlui, Hickman, Tiplouvillc, Ky.; Now Madrid, Mo.; .Minion and Earlo, Aik. A IImhihiiiiiI fumihc are llOlllolcwi III Ilil'klllHIl lllollC, whem a food famine in nlno Uncut'cucd. Six IIioiimiiiiI arc houiolo it other i Miiilt along the Mi niwdppi. TIim rict' nt Mem- phi IlKM I cached II xtiiui' nf lit 1-1 II feet. The weather 1'orcfiinlcr ilcrllllim it I'l tool lu(i' would tlooil tin ciltit'ii St. Fmnoi luiin until ii liiri h IMnwaio, with ii pop ulntioii of WO.IIIHI. 4 4 IHUKMAN, IC April I. "Fr God' miko uk oniignts to appropri ale .'nil.OIIO to loliovo suffering hero. 'I'lir 1'iiiiilitioiiH me critical mill pitiful. A iIioiihiiiiiI families iiro ffutciM. F.icry jM-iiiiv in l lie oily trciiMiry Iiiih llCI'll 0.pOIHleil." 'I'l tt m incftNHKc telegraphed liv Mayor IlilllMI III ('oll)ll'HKIIIIIII OlllO .IhIIICS niC hut I'llilll lllllllllllioll of tin- lf- fcriint chhhoiI at Hickman by IIip flooding water of Ilic MiiNiiNhippi. .Morn tliiui l.Ullll riiiuilii'M me homo Icmm nml iiitiir klurvutiou. Ilickiiiuu itmdf is liuricil iimlcr fifteen feet nf wiiler nml it inhabitant tire encamp ed on the hills. Scorn of lioitiiiH in lite iiiuiiiluteil dlntlicl Iihmi oolluiito'd lll.o naslc- llOlllll Hll'llllllll'IM hh H ii-ull o . raging waters. 'I'lie iiiiiioiiiieeuienl lluil the river in n.peelcil to n-e .Ml feel within Hie next 'J I bonis lm eiiimeil onimtorniition, iiuiiiv fearing that tliu entire town will lie wn-hetl away. t'ilv officials loday eiirceil great indignation al the government ' shipping -III) army lent here u it limit piiying th" epreiH charges. The o. prenyl i Kit ii t no in 1 1 tl to 'fl'Jll anil the eily was noiiipelleil In horiou' the uioiiey from a hunk to pay the iiIiii ego, All uliiiriiheH ami hlnre in the hill iliritrielH urn paekeil with helpless people. The plight of the chihlren in pitiuhle lliniiiuli the Imiliility of pur iuiIh to biipply thniu with fooil. 'I'weiily-llirue pcronn were rebelled from hoiiNelops ycMtcnlay hv iiiciiiik of a tfiiriolimi Imiiieh. CAIRO, III., April -I. -Mcmlieis el i Iio Hoy Seoul otaiiizalion iiere ure iihhihtiup iii Ilia work of slreuj;lli"i in Ilia liiveo. The railroad trucks iiIoiih time dykes are so wcakeneil that limy will not hold heavy en m'nori, mill eiti.eiiN are foreeil to punh uloiii; flat i.'nrH lomleil with saml. Tim water is pouring llirounh litixo liapH in tho two liui'Htnl levcim north of hero ami tlio hilualiim ih liccoinhiK more horimiH hourly. I'Ninr huiiilrcil men working on the Hijj I'iiiir levee were miirooncil for heveral houru wlioii it uuvo way. Tluiy were raeueil hy a Hltmuier. Nine llioiibiiuil aihlilional iieren iiorlli herulofore immune from the flood waterw, were inundated loilav. Seven iniinul'ael tiring plmiln in mlili t it mi to 'J'JO luiuher yards, are aldo WllllllllU'llll. ALTON TRAIN HITS TROLLEY, TWO WOMEN, BABY, KILLED niK'AMO, April -j." -Two wimum ami a lialiy were killed ami fifteen pei'HiiiiH iujiiieil when a freight train on the ChieiiKo and Alton railroml hi ruck a trolley ear ut IIBtli mid Ked zio btroots nt noon today, LOODS Government Nlnuartlly About Aiding Sufferers Connrcss Holds Up Au proprlalion Red Tape Prevents Shipment of Relief Supplies. Feared Levee Opposite Memphis Will Collapse Red Cross Opens Its Coffers to Flood Victims. WAHIIINtJTUN. I). . April I. -In Hilte or iiuiiiv iiiieulH from con KreiHiaieu Unit tlio mailer liu taken uii at our.' the wh)m nml iiikhiih com mlttee In the lmiiHo of reproNentMtlve linliiy potHiiio( (ho limuliiK of a hill HipioprliUliiK $I&0.iH)l) for tli'.' relief of Hiifferora In the flooded ilUtrhtK of the .MImhIimIimiI valloy. Tlio ruin mlttee oxpreiMeti the hope that the water will milmlilo tomorrow. iiihUIiik the appropriation iitiucrommry. It In fen red that the levee opHMlto .Meuiphln. Tumi., will eolliiMo, Iniin ilntliiK lloluua, Ark. The iiiartenntinter KOtieral dlncm eteil IIiIh afteruooii that IiIm Hiipily of tent ami hlankuiH Im ruuuiiiK low. Ily a recent coiiKreHtdounl order the war ilepartuieiil l reiiulreil to hold hark 12.000 tcuti and lilauketH, which mo to he ImhiciI at the Coa federate voirium' eucainpment nt Mhcoii. (In.. May I. 1'nlenH the older In invoked, rvil twt' will ' U lh inni of t)ieo tout, and the depart ment will liu uualilo to r ' 3"." nieiit will liu uualilo 10 Menu enner tent or hlnakotH to the flood tuif feror. The (tul Croitu Horlety, It wnn an iiouueod here thin afternoon, phum to open Km roffern to the flood victim. I'reldent Tuft ordereil the ipiar-, teruiNiter of the nulled State army to furnUli milium to the .MInMlmilppI rlor fliMid vltilniH totlay wherever food In needed. The order followed a conference with Souator James of Kentucky, who presented an appeal for help from the mayor of Hickman. Ky. Men from the iiuartormnHtor'a de partment at 81. I.oiiIh will he MUit to the flooded ilUtrlctB to liiMMitlKiito OllllltlnilH OROZCQ SEEKS POUii.AM), Ore. April t Thai HKeiilH or (ieneral Oioco, tho Mexi can rebel leader, are biihy lu Pacific count clt leti, oiiIIhUiik men to join hlu army al .limine., wiih reported hero today. One young man Ih known to have Keno from hero to report to (ieneral Oro.ro at .11 in Inez and ho Ih mild to bo one or a largo party. IIIh oxpoiiMOHworo paid and it Ih thought a number of other men are being eu llHlod In Seattle, Tacoma, Han l-'ran-cIhco and Ioh AngelcH, OREGON REMITS NEGLECT CAUSED CANADIAN STRIKE Failure to Enforce Health Act, Uninliahitalilo Camps and Unpalatauto Food Cause of Walkout of El(li t Thousand Laborers Buildlnn New Rallrond Strikers Mai ntain Order In Camps VANVOUVKK, It. ('., April -1. -Had Urn government of llritisli I'o luuihia enforced Ihe provincial health mil in tho camp on the Canadian Northern railway right of way be tween llopo nml ICandoopH, Ihu 1'irrtt walkout of railroad lahoreiH in (he industrial history of Caumhi would never have taken place. There Iiiih been no strike in the I'Ynsor eanyou no alriko in the reg ular beiiKii of t liu term. It wiih a ease where 8,000 men bolted from (lumps they considered uuiulmhitalilu and from food they considered iiupal utalilo, even to railroad "waps," Six hundred mon tiro in Ytilo, Tho M1CDFORD, LA FOLLEnE SP ON APRIL 18 Little Giant of Wisconsin to Make Principal Talk for Southern Ore(jon at Medford Two Weeks From To dayWhirlwind Campaiiin planned. Mrs. La Folleltc to Campaiijn for Wo man's Suffrajic While Her Hushand Works for Nomination. I'Oim.ANI). Ore., April I Al tlioiiKh a compleio detailed Itinerary ciiuuol he anuouiiceil for a few lioiiru. ThouiiiM It. McCimkor, mate campalmi inaiuiHer of Senator Hohert M. I.a I'ollette, today nave out a lint of the Oregon ultliw It Ih expected tho Wl cotmlu NiniHtor will Hpeak In dtirliiK IiIb whirlwind tour of the ntato la furthornneo of IiIh effort to obtain the P'tiubllcHii prenldonllal nomina tion. Henalor l.a Kollelto In expected to arrive la Orenon April 13. upeakliiK In the rollowhiK cities In the order mimed: Haker. Im (Sranile. Pendleton, The IjhIIch. Mimler. Hood Itlver, Portland, Salem. Alliany. KuBene. HoHcburK. Medford. AhIiIiiuiI, and poHnlbly CraiitH Paw. He will hpuln speaking on the day of hlri arrival and will flulHli hit, tour the following Thurmlay. The Itinerary will not he atmolute ly certain till McCiiHker hoars from Senator l.a Kolletto by wire, which he expectu to do In a few hours. IIIh lirlnclpal fcpeech In Houthern OreKOii will be. McCiiHker tiald, at Medford April IS. lie will iipeak but a fow mluulcN from the train at Anhlnnd, nccordliiR to prtimnit arranRotucnUi. r Mrs. I .a Kolletto will campaign for woman miffrane while her hiiHbiind workH for the republican nomination. 15- I l'OKTI.ONM), Ore.. April !. Throiih l.'i j;ore-slreakcil rounds with a referee to call lime ami break tliPin in the clinches, Thomas It. Keu luuiM'iii ex-united States secrel ser vice iment nml timhur dealer, who as. sistcil lVaneib ,1. lleney in his Oregon laud fraud pivweulions several years api. ami .1. II. Heekley. a prominent real estate man, fought with their fists over an alleged insult to Mrs. Ncuhaiisei), in Hccklev's office in Irviimlon, nt Kast 15th street and Hiomlway, this inoruiiig. While the comhalauts hotly pom uicleil each other, surged haul; and forth across the "ring," Mis. Keu haiisea sat calmly in her husbniulV "corner" ami urged him on. When a bystander, one of a large audience, sought to interfere, she hade him de sist ami let Ilium tight il out. When both men were so exhausted that their lilous lacked steam and they could hardly stand, after nearly three iiuaiiers of an hour of siinu'. milling, the referee called the fight. It, was mutually decided to rail it a draw. majority of them are sleeping under the slurs. They ure men of all na tions t'anadians, United States citi zens, Italians, Kussiaus, Swedes, Hungarians ami inlanders. Yale is absolutely in thu hands of tho strikers. tA sipmd of rough inun from the camps patrol the streets. CliurloH Nelson, a Swedish American, has assumed the role of magistrate. So far there has boon no disorder and lit do drunkenness. Provincial police who were rushed here from Victoria following tho eon fereuee between Premier Mcltrido and tlio contractors, find little to oc cupy their time. E K HAUSEN ROUND G OIUWOX, TIMJHKIMV, A'ilj A, 1912. -- AVIATOR DROPPED TO DEATH FROM MID AIR CAIi&R-fiJW P. P-GDCiDFu$. Dodgers killed in 11 effort to save seagulls f The dealli at Iong itcucli of ('. P. Itodgcrs iuU' PJ7 acioplauu, fatMhUes since aviation began?,. He was the t weiity-sccoiKl 3Itiimii avia or to he killed! ' I.illeuthnl wij tltr first avi t ator to meat dcntli. He was killed Aujntst ill, JS(!. Six birdiiieH ttave been kill ed in Califoniiii. 4--f-f-f-f -f-f-f-f I.ONO HKAl'II, ril., April l.-lu-ability to eluvute Ills piano follow ing a simple dip toward the water i belioved tody toJhHve. caused tln death of Ctoninffljmjf Hmlgors, the fir-t tmiis-cont mental aviator.. Kodgers was nliuut to conclude i. sensational fight in which he had grimed the roof., of several buildings and cut staitliu' figures eight in the air, when the ImIhI drop occurred. Gliding toward the bench from a height nf J7. feet, ho attempted .i J 00 fool elevation to raisti his for ward plane to i-e the jar of landing. The meohaiiiiti niiarontly failed to respond and the aeroplane continued its earthuard ru-h at an angle of -l.") degrees. .Iiist before he tnick, Kodgurs was seen to coer In- lace with his arm. The machine tell GO feet from shore in shallow water. Whan tliinviator's body was disentangled I nun the wreckage and carried to a bench ho pilnl it was fiiuiid that his neck and buck were broken, nml death probably had been instantaneous. Witnesses In the accident say that at (he beginning of the last glide Rod ger dipped his iieroplune to avoid several seagull flying acros his patch. Many hi'lico that lo this ha maiiitariiiii iinp'iUt' Ihe loss of the aviator's life um be attributed. FLORETTA WHALEY VISITS HER E IlKMPSTMAD. 1- I., April 4-Klor-elta Whalev who cloned from here six years ago with tlio Rev. Jrce Took rector ot SI. ucorge's hpiseop.il church here, returned homo today. The girl has been living with Cook in San r'ranciseo. Shu and Took left the coast .March '-'"i ami came to New Vork. Tim eirl came to see her irrand- mother hero and the former preacher remained in Now lork. Miss Whalev will soon inherit jfJSO.OOO from her father's estate. Tlio Whaley girl said today (hat Mrs. Cook- having refused to tret a divorce she ami Cook had been' un able to inn try. She is known as Mrs. Hulcoliii. Her two children accom pany her. BANKER HAM GIVEN TWELVE YEAR TERM MKXICO CITY, April I. Twelve years imprisonment is tlio sentence imposed today upon George I. Ham, president of the duftinut United States Hanking company, for misap propriation of the funds of tlio insti tution. Hani has boon confined in the federal district prison since tho fnihiro of tho bunk in January, 1UQ5. t C,, ,t--m!S5S SIDNA ALLEN S Y DETECTIVES Leader of Bandits and Wesley Ed wards, His Nephew, Remaining Members of Allen Clan Said to Have Been Killed hy Detectives. Rumors Unconfirmed as Few Tele phone Lines in County Are Working Communication is Uncertain. ItOANOKi:, Vn April -J. Sidiiu Allen and Wesley Edwards, his ne- phew, the two remaining memborw of! the Allen clan of bandits not cap tured, were killed today in a fight with detectives, according to a tele phone message received here from llillsillc. It is aNo reported that a number of the defectives were wounl ed, two fatally. Another report said that both out laws had been captured after killing j two of their pur-uers. Both reports are unconfirmed. HAKHKN" SPRINGS, V.. April . All efforts to confirm the rcMrts that the bandits, Sidua Alton ami Wesley Kdwards, were killed in a battle with the detectives have failed here today. Hut few telephone line- in this vicinity are working and com munication with the mountain dis tricts is uncertain. MOUNT AIRY. N. C. April 4. -Pos-e pur-uing Sidna Allen and his nephew. Wesley Kdwards. tlie two re maining fugitives of the Allen gang of bandits, toduv discovered that the two men have been separated. Allen i- known to be near here, but Kd wards' whereabouts are unknown. MEXICAN REBELS WEE! DEFEAT JIMINKZ. Mexico, April 4. De cisively defeated by General Pancho Villa In his efforts to wrest posses sion of Parral from tho federals, Gen eral Campa and his rebel force today are hurrying to tho revolutionary base hero. General Campa expected to find but a handful of dofondors In Parral. but Instead was mot by a deadly flro and a force of government troops numbering fully 2000. Tho rebels opened the battle at dnwn yesterday. When Campa attempted to press closer ho was mot by a torriflc flro and at onco retreated with a loss of three killed and 12 wounded, accord ing to his own reports. The tldo of battle lias apparently turned and Instead of tho robols at tacking Torreon, It appeared today that tho revolutionists would have their hands full to retain Jiiuluez, their present hoaduuartors. Tho defeat of Gonoral Campa Is tho first big victory won by tho fed erals In uorthorn Chihuahua. VIGILANTES RON Armed Posses of San Diogo Citizens Trains and Ship Away Invaders Any Cost, Assert Police SAN 1)1 KGO, Cal., April l.-San Diego's fight ugainst the I. W. W.'s reached a climax today. With scores of determined citizens patrolling the county boundary and others ready to "railroad" the "disturbers" from tho city in automobiles, excitement in tho city is unlimited. A score of auloinobilos, heavily loaded witli armed oitizous and I. W. W.'s left tho city hist night. Tho Vigilantes carried rifles and once tlio county border was reached, their prisoners were turned loose. Tho 1, W, W.'s were taken in custody hy tho police yesterday. Under cover of darkness they were turned over to tho vigilantes, who loaded them into mitoiAobilos mid quickly loft tho city. REPORTED BH COAL STRIKE CALLED OFF BY CHIEFS Miners' Leaders Order Men to Return to Work Despite Referendum Vote to Continue Strike, Basing Action Upon Two-Thirds Rule. Special Meeting of Federation Called for Saturday to Endorse Action Minimum Wage Bill Satisfies. r.ONDON, April 4.-The great strike of coal miners which for weeks has virtually paralyzed trade throughout Kugland, Scotland and Wales, causing untold misery to thou sands iimiii thousands of the )oor, was called off today by the leaders of the minors, despite the fact that a majority of the men voted against ac ceptance of Premier Asipiith's mini mum wage bill, a a cure for their grievances. In explanation the leaders declared that as a two-thirds vote of the work ers was required to authorize a strike the same ride was applied to the ref erendum to continue the strike al ready in existence, ami as there were not two-thirds opposed to the re sumption of work, jienee must be de clared. The miner's executive committee Inter called a special meeting of the Miners' Federation for Saturday to endorse their action. It is expected ail order then will be issued for a general resumption of work on, Mon day. l.WJ.'S ORGANIZE STRIKE IN TACOMA TACOMA. Wash.. April 4. Be ginning at 9 o'clock hen the I. W. W.'s blow the whistle at tho mill of tho St. Paul and Tacoma Lumber company and took away 127 men, mill hands have been leaving their work by dozons today until nearly 200 are now out. Tho 1. W. W. men aro organizing the strikers and de claro they will closo every mill on the coast If necessary to win the strike at Grays Harbor. The hen at tho St. Pant mill say they eight as well starvo whllo Idle as to work and starve. They are get ting ll.CS a day, from which Is sub tracted ?l per month for hospital fees and 3 per cent to reimburse tho company for money paid Into tho stnto employers' liability and Insur ance fund. They demand $2.50 a day as a minimum. Tho company also forcos as many sluglo men as possible to board at tho company's boarding house and in prlvato houses owned by the company and tho mar ried men nro forced to buy grocorlos of tho company. PARIS, April 4. I.enpin, on an expressman's wagon and htri.p'Mig the driver to death, four bandits rob bed the wagon of many aluablis about six miles from Paris todaj. No trace of tho robbers has been fou id. Escort Hoboes Out of County, Stop Agitation to Be Stopped at Backed by Townspeople. At Sau Ouofro, a railroad lank sta tion at tho county line, almost 100 I. W. W.'s were taken off n. freight train by u posse from this city. Thoy were herded into a cattle corral, and this morning were headed hack to ward Santa Ana. Tho posse remained on guard ami expects to turn hack all invading hordes. Attorneys Monro nnd Robbins, who have defended the I, W. W.'s here, went to tho police station yesterday to get the natnes of those detained. An angry crowd gathered about the jail and threatened violence. Chiuf Wilson gavo tho men a police escort hut informed them that if they did not stop their "agitation" thoy would he driven out of town along with tho rest of the prisoners, W. W AWAY No. 11. LISTS CLOSED EL III! Large Number of Candidates Qualify for Nominating Election Every Office except Treasurer and School Superintendent, Contested. Four Men in Race for County Judge ship Fight Expected to Grow Warn. The lists Imvo closed one period of the campaign has passed. The mentioning of names for offieo is at an end for this year unless some independent comes out and makes tho race. And candidates are legion. When the time for filing declarations and petitions closed at fl o'clock Wed nesday afternoon, forty-one had qualified as candidates at the prim ary election to be held April 10. A complete list of candidates follow.; County judge George W. Dunn, rep., Ashland; P. E. Merrick, rep., Medford; ,). It. Neil, dem., Jackson ville; F. L. Ton Vclle, dem., .Medford, It. P. I). No. !. County surveyor T. W. Osgood, rep., Medford; Frank Griscz, rep., Gold Hill;"M. McCown, rep., Medford; IL C. Stockman, rep., Medford; R. P. Cowgill, rep., Medford. Coroner A. K. Kellogg, rep., Gold Hill; H. C. Stock, rep., Ashland. Representative J. A. Westcrlund, rep., Medford; John H. Carkin, rep., Medford; G. K. Harkdull, dem., Med ford; II. L. DcArmoud, dem., Med ford. County assessor Martin McDon ough, dem., Medford; W. T. Grieve, rep., Central Point; J. C. Hernard, dem., Ashland. ' County treasurer Jas. Cronemil Icr, rep., Jacksonville. Supt. of schools J. Percy Wells, rep., Jacksonville. Commissioner W. C. I.ecvcr, rep., Central Point; J. C. Smith, rep., Woodville; W. Daley, dem. Lake Creek; George Lymnii, rep., Gold Hill. Sheriff W. A. Jones, dem., Ros Lane; August D. Singler, rep., Med ford; Emmet Heosou, rep., Talent. County clerk G. A. Gnrdner, rep., Talent; W. F. Quisenberry, rep., Med ford; M. Ii. Narregan, rep., Eagle Point; W. II. Miller, dem.. Gold Hill. County recorder Fred L. Colvig, rep., Medford; Chauncey Plorey, rep., Eagle Point; Robert L. Taylor, dem., Medford. Joint representative C. E. Whis lor, rep., .Medford. District attorney II. K. Ilanu.i, rep., Jacksonville; II. A. Johnson, rep. Grants Pass; E. E. Kelly, dem., Med ford. Justice of the pence (Medford, G. O. Taylor, rep.; II. A. Caunady, rep. Constable (Medford) John Holling cr, rep.; Raukm Kstes, dem. LATEST FIGURES Fl MIIAVAIKKK, Wis., April I. Practically complete returns todav from the presidential primary elec tion confirm the earlier reports of the overwhelming victory of Scnntor Ln Follelto over President Tuft for the stnto republican delegation nml of Woodrow Wilson's capture of the ma jority of the democratic delegates from Speaker Chump Chirk. The latest figures show that Lu Follotto carried tho state by two votes to one, meaning, that the entire re publican delegation will go to the na tional convention pledged lo support him. The adherents of Governor Wil son olectcd 22 of tho democratic dele gates, 4 going to Speaker Clark. CHAMP' CLARK NOT ITO RUN J JERSEY TUKNTON, N. J., April 4. Champ Clark today notified tho secretary of state hero that ho would not run In tho Now Jorsey primaries. This gives Woodrow Wilson a clear field In IiIh homo state. ' Clark refused overtures from thu Smith-Nugent machine, which sought to iiso hlu name In an attempt to cripple Wilson's rosldentlut fight. ON ROM WISCONSIN n