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wt fiv '.fl ttiriron HfaTorfaf .) CIlyHiH - HH Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Itnln tonight Max. Mj Jlln. nj 1'ivrlp. .(Ml. Vorlrooii1 Yrar. t)llr Hdvtnth Tar. MEDFORD, OKEQON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 19 2. KO. 218. SERVIA CALLS ALL HER SONS TO REPORT FOR WAR Greece Old Not Definitely Refute to Slrjn Armistice But Only Asked for 24 Hours More to Consider Accordlno to Late Announcement. EFFICIENCY IN COUNTY OFHCES IS DO SOUGH T Greece May Yet Participate In Gen eral Negotiations to Be Held at London. LONDON, Dec. 4. War clouds are lowering over lunula and AutrJi lltitinryi If dispatches rocnlvcd hero today (roii) tho disturbed soncs are true. Diplomats horo vlow tint alt nation with alarm and aru urging an Immediate ambassadorial confer ence an tho only moaus of quashing (liu Incendiary tondoiiclm of tho ox treulsta la llussla, Austria-Hungary, Hen la and (ha other countries In volvod In thn dispute. Russia offlclata openly stated to day that thn government, would tolerate no repetition of methods adopted when Austria slmcd Hon Ilia and Herzegovina, Thn speech mudo to the HolehdtaK by tho (lor miin chancellor that Germany will viand by Austria In tho event of n dlspulo with any other nation la char acterised In St. Petersburg a an at tempt to Intimidate (ho Cxar and Rus sian newspapers aro urging the tin mediate withdrawal of vast ltuUu deposit from German bunks, County Judge-elect T. L. Tou Vclle States Governor West Has Bills Drafted to Submit to Legislature Which Will Savo Taxpayers Money MR IMPLEMENTS LEFT BY THE ROUTED TURKS AFTER II BALKAN VICTORY Bill Also Prepared to Place Counties In Classes With Stated Salaries fur Conduct of Each Office. LONDON, Dee. 4,-Nowh ngeiicy dispatched horo today from Sofia hiiy tlutt Srrvia linn Untied n enll for nil men r.npuble of lirurimr arms to rrjMirt at onea to ilie color. NQITA, Dee. !. Tlint Oreeco did tiot officially reject nil armistice bo twecii Turkey ntiil the Hulkiiu allien, liut ilfiniiinlnl tit) udditionnl U I hours to ron-uder (lie protocol, U thn tiffin iiil uiiuouueemeiil hero today. If I Ida prove correct, (Irveee may Jet Hi;ti the pence agreement, ami pnrticipntn ill tho negotiations be ginning ill loiidnu Deeemher III. It is ojpoctod tlutt tho government wilt publish soon n lint of the dead mid wounded Ilulgurian. Tho co plo will thru lenrii for the first timu tho names of those, who perished ill I lie war nguiuit thn Turks. VIENNA, l)ct. I. The probable outcome of thn withdrawal of Greece from the llalkaii allies cuupcd mtieh speculution in tllpliunntiit circles. tSomo predicted it would rcMilt in tho disintegration of tho nllitiuee, while others predict tlint itoumnuiii will take flrccco'tt place. It wuh rr po i tod today that (Iron I Ilritain, Franco and Russia had brought pressure on llulgurin to con clude peace negotiations, even if Greece refiiNcil to ilct the protocol, If (ii'ccco eonlluucH the. war with Turkey It may bocotuu einhroilcd with its former allien. ROME, Dee. !. Italy's hope Hint oncn peaeo waa effected with Tur key she could succeed in pacifying tho native tribe of Tripdli and Cyreii. ilien without acluitlly conquering tho two provinces by arms, it in a fair way to bo realised, according lo of ficial announcement by tho govern incnt today. Since tho signing of )Haco with Turkey, a total of 11,510 Arab mid other tribesmen have mode their nainuiehiou hi inu jianimx ami sur rendered their aniiri, Additional hiibmissloiiH lira belli); made, daily, mid Ituly oxpontu hooii to withdraw u leant n portion of liu iinny from TrIjoli. Adoption of uniform muthoda of bookkeeping and n modern systcm Itatlon of county record ao that any taxpayer can find out what every county la payliiK for auppllea and labor and Just what It cost to run tho county waa thoroughly discussed by County Judge-Elect L. Tou Velio with Governor Went at Halcm Tueiday, Col. Tou Velio returned Wednesday bringing assurance of the governor's co-operation and sup port In road building etforta to bo made in Southern Oregon. Ho tatea: "Coventor Went haa drafted bllla that If adopted, will nave thn people thouc.imU of dollar annually In In creaiied efficiency and In public 'comimlca. They cull for n uniform ayatem of accounting, with monthly detailed report to tho aecretary of atate. Tho secretary will print heso roniparntlvo report, which wilt be available to any taxpayer, ao that the financial condition of any county, and th prlco It pit) a for labor and material will bo ahowu at a glance, In comparison with amouuta paid by other counties. "Tho governor baa also prepared a bit) to place countle Ju tUtet graded according' to papulation, area and assessed valuation, with ataled aalarloa for tho conduct of each office. When it county In- cresses In wealth, and population, It automatically goes Into the higher clans, which provides higher pay for thn officials, thus saving tho raft of salary grab bllla every session, and providing equality of pay for work done lu all rounllcH, "Governor West la heartily In favor of good roads and has prom ised that ho will heartily co-operate with Jacltson county. Ho thinks tho best way to solve tho problem of road legislation, la for tlio legis lature to pass three of tho bllla ho vetoed, over tho veto, and then amend thum to overcome deficiencies and obJectloiiH, Otherwise, hn says, the entire Icglalatho scuslnu will lin spent lu wrangles between the ndvo catea of different bllla and perhaps no effective Icglidatlon bo accom plished. "I urged tho construction of tho I'aclflo Highway by convict labor, to begin at both ends of tho atato and tho governor promised hla hourly co-operation." ! lsssssssssHssssssssV V jssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssHs S T I I I sssssssssssssssssssssssT P IssSBB t I sssssssssssssssssssssssssssH V sttsQ " 4& i. 3? iM slTssssB SsssssH jKLkf9m$ ssssssssssssssssssssssUVss Tm('toUAPEnQ&rR-!Wl iJJfcisssfc.sslstffissssssssssrsMMsslssfa jW I & ssssssssssssssssssssssV lsfsssVsssssst fiH'flBssssssss HssPJs lWiC 1 MHRSTBKUB "Tir r-'aPf 'lMsyB sssssss.sssssssi i I I I II PI I I II II II I AD DISTRICT 6 ALSO WANTS iLLEVY KJPLCS ABANDONCD DV THL TURKS IN THtllR- FLIGHT FROM USKUB Coyyrtght bj Cits tt. Ala C 1 RELICS OF H ro RE m m E NW FOR PHTHISIS ADORN SECOND CHICAGO, Dec 4 --ricntcd In n big automobllo beside her black hus band, her fingers and throat j;tlstcn Itijrwllh her nowly acquired dia monds, grim rcllca of tho first wife' fato, Jdra. Jack Johnson tho second, formerly Luclllo Cameron, a whlto girl, loft hero today for Indianapo lis on her honeymoon. Johnson declared that ho expected to proreed by automobile to Indiana polls and there board a train for New York and Ilonton. CHICAGO, Dec. i."l hco Jack Johnson Is to marry Luclllo Came ron, In your city. I Just wanted to know If tho people of Illinois know what tea grans ropo'a made for." This telegram, signed J. Truddlo. 8hroveport, La., waa recolvcd bore today by Chief McWecney. Tho mea sago waa dnted yesterday. ACTIVE IN NEW YORK CONFIDENCE MAN BUSH NAVY TO PAY IN MORE LONDON, Dee, L Wlnaton Church!!!, first lord of tho admiralty, toduy announced In. tho Commons thut approximately a fifteen per cunt Incrouso would bo addod to tho puy of tho offlcora nud mon of tho Drl tlHh navy. Tlio Increases, It wuh hold, will total Sl.uaiUOG. This U tho first lucroano to bo niado In tho pay of tho navy's officers and mon lu blxty yonifl, GETS THREE YEARS SAN KKANCISCO, Dee. I. f hnrlt'H W. IHekoy, nolorioux ns tlio operator of fruililuleiU women suit claim in I'aeifio eoaat cities in con nection with which he in now faoiiiR a number of criminal chargcH, wok heiiteueed to huno three yearn in Kan Quciitlu hero today by Kuperinr JiuIkc Frank Dunne, heforo wliom lliokey vih doiiviiiled by a jury of obtaining money by fnlu prelenceH from Tony ItaptoH, Arthur Mutiilon, jointly chucked with lliokey, received a him ilar 8cntenco. A atay of ton dayu wan granted nud notice of appeal filed. INDIAN MOSLEMS ARE NKW YOUK. Dec. 1. With prlco changoa Irregular utocka wero active ut tho opening of the atock market hero today, With Southern l'uclflc In demand tho prlco roso 1 a-l points on tho first fow transaction)). Union 1'aclflc, however, dlaplayed heavlneaa during tho early hour but hooii inailo up Its Idbh. Other Change were small, with decllnea In thn majority. Kxceptlonol utrength wuh hIiowii by Mexican rotroleum ami Califor nia Petroleum, cuch gaining n point. For a short tlma tho market tend ed decidedly upward with Iloadlng In thn lead, This wan chocked when thu markot oncountored a flood of liquidation nud short rolling of American Can. Sharp lonses re united for other Ibsuch on tho list. Losses of one or two points woro re corded by Union Pacific, Heading, at. I'uul, titnol, Amalgamated nsd Lehigh. Bmultlng dropped three polnte. Tho markot clobed weak, Honda woro cusy. IS GREAT SUCCESS COI.OHADO KI'UINCS. Colo., Dee. 4. Further testimony that tho re ported FriciUnau tfytv for tubervu lohia in 'really -it clirV.wiiti given fiere today by Dr. A. C. II. Friedman, who returned yejtenhiy from Iteilin, where he visited his brother, Dr. Frederick Friitu rricdmun, tlie dis coverer. Diseuxsiui; the cffcctK of the tur tle hcnim which i said to be the greatest medical discovery for ages, Dr. Friedman t-uid: ".Several hundred patient my bro ther treated nre reeoveritiL', llm- lrovin; the efficnev of the cure. The matter of immunizing, newborn chil dren ngtiitist the disease is Mill in definite. Tho exact effect of tho in jection of tlio scrum on babe will not be Uhccrtaiunblo for several yearn." MILITIA NOT TO GRACE B OTTERILL CHOICE OF LADIES FORPOLICEMATRON Clmce IJ. t'otterill of tlit city who Iiiih had cxtennive exiteriencc in pro- PROTECT S UICILMOND. Va, Dec. -I I will never order out thu mllltla to shoot down their neighbors and protect a black bruto who commltu tho name less crlino ngulnsl a whlto woman." This declaration wus mndo by Gov ernor O. L. Illeake, of South Caro lina heforo tho governors' conference lu scbslon hero today. Uleaio warm ly defended hla uio of tho pardon ing power, declaring' thut lu twenty-two monttts be had pardoned abouut 100 persons, and expressed tho hopo that heforo the ond of his second torm tho uuntbor would reach eight hundred. Tho atato executives spent tho day ut Norfolk slghtseclng- Thoy will return hero tonight, when u session of the conference Is to ho hold. CALCUTTA, India, Dee. . More than 100 Indian Moslem today at tended a (grout publiu demonstration hero to pray for Turkey's auuoess in iln btrugglo with tho llalkan utatoa. Twenty holy mon conduotod tho Her-vioett, LOS ANGELES VOTES TO RETAIN FREE LUNCH LOS ANGKuKR, Dee. 4. Tlio oonunisaion form of novoruiuunt for Los AiiRulea today bears the Htamp of approval of olty's voters, wliiln free luueh us an iiiKliluliou is en dorsed nud permitted, A iimposod uovv oily clmrtor to pour tho oity'H Rovernmontal maehin ery to u jommiHsiou p itched was de feated by n voto of 10,844 to JI3,r10. Tlio voto in favor of nu ordinunoo prohibiting freo lunches in ealoohH waa 15J77 UfniiiBt a2,3'J4. NEW REVOLT IN MEXICO IS PLAN OF EX-MINISTER NEW CHILEAN!, Lii., Dee. 4A Tlml Jesus Flotvs XIurou, former tninlslor of tho interior of Mexico, plans u now revolt in that country is stated horo today in private advices reooived from Mexico City. It is reported that tlio forces of General Zapata, in tho south nud tho.su of General Sulazar in tho north aro supporting Mugou, "ARSON TRUST" IS CHARGED BY WISCONSIN OFFICIAL MADISON, Wis., Dee. !. Stnto Firo Murshull Purtnll inslstetl today that he lias uucoverod an "ur&ou trust" wliich lias duqtroyod $l,00l, 000 worth of proporjy, Warrants have been issued for tho principal tillered offondors, largo cities, is thn choice of thu In dies of the Greater Medford club for Mlieo matron, nud that organization will ask her apoiutmcnt ut thu hands of the city council Thurrday evening. Tho Greater Medford lub will pay her Militry for the first month or two until the now- city bud get provides funds for that purjwic. Tho eommitteo of the Greater W ford club unmed to ehoosc u ruitablc IK'rsou for tho place examined a number of applicant and determined uH)u Mrs. t'otterill ns thu person best fitted for the place. Her experience along probation lines led the com mittee to believe her best tpinlificd. Tbo police matron will in effect be a regular member of the forco nud will be on duty each day from non until midnight. Sho will he expected to guard the "welfare of thu boys and gills of thu city who may through ignorance violate some pro priety or law. Tho ladies beliovo that a helping hand in a crisis will avert a great deal of subsequent trouble and expense. The eommitteo of tho Greater Medford club having tho mutter in hand is comK)sed of Mrs, J. ). Heard. Mrs. M. L. Alford, Mrs. K. II. Fickel, Mrs. J. F. Iluddy uud Mrs. G. W. Davidson. STRIVE TO KEEP CONFESSION 00T HEDD1NG, Oil., Dee. L Desper ate efforts wero made by tho defense in the trial of William E. Clements, accused of slaying William C. Landis from ambush, to keep tho confession of Clements from being introduced us evidence hero today. Tlio entire mor ning was spent in arguing. Tho do fenyo holds that it is not shown that no intimidation proceeded tho obtain ing of tlio confession. The case of tho peoplo will eloso with the introduction of tho confes sion made by Clements three days af ter tho killing of Landis. It is plain that tho court will admit thu confes sion us evidence. Cracksmen Make Haul SAN FHANCISCO, Oil., Doc. L Cracksmou drilled open tho Bufo In tho saloon of William A, Niemann horo lust night uud got S490 In cash and two watches Tho robbors drilled tho safu comblnatlos and then with a slodgo and bar opened thn Innor compartment, Tho rob. bory wus not discovered uuttl this morning. APPROPRIATION RECOMMENDED BY M'VEAGH IS CUT WASHINGTON, Dec -l.-Curry- ing .$ 1,000,000 less than thu amount nation uork. at Seattle mul lltUS12?l,a - '.-"S. & --4 . ... ... , . - "7 ---fcfVtflJth; the executive, Teglslafivo unil judicial appropriation bill was rc (Hirted to the huiisu today from the committee on appropriations. The bill calls for .$.'14,000,000. The president's salary remains nt $75,000 and that of tho president's secretary $0,000. Tlio committee eliminating a provision for future ex presidents to be mude congressmen ut large with n salary of .$10,500, No appropriation was provided for the commerce court, tho mint at Cnrson Citj, Nevada, the ntsuy of fices at Doisc. Idaho, Salt Lake, Hel ena or Charlotte, N. C. The bill provides thut hereafter congressmen will get nn allowance of $l'J5 a month for a seerctnry. It requires that the clerk of tho house pay these secretaries directly. Four Districts In All Have Issued Notices Calling Election to Levy Special Tax for Road Bulldinrj Purposes Three More Probable. Only Four Mere Days Remain in Which to Post Notices Catltni Meeting for Election. Tho residents of road district No. C, comprising all of the Lake creek section abovo Kaglo Point today Is sued a notlco of a special meeting for (bo purpose or levying1 a special tax for road building purposes. This is tbo fourth district so to. declare Us Intention, meetings having- been called In road district No. 1, which Includes a part of Ashland; road dis trict No. 8, which embraces the up per Koguc river territory near Trail; road district No. 9, which la com prised of tho territory at Asbestos on upper Hvans creek. In all probability three additional districts will call meetings within tho noxt two or thrco days, these dis tricts being Dutte Kails, Willow Springs and Kaglo Point. Iload districts wishing to levy a special tax must proceed at once aa the meeting cannot bo held until 22 days after tho first publication and posting of the notices. Tbo last day notices can bo potted and pub lished for such mc.3tlr.gi will l De cember 8 and It posted 'then the meeting would have to be held on tho 30th of December.- The certifi cate of tbo chairman of the meeting -moat-be ia-the-hamla'OfUHe eoUaty clerk not later than December 3t. REPUBLICANS TO MEET AT BANQUET WASHINGTON, Doc. 4. Flual ur rasgements wero completed today for the republican rehabilitation ban quet to bo held In New York City January 4. It will bo tho biggest banquet in tho history of thu party, 1500 republicans. Including every re publican congressman and senator, having signified their Intention of attending. 1'rosldout Tuft Is expected to out line tho policies ho bollovcs noces sary to prevono tho party's disin tegration. It Is expected ho also will announce his determination not to bo a candidate again. WITNESS CALLED ARCHBALD m E WASHINGTON, Dec. 4. Exami nation of witnesses In tho senate Im peachment trial of Judge Robert W. Archbald of the United States com merce court, charged with ''rnlsbe havlor and misdemeanor In office." started this afternoon. Both tho prosecution and defense hopo to cou cludo the trial beforo the holidays. Judge Archbald's chief counsol, A. S. Worthlugtou, concedes tho princi pal contentions of tho prosecution, but Insists its Interpretatlos Is wrong hat Archbald Is guilty of wrong do ing, and that hU relations with cer tain coal laud deals had been en tirely open. DENVER IN GRIP OF HEAVY SNOW STORM WASHINGTON, Dee. -1. Tlio first test voto in thu impeachment of Judge Archbald of the commerce court came in thu senate this after noon uu a question of whether thu contract lor the purchase of tlio culm diuup, in wliich Archbuld was refert ed to as a purchaser by tho titlu of "silent partner," wus udmis sable us evidence. The senate by a voto of 55 to II ivotcd for its ndmission, Senators Braudagcc, liuriiham, Crane, Gallia- ger, Guggenheim and Clark of Wyom ing DENVER, Col., Dec. 4. This city is in tho grip of a heavy snowstorm which started Into this afternoon. It is predicted thut zero weather will prevail beforo tomorrow. FOUR ARRESTED AT SEATTLE WANTED IN VICE SCANDAL SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 4. Four mon wore arrested here lata lust night by detectives said by Seattlo police to havo como from Portland, They aro guarded at hcadquartors and pormltted to talk with no one. It Is believed tho men aro wuntod In conuoctlon with the vlco investi gation on In Portland. GREAT NORTHERN RY. INCREASES CAPITAL ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. -J. An amendment to thu articles of incor poration of tho Great Northern rail way, increasing its capitul J'roni $210,000,000 to $231,000,000 was filed in tlio office of secretary of statu today. It is stated that tho in crease was madu to acquire tho Blocks, bonds uud securities of tito Montana Itnilwuy company, Society Girl Dies NEW YORK. Doc, 4. Prominent in Wushiugton society during tlie d njiuistaition of thu (late G rover Cleveland, Miss Lancing Rowan, actress uud uieco of former wire tury of tho Treubury Lyman J, Gage, is dead hero toduy, following an operation, for t&urit. ill I 1 1 .$'1. mmmmmmmmm i.j'aL-fr. fr s