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Medford Mail Tribune
SECOND
EDITION
WEATHER
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.Mill. Jill Mux. Kit Pre. .7.1.
Knrty-ircoiiil Ter.
Dully Hiivimtli rr.
MEDFORD, OJIHQOX, MONDAY, .JANTAItY 13, 391H.
NO. 25,1.
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QUIET ELECTION
HUH AN S
UNO GUILTY
CALLED TO ORDER
PREVENTS PEACE SEEMS PROBABLE
AUH
WITH UMBRELLA
t:
Justine of Commerce Court Impeach
cit liy Senate (or Graltlnu ami Im
proper Conduct Volt; Aualnsl Him
Is GO to 5 In Ills Favor.
WASHINGTON, .tun. III. Tim
maximum penally n iilcil liy Im
peachment laws won imposed iimui
.liitlK Itohcit W. Aiohbnld of llt
eniniueiee court lute tndny liy (he
senate, follow Int; his conviction l'
flvi' of tlio lliirli'cn niUdcmeiiiinrs
vvilh which Id wiih clmiged. IJ i i - In
cludes Ids li'iiiovul ftnin till) federal
judiciary, including tliu eniuiueree
I'onit, ami ilUiiimliriiMilloii from over
holding a government office.
WASHINGTON, Jan. lil.-Tlio er
mine wiim turn finiii the shoulder of
Judge Itoln'it W. Aii'liluilil of tln
iHiimncri'tt court here loduy when he
wns convicted hy I In- t'lillcil State
uminlo of "misbehavior iimt misde
meanor of officii," Tlio Jurist win.
fomiil utility of fivn of tlm l.'l nrtif'i
with which hi hhk churned- the lirl,
Ihuil, fniiith mill thliici'iilh.
Alter voting eiuitiuunulv for three
llOllfM, till' M'lllltl' WCIll illtll CXCCIltlVC
rhinii to ili'i'iili' whether Archlmhl
mIioiiIiI Iii forever di-iiunliried from
itnv olher federal office or ineiely
KMiiovcil from liU prnsent otitiiui.
Conviction on any one of I he l.'l nill
oil's curiicd with it n penalty of o
mm ill from tin limich.
Tin' liiKhit voli' in favor of Arrh
Imlil en inc on tirliclc tun when every
senator voted for iiciiuilliil except
Senator Ahurst of Aiionn.
Art lilmlil I lent News
While the voting wiih in progicst
IiiiIk' AnhliuM mnl Mr. Archlmlil
mmii sequestered in ii i-ommitfcc
room, the Iioiiko sergeant nt nniiH
shielding them from u ourious crowd
which lllleil tlm corridors. The only
break In llietr seclusion wiih when
n puro uiirom)h'il with tlm result of
'licit vote.
No comment wm fnilhcnming from
the licensed Jmlxu us he iihiiI each
Imllol.
The tfctiHlnr who volcil to acquit
on tlm Hit. I nillele were:
lliinihnin of N'cw Hampshire, Cn
I not of New .Mexico, Oliver mnl Pen
rose of IVinisvlvnnhi, mnl I'nintnr of
Kiiilucky.
Tlm senator Milctt to convict on
the first nrticle:
Ashurst, lluukhcml, llnruh, llotirtic,
llraudcgcc, Hi Mow, llntvvn, Hrynn,
Mill Ion, I'liuiiihcilain, Clnpp, Clarke
of Wjnnilng, ("Murk of Arkansas;
Cianc, Cruwfnid, Culberson, Ctillom,
dimming, Cut lis, Dixon, l)iiiont,
rietehcr, Foster, Onlllnger, (loic,
(Iroiinn, Hitchcock, Johnson, Jones,
Ixcuynn, Lnfollcttc, Lippllt, Lodge,
.MeCumber, McLean, .Martin, Mm line,
Myers, Nelson, N'cvvlunds, (VOnriuuii,
I'eikins, Owen, Perky, Pnindcxtcr,
I'iMiiereiie, lleeil, Hiclmrdsou, Hoot,
Sunders, Shivoly, Simmons, Smith of
Ariwua, Smith of Georgia, Smith of
Maryland, Sniool, Stephenson, Stone,
SwmiMin, Thornton, Tillmmt, Town
send, Warren, Wetmorc, Willimn",
Wnrkw, I'iiro unit SulliL'tlmiil.
ScnntorH Kcin, DilliiiKhnm, Till
iiiiiii, Jiu'Ickoii of Maryland mid
Claike of ArkmiHiiM; Ovcimmi, John
htonn of Alnhmnn; IliipH, Full and
Smith nf MiehlKmi were nliseul.
Kciskell of Arkiinsnx mid .Iidin
ntoiu) of Texas were, t'xctiM'd from
voting.
CO
KS
DRUG
MARKET
NH WY01IIC, Jan. 13.-Willi cop.
ier hharcH weak, virtually tlio whole
list Hold off (he opening' of the Htoek
nmrlicl hero today. ,Aumlnnnuited
dropped u point iih did Utah Copper,
fitiiiiiliaii I'aeil'ii', IteadiiiK and l.e
IiIkIi Valley.
Shoit covering wiih In evidence
nhorlly ut'ler tlm opeuin); mid the
inurkel lu'ati to renpoud, thu rail
road liht recuveriiiK en 1 1 rdy. (Joppur
hharcH were n drat; on llm inurkel.
The ntieet kept In clone, Umcli wiih
WaHhliij,'loii uewH on u ehmieo that
the Hiiprenm eottiL iiiIkIiI hand down
Hh dccihloii in llm MIuiic.hoIii rule
ciiHe,
'I'he iniirket rinsed Hteady,
Iiouda woro vaxy,
Lovntt Resluns From the Southern
Pacific ami Krtittsclinltt From the
Union Pacific New Boards of
Directors Elected.
N'CW YOltIC, Jim. in, Hleim for
the tllimiilulliiii of (Tic inerr."r of tho
IIiiIiiii Pacific a n (I the Hotithcrn l'a
clflc rilllwuy coitipiMileH In coiiipllanie
with u rctctii itrlnlon of tlm I'nlted
HlnlcH Hiipti'iiiM rourl were taken
hero lodii)', .IiiiIkc Itohcit B. I.ovctt
rchlcncd im director mnl offlclnl of
tint Hotithcni Pacific ciimpntiy unit
Jnllim Kriillclinlll, truffle iiiaiuir.cr
o tlio Houthern I'nrlflc, reolKiH'd
from nil conncrllon with Mm Union
IMflele.
ICnitUetiiiltl wnn ctorleil chulrmnn
of Ihc Koutliern I'nrlflc hoard of ill
rcct(irn, mnl llonirc llunlliu?, W. I'.
IIIUh, CornelliiH N. HIIkn, (). I.
LelKltlnu, J. X. Karvlti. J. It. Kclhy.
l II. Kclhy nud IC. V. HwntiMin wcro
elocleil dlrrrtom of that company to
fill vnrmielmi cnuneil hy tho rellrif
mmit of Otto II. ICiihu, t'hnn. A. Ten
hoily, M I. Hchlff. P, A. Vunilcrllp,
I". W. Uoi'lct, I.. J. Hpeiit-c ami .Mnrvlii
llitKhltl.
Alcxmulcr Millar rlKM'i! nH cc
rclnry of (he Houthern Pacific, and
UivcH, fjchlff mnl Vmulerlli retired
from tho executive rommlttco of the
name corporation. Wallace. Hwannon
mnl Itohert (loclet, will mircccd them.
KruttHchuIlt nUo rcdlKueil il I reel or
hIiIivk In Ihc Oregon Hhort I.luc and
ti Ori'Kon-WaihlnKton Itnllrnnd nud
Navigation compmiy.
electIm
PRESIDENT I0DAY
WASHIN'dTON', .lun. in.nover.
nor WiImiii i;etH Iuh Iiij-IiokI collegiate
houow today tlm lttckior.1 of lucky,
IhiitcetiN, markliiK hin career. A
diplomit maiKed "elected piiidonl"
wilt he the college hotiorM coufcrteii
iimiu him loduy. "The electoral col
lege" will do the conferring.
I'lcidenlml MiH'torH will meet in
every one of the forty -eight hlme
cupilolM lodHy. They will cut their
xoIch for iircxidenl mid icc tr
dent -the nnlv perHoUM who aelual'y
otc "lor" WiUou, ItnuM'vtdt mid
Tuft.
Today' vole Ih however, pcif one
lory. The elcolnrw jegihtcr, ns they
were pledged hy Novemher liekel, hy
choice of tho people for the iintion'H
chief mid "Mihititnto" cxeetttive
WiNoti mid .Mai-nhull.
The ichiiIi Iiiih hint; hcen known,
hrcniiMt of the inviolalde pledge of
the eleetorx to vole its they are told
Today the electors prepare their
"rettinm" to fonvnrd here to the
piVHidcnt pro tern of the seuute.
LEGISLATI
PLANS FOR PRIMARY
HALT I.AKi:, Jan. HI. The tenth
Utah IcKlHlutiiro convened hero nt
noon toihiy, Tho ropuhllcmia having
an ovcrwhelnUiiK nutjorlty, are plnn
iiIiir to redeeni their ciimpulcn
pled(;eH, Incliullnt; tho ennctniout of
a direct primary law, a iiov latntlon
ineiiHtire mid the rovUlon of tho elec
tion InwH. The lcKlnlnturu will ulno
prohahly ratify th6 prnpoHed ameml
ineiitH to tho federal cotiHtltutlon pro
vldlnK for an Income, tax ami direct
election of United Stales senators.
Two years iu;o the legislature do
feated a roBohitlon to ratify tho In
come tax amendment. There are
It! repiihllemiH and a democrats In
the Henuto and a I repnhllcans mid 1-1
ileiuoeratH In tho huuse.
ARGUMENTS MADE UPON
MEDFORD RATE BILL CASE
l'OHTUN'l), Ore., .Inn. 111. Arj-u-inenl
in llm Medford initiative rule
hill case wiih hcmi thin nl'loiiuxm In
the Unlled Slnlen dlslriet court ho
fine judges (dintrlut) Wolverlon mid
llcau mid .Indue (lilhert of the United
SIiiIch Cireuit Court of Appeuln. It
U helieved tho ni'ipuneiit will eontiuue
ovov tomorrow.
Mnlarky Made President of Senate
and McArlltur Speaker of House
Constructive Lrijlslallou Proyram
inril hy Governor West.
MALUM, Ore., .Inn. i:i. Tlif Iwe.i-ty-Ki'Vcnlh
si-Hhimi of the Oregon litv
iihilure wum called lo order nt SO
o'clock hy the cleikH ol the M'linte
ami hotixc ntt lively. Following
the piCHeutilii: of crcdi-ntinlii, the
election nf hn'nl,er of the Iioiih" mid
preiident of Ihc Ni'iutle wn proceed
ed with. Am the orpiniznlioii't of the
two Iioiihcm hud previously decided on
their choice, Ihtii .1. Malnikev wum
elected picxiilcni of Die hcntile and
('. N". McArthnr xpenker of Ihc
Iioiinc. llnlh ure I'orlland lawvern.
aftllinlcd wiih the rcpuhlicmi pai'v
The two Iioih.cn urc overwhelmingly
rcpuhlicmi.
Cniliniilvi' N-ullntlon
If htipMirled hy the IcpiMlalute,
(Jovemor Weot prcdicU that this "
nion will he the mot coiihtnictiv in
the history of nny wotern (.talc
SluliiiK that practically nil jtrafl hm
hcen eliminated from the adml-sinn
of the ftlnle'H uffuitx, hv the Oregon
scheme, Ihc covcnior hn outlined u
procrmu of hitlnlive aehieveinenU
which will pul the MitnuKcmcnt of
Ihc HtnteV nioiievw mid pnipertien on
the ame IiiihIh iih that followed out
hy large corporations thiiH doin
awtiv with much of the waste which
prcvuilrt in many Mute, mid which,
flovernor West decline, is us much
reopmisihlc us grnlt, for hish luxa
tion. One of the first thiols on the pro
cram will he Ihe cousideralioii of
more than fifty hills passed hy the
lust legislature which were vetoed hy
(loveruor West, the most imsirlaut
of which U n hill providiiiK I't'twii
second choice vote in primary elec
tions. The first xesdnn of the blnie mmi
ate lasted just eihl miiiules. Sena
tor M. A. Miller of l.inu couuly called
the senate In order. In u short
hm'ccIi he recommended that a credit
nhle showiiiu ho made ut the Panama
I'ncille exMisilion. Senator W. W.
falkiim wiih eleeted teiiiHiniry presi
dent. It look the house just ten minute
lo affect temporary on;auiration pre
liminary to the election of the sn'ak
er. Immcdiiilclv nfler the iuvoentiou,
Lutoiirette, of Multnomah, nominated
1 ltonchrake, jih lcnisirary speaker.
His eleclioii wiih unanimous.
MEXICAN GENERAL
HANGED BY REBELS
i:i PASO, Jan. 13. That General
Joho do In Lni Hlnnco, conunnndlnR
Mexican federal forcen, nud his niece
nud his necretnry were liunRed ut the
Hearst much nt llahtcora, Chlluinhun.
hy order nf tho (leuernlH Hnjns and
Curuveo, Ih stated In advices received
hero today.
Tho report states that Hlnnco nnd
his secretary xvero kidnapped Friday,
court-innrt Inlcd yeuterdny nnd public
ly executed. After tho execution
five hundred roue's fired n volley
Into lllanco'H dniiKlliiR corpse,
General lllanco was n former rebel
who denerted to Mndoro.
HOW HEARST BOUGHT STOLEN OIL
WASHINGTON', Jnn. 13.- How
Willimn It. Hearst is ulleged to Imvo
obtained letters from tho secret files
of the Standard Oil company in New
York which resulted in n iolilieal
Hcaudnl years ago, resulting in thu
retirement lo private life of several
hKh puhlin of fieiuls involved us bene
ficiaries of the liberality of the trust
was told on the witness stand here
lodayu by Gilchrist Stewart, n negro
lawyer who has been acting as mi in
vestigator fr former United States
Senator Joseph J. Foruker of Ohio
testifying before tho Clupp somite
iuvestigalinj committee. Foraker
used lo he n member nf Ihe senate
following Ihe publication hy Hearst
of Home of tho letters in question.
Slowarl repented interviews he had
bud. with Wm, WiuUt'tolili u neaio
Turkish Representatives Agree to Re
Main Until Saturday Bulgaria
Gets $28,000,000 Loan Turkish
Cahlnet Plans to Reslfin.
LONDON', Jan. 1JL NYsnHtiliiiim
hetwreii the envoys of Turkey mid
the Hnlkmi stntc.i renehed today what
virtually amounts to a deadlock.
Kcsclul I'nHliu, chief of the Ottoman
plenipotentiaries, minoimcid that the
Torliioh renresentiitives would re-
iiiaiu heic until .Slilurday. At Ihe
reipiest of Sir IMvvnrd Urey, llritlsh
foreign seerelnry, ind It is helieved
that Ihe lliilknu thdriites aNo are
llkclv to remain T) liudon until
then.
It was scmi-offieJally lenrned lo
duv thai Illilurin lots ei'.inphlcd lie
j;otiiilions here for 11 loan of .L'8,.
01)0,(11)11. Alarmist; say this money
is lo he used t prosecute the war
upiinst Turkey, hut irtore optimistic
oliscrvnrs insist that it is needed in
rcciipeiiilini; from the recent hostil
ities. An unverified dispiil.oli from Con
stantinople snys Hint the Turkish
cabinet has decided to resign. It is
ii No iesirtcd lh(it (he Oltomuu min
istry eonlemplac4 unlliiiK a neucrn!
council, similar liLlhat of 1878, with
Ihe intention or shifting to the people
tho responsibility of deeiding vvliether
lo continue the present war.
I'temicr Daueffchfof of the Iltil--iirimi
envoys, resuuiod ncpotiatious
this morning, with M. Joueseu, the
envoy of Itoummiia, oVer the situation
which threatened last week a break
between those. (vi countries, inde
pendent of the Tiirko-Ikilknii di-pute.
The "mnbassiidoriiil Hiiiveialions"
were resumed toda'y nt the llritish
forcFxn tiffiee. niotoiniilH here ex
pressed Ihe hort'fAsittfft'ntroir that
the KuroM-ait iwiwers would present
In the Hnlkmi mid Turkish plenis
lentiaries infortiiat prosi-aU which
would make xis.ibe n icsumptioii
of the t'onference.
I
HALIFAX. Jan. 13. O-viiiK to Ihe
wind shifting In the north, it is fear
ed today that the steamer Uranium,
Itotterdaui for New York, which went
on n reef near the Chehucto Hcnd-lij-ht
station duriiiK thick weather,
will break up. A fleet of wrecking
nnd salvage vessels is standinij hy.
but it Ih not e.xveeted that any at
tempt will be made to pull the Uran
ium off thu rocks until noon.
Officials of the nlenmship com
pany are nrrnuc,iuK for special trains
to take the 8SU passenj;ers to New
York.
Captain Kustaee of Uranium re
fuses to explain the cause of the mis
hap, but it is believed that he miscal
culated his position.
UOSTON, Jan. i:i. At a republi
can caucus here today CniijiresMiuiii
John W. Weeks w.is named Unite.)
Slates senator on tho thhty-first
ballot. i
messenger formerly employed in n
confidential capacity in tho offices
of (ho Standard Oil company. Ho
testified that Winkfield told him (lint
it wns n chance remark made hy
Chnrles Stump, a clerk in tho Stand
ard Oil office, telling how an employe
had sold some financial secrets of
the onrporution in whose employ he
was, which led Stump nnd Winkfield
to attempt the Mile of Standard Oil
sec rots.
Winkfield, according to Stewart,
said ho and Stump "sounded out" tho
New York World, hut failed to sell
any loiters and that finally they met
tho night editor of tlio Hearst paper.
"Winkfield told mo," Stewart tes
tified, "that he wns given a list of
200 men in public life whose letters
to nud from tho Standard Oil com
pany would he obtained,"
Stuwui't declared that when ho was
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MM
ON m KS B
883 ABOARD SAVED
Candidates Only Ones Excited Polls
Open From 9 Until 5 O'clock, Mak
ing It Hard on Working Peopk
Evrryone Is Confident.
The busiest men in Medford today
were the five run vomit y enudidntes
mid friends immediately interested in
the result. The candidates followed
eneh other's footsteps through the
business section of the city nil day
mid on the eve of the final hat tie
each expresses himctr as confident
of the result. The poles will he own
from 0 until ' o'clock, am! working
peoplo ure loud in their protest as
they have no time to vote.
The euenils nnd lieutenants in
the vurious camp-, have it all figured
out, with checks opswilc the nnmes
of reyistensl voter- whom ihov eon
sider eerlnin. Some of the name are
cheeked on four of the five lists.
The votp of the women mid of the
men who nre snyinj: nnihiuc is claim
ed by eneh mid it is generally conced
ed that the one who rounds up the
largest share of this vole will be the
next mayor.
Promise (Jnlet Klcrlion
So fur as the oidinary eiliren is
concenieit there has never been so
quiet mi election. No one seems to
worry or eare as to the result mid if
them are nny decided preferences
thev are not being expressed. The
socinlisth have n chance of electing
the mayor and nt least one council
man, many going so fur ns lo say
that they will elect aldermen in both
the second and third wards.
The candidate who violates the
corrupt practice net will not go far
with it according lo assertions mndv
on the streets this morning, certain
eandjdnjes declaring lliat they nre
ready to have wa'rmnts sworn out
on (he firt violation brought to their
attention. The usual amount of ru
mors concerning the iniMirtatinti of
voters is on hand mid en re fill cheek
ing up at the tsdls will he made,
rolling Places
The opinion prevails that the mnn
who eau tonight pick tomorrow's
winner has n fortune in store for him
as a soothsayer. In the meantime the
candidates nre excited nud no one
else realizes that mi election is
m heiluled to take place tomorrow.
The (.silling places ure:
Fut wnnl Old .Meeker store, next
to Star theatre, on Kast Main.
Second ward -l'alm Huildiiig, 217
West main.
Third ward City hull.
BY STRIKING I. W. W.
JUNCTION CITY, Ore., Jnn. 13.
Forty special deputy sheriffs nre to
day on guard at a construction camp
on the Portland, Kugene and Kastern
Railroad, near Monroe, as the result
of a raid during which alleged mem
bers of the I, W. W. wrecked three
box earn of provision, und threw tho
latter into tho river.
Tho trouble is the outgrowth of a
strike culled seven weeks ngo against
the Portland, Kiikciio nnd Eastern
railroad when the wages of the men
were reduced from -.SO to $2.'25
per tiny.
TRUST LETTERS
in Chicago last December seeking in
formation regarding Winkfield he
learned that detectives and gunmen
were searching for him. He testified
that ho was arrested by (ho Chicago
police, who forced him to enter tho
office of Hearst's newspaper.
"I recognized in Mr. Lawrence,
Hearst's nriueipal agent in Chicago,
the man who had nsked the gunmen:
'Officers, have you searched the pus
oner T"'
"I (old him he needn't try (o hold
court in tho Hearst building, l.nw
reuco replied (hut ho was supposed
to get some information. Lator 1
was permitted to go."
Stewart said hu had decided not
In prosecute until after ho had com
pleted his testimony here.
Wiukfiold is ill hero and was im
uhlo to appear before (hu committee
today. ...
Series of Bold Thefts In Southern
Oregon Found to Have Been Com
mitted by Man nnd Woman Who
Are Caught With Plunder.
Ctilof of Police Hlttnon Monday tf
tcrnoori received n tnlcphono met
saRe from Iloscburg that tho thclvcs
who have been robbing vnrlouii not
oftlceit In the Hoguo river valley for
the pat fortnight, were captured
there this afternoon. They provo to
he a man and woman, trnvellng to
gether with two children, Plunder
of nil kinds wa taken uon them, as
well im a complete outfit of skeleton
key and rallrond wltch keys.
The watchcji secured at Kogao
Ktver as well as other plunder se
cured In their scries of burglaries,
the marked $2 bill, and the stumps
and pennies stolen were found In
their possession.
Tiie mnn gives the name of J. Alli
son, which the (Hiliee believe an nlius.
He win nrre-ted nt n Inenl hotel,
where he registered jestcrdnv with
Ihe woman whom he claims is his vvifo
mid (wo children. He claims tffat
she is mi innocent party, but she is
being detained pending investigation.
lie made n full confession nnd will
be taken to Portland to be tried for
robbing the iHstofiiee.
All of the jewelry nnd other loot
secured was foifnd in possession of
the couple, including $8..'m in nickels
and pennies nnd -f-iti.fiO in Mnmps,
taken from xnrious sst offices. lie
denies having robbed the Kngle Point
office, but admits the other thefts.
Trace of the thief wns obtained by
the woman's cashing $7.30 in jteunies
at a (Irani Pass bank, the day be
fore the Hogiie Wiver robbery, She
remained- in (!rnn( 'Vahs wiih-lho
ehildrt'u, while Allison went up to
Ifogue Ifiver and mnile the haul. lp
on the money secured, the family
went to Itoscbiirg.
ESCAPED CONVICT
BY
SAN FUANCI8CO, Jan. 13. Al
though 100 heavily armed men sient
all yesterday and last night hunting
for Herbert ltepsold, the "perfumed
burglar" who effected his escape
from San Quentln Friday nlKht by
stealing tho overcoat and hat belong
ing to Prison Director Duffy, ho Is
still at largo today.
A novel feature of tho search for
ltepsold was tho uso of n hydro
aeroplane driven by aviator Silas
Chrlstofferson which scoured tho
shores of Marlon county in a hunt
for the missing man.
Owing to the hardships ho is be
lieved to bo undergoing, It Is tho be
lief of Warden Hoylo that ltepsold
will bo compelled to coino out of hid
ing Boon and give himself up.
TO
SLAY HER HUSBAND
WAHPUCA, Wis,, Jan. 13. Unre
pentem und rofuslng to employ coun
sel Mrs. Palter, who killed her hus
band with u bludgeon last Tuesday Is
held In Jail today.
Mrs, Palzer who was arrested Sat
urday following the funeral ot her
husband, confessed to tho crime, and
boforo tho district attorney and three
witnesses re-enacted tho tragedy. Tho
killing was witnessed by Mrs. Palzur's
13 chlldron. Tho woman said alio
crept up behind her husband as ho
nto his supper, crushed his head with
ouo blow, burned tho weapon, washed
tho blood from tho floor and then
bnndaged the man's wounds. llor
husband's cruelty, sho declared, wns
the motlvo for her action.
SNOW THREE INCHES DEEP
MANTLES THE NORTHWEST
PORTLAND, Ore., Jnn. 13. A
snow three iuches deep today man
tles Portland. Thu snow full was
general along tho north Pacific coast
and in eastern Oregon ami Washing
ton, where it will be of great benefit
to winter-sown wheat.
Daring Attempts Made to Holil-up
Preacher and Dcpotmastcr at
Phoenix Latter Fights Off High
waymen and is Badly Wounded.
Opposing his umbrella to revolvers
and bullets of four hlghwnymen who
attacked him Sunday evening on his
way homo from tho depot with tho
day's receipts upon htm, Station
Agent Leonard of Phoenix niado a
gallant and successful fight though
struck over tho head repeatedly with
revolvers, blinded by tho btood from
his wounds, and his umbrella shot
to pieces by a bullet. As the shoot
ing attracted a crowd, tho bandits
fled Into the brush, leaving tho agetl
depot master with tho monoy still
upon him.
A few minutes previously, the same
men held up Iter. J. K. Dalllle, on
his way to church, but tho approach
of citizens frightened them off, whllo
tho minister was arguing with them
tho absurdity of trying to rob n
country parson.
Throe HoIkxm Caught
Early this morning, throo hoboes,
two of whom answer the description
ot the robbers who havo burglarized
firo postofflccs In Southern Oregon
during the past fortnight, wero pulled
off a southbound freight by railroad
detectives, and Sheriff Slnglcr with
the victims of tho Phoenix hold-up.
went to Ashland Monday to Identify
tho men. who aro hollered to bo re
sponsible for the attempted robberies
there.
Sheriff Slnglcr was notified ns soon
as tho attempted robherlcji occurred,
and left at onco for tho scene, spend
ing the greater part of the night seek
ing tho bandits. An Impromptu poaso
was organized and' the ' region be
tween Phoenix and Talent .scoured.
On account of tho rain, tho sheriff's
blood-hounds were not put on tho
went.
Slnglcr Arrests Dozen
A good description of tho men was
secured by tho Hev. Uatllle, as It was
not qulto dark when ho was hcld-up.
Two of them nnswer tho description
of tho post office robbers. All wcro
roughly dressed and had noles burned
In their coats, which had evidently
been hung up to dry before tires.
Tho suspects arrested at Auhlnnd ututt
had holes In their coats.
Mr. Leonard has been station
agent for many years nt Phoenix and
Is nearly 70 years of age.
Sheriff Slnglcr at Ashland Monday
rounded up nil tho hoboes In tho
freight yards at 2 o'clock. 12 men
wcro in tho Ashland Jail hooked as
suspects.
WHAFSTHE MAHER
ASlU'aTO', Jan. 13. Tolo
graphlc report of the exact condition
of Wm. Kockefellor, wanted as a wit
ness beforo the house money trust
Investigating committee, was received
today by Chairman Pujo from Dr.
Charles Richardson, tho committee's
medical expert, who was sent to
Miami, Flu., to examine, tho million
aire oil magnate. Pujo refused to
dtvulgo tho contents ot tho roport.
Rockefeller's private physicians
havo assorted that his llfo would bo
endangered it ho wero to appear bo
foro tho committee at this time. Thoy
allege ho Is suffering from throat
trouble- and other ailments which
would bo aggravated by examination
by tho probers.
Dr. Richardson Is duo from Miami
Wednesday, and will then give tho
carumltteo n full roport ot Rockefel
ler's condition. Representative Pujo
stutcd thnt If tho physicians diag
nosis bears out tho affidavits ot
Rockefeller's physicians, tho commit
tee will not Insist on tho millionaire
coming to Washington.
SALEM GIRL APPOINTED
PAGE IN LEGISLATURE
SALEM". Ore., Jnn. l.'L-Dorn Gray
n Salem girl, 17 years old. lias hccii
appoiuted " pages in ihc. hUIq i-en-ate.
This is the iirst time in the his
tory of thu Oregon legislature, or
nny .other, that a girl has heeiv ap
pointed iu (his. position.
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