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"aw - Medtord Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION weather; Vntr tonight nml TliHrsiljr -Mat. nt Mln. 1MJ. J .ji riirly-pirofiil Tr. ONltyHKVnilli Vmr. MEDFORD, WEDNESDAY, FKJMIMKY 12, 1013. NO. 277. EM CANNONADING DEMOLISHES SKYSCRAPERS AI MEXICAN CAPITAL f FOREIGN E THAT NEGOTIATIONS FIG NG din Dullillniis Smashed by Raking F Ires Streets Choked Willi Dead and Dylnu Thousands of Forcluners Thrtatenrd With Death Government Troops Assault Cltldal hy Various Approaches Out Are Unahle to Dls lodne Diaz Who Uses Heavy Cannon Upon Assailants Mutual Life Diilldlnn Set Allre Two Amfrlcan Women Are Killed About 40O0 Mm Engaged Upon Earli Side British Lrgntton Under Fire. Wttii heavy ninnon demolishing tho great building In Mexico City. Its streets choked with dead mil illiig and thoiiMiudH of lorflRiiiMN threatened Hllh dimth li) Hiking flren from both the Miiilero and Dint torres, 11 crisis ttn liiiluy In tin Mexican republic. Hpurred tu Hrllon ly tint danger I" which Ihcy roiiiitrvmcn were ex IkmimI, Pulled Mitten Ambassador II. I.. WIImiii ami the (iermnti iinihasiiailiir went to the imtlonul uilc' till afternoon mul flatly demanded Hint the IIkIiIIhr cease nt niiio. Tliln appeal im't with mi almost Immediate tiwiniiM. Firing on (nit It hides suddenly censed (or it it hour to tillow Hie listdcrs of Imlli fart Minn In confer over peace term. That iHtmit devcliipinciilH In .Mt'ilto'N newest rebellion nri': I'rtHtlilnut Tall wml lilt cabinet tiri anxious nut tti put mi American soldier Into .Moxlro, hut may be forced tu mud troop nciosri the line ItHmlliiK shnlM inciiarcil the HrltUli legation In .Mexico City. This may lend to Hiiiilaiul calling n hull lltilwccu three thousand mid (Un thousand ifKirnln prlsoni-nt were liberated f tutu llclcm Jnlt. thus adding to the dniiKcr of foreign residents. l)nKilrh of (our ilreudiinught of the Pulled rltales nnvy at lop speed to Voni Cruz mul Tiimplro nml two others rushing from the Pacific cont to .M fj mii portM to provide refuge to Anient nun ami other foreigner. Order hy tint war deimrtnicnt to tin provisional hrlundc of tho P. K. army. numbering Sfleo men, to huh! Itself In rendlneHH for Instant service. .Mexican slluiitliin ri'Kunh'il mi alarming Hint Hcerelnry of War Htliiuon, who Intended to ucfoiiiiwtuy Pieldcnt Tnft nml the cabinet to Philadelphia I lilt nllnriiotiu, decided lo riMiniln In Washington. Probability of Piosldeiit Tqft ninsiillliiu with Prctldcul-Klcrt Woodrow WIImmi before taking ilrimlU' action HholU tpnrltiK through the Iron Hhultera of tho cable office. In Mexico City, fnlllnit Inside (lu hulhlliiK. Jvoptirdlnslng tho lives of American nml other forolKiiom. After n rMillo of n little more thnn nn hour, flc.lillim wim reunited I In- nfti rnooii lictwi'oii the Hint nml Mnilero forcen. No nn iiriiln cutltniite of the limn of life In tmlny'H hnltlo In yet ohtntnnhlc. CITY WRECKED BY SHELLS FROM L MKXICO CITY, IVIi. !'..- Ilui-tini: lniiiiiel from the eiiiinon mul inn elilno kiiiw of llio oiminK Mmlero nml Dm, form llirenten lo wreek llif linaineNX ilUlrlel of Moxieo, one nf the woildV iiiont iitoilein cIIich. Since l'rilili'iil .Mmleio hiixo the miler hi 7 n. in. tixlnv for the ntlneL on (liMiernl I'ellv D'nu' noeiiiil sluing liulil, n nninlier of the city' nk'rni ef" hnve lmiii hit by e.xploiliiiK iliel mul liiullv ilitmiiKril, hIhth lorn up mul liumtteiU ol' ioimhis l.lllcil. The ePiiter of the eily i hIiiiKIi willi Hie tour of I'liiinon mul min'liiiio IliiiiM, and (lie foreiKii teniileiiU me in it iiiiiiie, Kxperl Ktiimorx who liuve .piiunl the Din, revolt ore hlit'llin tlie eily'i. Itii;li IniililiiiRH, where niiiiiy of (lie Miulitm cutis lire inoitnleil. A nIiuII Mltiiek the wnl of the enlilr offiee, where llio t'nileil Prem oor i('t.ioiiilcii( wiih u-rillui; ill"iiiteliiw, Avri'i'Miit; mi iiiljniuuiK' liuiliiiii, mui teiiiini; n hole in the htriielnre, Willi' liulleU iiii NpiiltcriiiK OKiiii'rtt wiills Hint Iioiimi IIiiuikiiiiiIm of Aiiicrirmw iim well iim Hid I'outili'.Miieii of the i'iiiiiIimIihiIh. It In I it 1 1 1 o s h i 1 1 1 o mitliriitii'iill.v lo eMliiiuito (ho ni.hfK in liitlnv'rt fililiut; hut iit o modii il wiim lielievetl the ciiHiuillii's iweri'd llinKti In .venlerilnyV eijlil hour cIiihIi, Toilny'H liullle is uiiiloiilitttlly the liliiotlioHt hince the lehel wnrfiirn wnn Hliuteil iiuiiiu (he Minium iiiliiilulHtrntloii. Ailillerv plnyeil tlio chief part In yi'MeTilny'H hut tie, mul lhl wih eon tiiiui'il tmlnv, nloiit; willi n nuikiuK rifle lirt1, An mitomnliile riilo ulou the Rlreclri thin uuirniiiK liefoto the eonflii'l wiirt I'lHiiineil iiiilieuleil the IVilenil liiHMi'rt yesteitlny were renter llinii IIioho HiiHlnincil liv the iiIiih. (li'iiernl Din. iihsoiIi'iI Hint only tweu Iv of hiH uitMi wore killed, hut it in linliovcil Hint 100 in ui'iirer the eorrool limine. I'riwiilt'iil Mmlero ilceliiriul tntlny Hint he Iimh 10,0011 troopn at liin com iiimiil while Din, him only 1501), Tho U'hel I'oniiniiiiili'i', liowover, iH IipIIcvpiI to linvi) ii foroi! of mil lens thnn -1,0(10 men. R ARMIES MBASSADORS DEMAND E; PEACE NOW UNDER WAY LONDON, IVIi. 13 Purmal plntiH to tho European powerrt to Intorveuo to htop (hi) llulknn wiirvwtiro pro mint pit hero thlx iifternoon hy Tv flk Pattliu. the TurklHli niuhaknuilor, to Hlr IMwnrtl (Jrey. The HrltUh forelKit office til onco rniiiiuiiulriiteil tho leniu'Ht to the Amorlrnii unih.iHH.'iilorH who trntin uilttt'il II to their KoveriinientH. At a ineetliii; of the nmhnMiuultirfl on I'rliliiy a reply to Turkey will he foriuulnteil. PA1UH. Poh. 13. PoIIowIiir Hill Kiirlu'H eillrt t lint no forelgnem hu ullowoil to lenvo Ailrluiioplo, the Riiverument linn ilemmuleil today Hint I'remh reHhlentH of Hint city ho mi thorlxcil lo nook wifely eUewhere ut onro. A itIkIh In fenreil. IIDLCUADD, Peh. 12 Tho Hill-Rnrlun-llouuiunhiu hoiimliiry illnpule ImH heen Holtliul hy it coinpronilRO mitlHfnctory In both purlieu, It In an nntinceil hero toilny, 1 1 0,000 ACE OF A TURKS REQUEST POWERS TO STOP BALKAN WAR Llinii in Luke county affected hy vetoed bills: Locality. Acreage. Value Wiirner Lakes.,. fiO.OOD $1100,(100 (loose Lnke(()r.) JW.OOO 825,000 Silver Luke.,. . 2.',000 oTiO.OOO Total 1 10,000 .f 2,07.1,000 (Special cnrcKjiondcnco.) LAKHVIKW, Ore, Feb. 0. Hy overriding Governor West's veto of the Thompson bills, il Ik estimated Unit litiid in Lake county valued at $2,075,000 over and above cost of re claiming was given nvvay by tho leg islature. These figures do not include any othur lakes, such ns Sunnier, or Aluul, which uro mluonilizud, nor Dog UNITED STATES PREPARED 0 mmn Orders Given to 6,000 Troops to Be Held In Readiness to Leave for Mexico Taft's Word to Cross the Border Alone Is Lacking. Thirty Thousand Troops Can Be Mobilized In a Week Alonp. Border and March to Capital. WASIIINnTOK. IVh. IS. The t'liiltil Stnlift luis tiuiile every prrji nntlinn to ititrtviiie In Muxleo. I'rrhi dent TnftV wont o cros the border itlouo In liick!iif. TIiIh iiiliiiiNsion was iiimle in tlm piti-niim-nl offieex lit-1 lotlay. The trniiHHirlH luiwi hern prepared nt Cltit imIoii lo take troops to Vera Cm anil other points in cttKleni Mexico, mul should the word ho rIvoh 11,(10(1 men will he riudiril immediately to Nlratccjo Miints to seir railroads nml Hitpplies. Tu Month to Capital It in cMimiitnl il would take two month for thie troops to renrh texieo City mul uiPauwliile IrontH from the Texas frontier would alto mnrch on the capital. The American plans for inlrnrn lion are for lite northern nnnv to en ter Mexico City wliilo the castfm nnnv i to prevent filllitmteriut; on the eastern const. .Should intervention become a fact, it is cxpcrlrd that tlm .Mexicans forget their inleronl war and would Immediately cene fiRhlini,'. ao.OOO Koltllrrs Itemly The Aturricnii inlencnlioii plans contemplate tnobilmntf the niain Americnti annv at VA I'aso, Texas. KiirIc Pass, Texas, Komiles, Arir., The Presitlio of San Francisco, Fort D. A. Itussrll, Yyomiii;, Fort Inven worth, KmiKits, mid Pott Snin lloits ton, Texas. The troops at the Inttet mst prohnldv will be tho first to move when the order rotniw. It is estimated bv tho wur depart incut that :iO,0(10 turn can be inobili.- oil within a week. Of these 10,000 would proceed south oxer the Mex ican International railroad from KiirIo Pass, mt .qunl numlier would leave P.l Pao, ami about ri.OOO would leave N'okhIcs for Sonorii. BULL MOOSERS UPON NEXT OREGON BALLOT Not only wllli SAl.KM, Pelt, 1 tho proKU'HKlve jurty Ret a iwnltlon on tho ballot In tho next primary election, hut tho bill Riving It ft place on tho oflclnl ballot will carry un emergency clntiHu to per;nlt the now party to uomlnnto a cnndltlato for tun) or at the city primaries In Port land next May, TIiIh Is tho plnn, at least, to which tlm Judiciary committee of tho sen ate Ik today pIcitRcd. Tho hill wan Introduced by request of tho proRres Hive party committee nml was itceen Nltatotl by tho failure of the hull mooHora to poll "U por cent of tho vote of tho ututo for conRresii. LAND VALUED AT $2,075,000 LOST TO STATE By SWAMP LAND BILL Lake, which is nnolher .small body of water west of Lttkeviow, nor do they include Harney and Malheur lakes in irniney county, that uro strongly alkaline, nml likely to bn seized by tho borax trust, by the simple process of diverting for irrigation purposes tho streams that feed the lakes, thus re claiming the land for mi expenditure of a tithe of its value. Undor the provisions of the hill, iiiudo a law over the governor's veto, the ucnuisition of large tracts by companies is permitted, and the tracts may bo withheld from settle uieiil for speculation. There is no provision for their snlo in small tracts to actual settlers ns under the Carey not. Tho lands will bo at the mercy of groat corporations nnd tho entire IFOR -,rf- -f MV u,m .-rtfSi F" AN EXHIBITION OP NEHVE. nis to go nn TOWNS A! tin Hffll nukih itn WASIIIXOTON'. Feb. Pi lly npeo ial direction of President Tafl, all tmops stationed within the depart nicntnl limits of the Vit.t Tnoticnl Division, which lias lieadiiinitei at Governors Island, Now York, oonsti tulini: the first brigade of from U.'iOO to TiOOO men were ordered sjecificnll,v toiiay to be hold in readiness to em bark on two traiiMKirls fro" Newport News imiiiedmtelj on receipt of or ders. The Fourth brigade of -the Second division, with Itrailrtuartfrx in Chi- unKo; the Fifth hn'sado at Omaha aml a brigade nt Fori D. A. Hussell, Vyo were also ordered to he in rcndincsH to move. Their destination was not sueeified. . The troops which will move first, should the president decide on Inter vention in Mexico, will be tho First Infantry, stationed at Fort Ontario, X. Y.: tho Fifth Infantry, nt Platts burjjh. X. Y., nml the L'Oth Infantry, nt Forts Jay nml Porter, at XiiiKitra, X. Y. Oixlers to hold themselves in spec ial readiness were also issued to the 'JUnl Infantry at Fort Unirison, tho Utlth Infantry at Fort Wayne, llrndy, Miehijjan, and the 27th Infantry nt Fort Sheridan, 111. country is familiar with tho opera tions of Ijtke county laud corpora tions. There is the Oregon Valley Land comunny of Kansas, which pull ed off the notorious land lottery; the Warner Valley Land Livestock com pany, which lias fought the settlers for twenty odd years mid numerous other laud hogs. Lands Productive The assertion that lauds along the shores of these lakes would not sup port people if taken in -10, 80, 100 oi oven 1120 aero tracts n homesteads, is disproved by a visit to the lands in question. Many of (he lauds have been so taken, or have been held up (is homesteads under, tho Carey not project known ns the Warner Valley CUiFAJir EnBT-' U-& f Kfi PASO, Texas, Fib. 12. Devas. tatim; and hiirninj towns nml tie- strojitij; the property of both Mex icans and American, the rebel Gen eral Snlnznr today moved hi forces out of Casus fi ramies. Salarar left in ritlus Colonia Din, an American town of a nornml popu lation of 700 iorsnns.. Only ono house vvns standing p-Ijon Ills nnny had passed. Coloula Dtiblau, another American town, is reorteil to hnvo been fired, mid other American col onies are in danger. Hebel agvitts here assert that pri vate advices received by them state that Madero was defeated in yester day's fightintr in Mexico City, and that General Diaz, has been proclaim ed provisionnl president. This Is un confirmed. All the federnl troops at Citulad, Chihunhun, :i,000 men, today declared for Diaz. Buubllnn Fountains for Trains SAI.KM, Feb. 12. The state roil way commission todnv ordered bub bling drinking fountains on all pas senger trains in tho state after tho expiration of sixty days. Land and Irrigation company. These settlers are profitably retaining smnll holdings nnd give the lie to speeches made in the legislature. It is for such land Hint the settlors have made their 20 year fight ngaiust tho Wnrnor Valley Land and Cattle company. The Wnmor Valley Land nnd Irri gation company, ono of the benefic iaries of thts special legislation, has a segregation of something over 100, 000 acres approved by tho Desert Land Hoard under the terms of the Carey act. This company can utilize by storage dams, tho waters of Ifoney and Snyder creeks for irriga tion and power. Hy the power, water from Flag staff lake would ho pumped to sup plement the flow from Honey creek to i INT PUN TO BE ERECTED J Fletcher Linn Here From Portland Making Final Arrangements Over Half Million Dollars to Be Invested In Erection of Manufacturing Plant Satisfactory Bates Granted by Rail roadBonus of $50,000 Asked No Promotion Stock to Be Issued. A cement plant to cont $000,000 Is to bo constructed In the valley In th near future If tho plans of J. A. Jlurch, Fletcher Linn, A. D. Nichol son and other capltnlltU and big ce ment manufacturer do not miscarry. Already $f,50,000 of this amount has been subscribed. .Mr. I. Inn Is now In Mcdford making nrrangements to se cure the other t.'O.OOO and start the work. The plan to build a huge coment manufacturing plant bas been dis cussed for some time. Hlnco Its In (Ceptlon $300,000 has been raised In the east for tho purpose and $300,' 000 In Portland. In addition to this $50,000 additional has been sub scribed and nov $50,000 is asked of renldenta of the city and valley. The plan does not Include any pro motion stock or "expense money," the proposition being strictly a legitimate one. Stock subscriptions amounting .t-$&Utoa,ro asked of local people "Tho proposition of Messrs. Iiurch. Linn and Nicholson Is a good one." states W. I. Vowter, who Is Interested In tho matter, "and should be given serious throught by the resident of the valley. With $550,000 outside capital available the additional $50. 000 should be easily secured. There Is no question as to the standing of the men back of tho proposition." It la understood that tho railroad has granted satisfactory rates making It possible to ship cement over this section. The plant Is to bo erected near Cold Hill. Mr. 1.1 nn Is a native of Jackson county and still has large property Interests here. He Is well known throughout the state and has been making his home at Portland, where ho organized a large furnlturo fac tory. L LIFE FIRED BY SHELLS MEXICO CITY, Feb. 12-The Mut ual life Insurance company building is a, four btory concrete structure. It wns damaged and then set on fire hy an exploding shell. General Diaz is using heavier can non than he brought into action yes terday ami directing this fire against the national palace hud tho tall buildings where Miulero's gunners have planted their machine guns. United Stales Consul General Shauklin and his staff, who escaped from tho consulnto yesterday, were forced to butter down (wo doors, in an adjoining building to reach an un- evosedstreet segregnted nrcas. Flagstaff, nnd Warner lakes aie practically on tho same level and n dyke at tho ''Stone Rridge" would drain one lake into the other. Tho total cost of dyko and pumping plant would be ;?."0,000, nnd the urea drained by dyke mul pump in Flagstaff and Anderson Inkes would bo from 50,000 to "5,000 acres. As 18,000 acres of the "J.l" and ''7T" ranches nearby were under option last summer for $18 an nere, a fair idea of land values is seemed. Profit In Two Ways Tho irrigation promoters would thus profit in two ways ut no nddi tional cost sell the water to settlers under the Carey net, anil by draining (Coutluued on page a,) CK $600,000 MUTUA IT DIED IN ACTION UPON RECORDS 9 DEAD EXPLORER Highest Badge of Honor for Captain Scott and Companions Gigantic Memorial Service Planned for Fri daySubscriptions Are Liberal. Scott, Wilson and Bowers Perished Together Oates' Body Not Found, But Cairn Erected. LONDON, Feb. 12.-Officin! nn nouncement was made hero today by the admiralty that its highest badge of honor "Died In Action" would be attached in iln record lo tho names of Cnptain Scott, explorer, and those who died with him on his fatal trip to the south pole. It nUo was announced thai nn ex pedition to recover the lmdies of the dead heroes will be prepared in the near future. It positively will bo pri vately financed, but it is more prob able that nn admiralty vessel will ho utilized to bring back tho corpses with honor. With King George, Queen Mary, the entire cabinet and thousands of tho nobility of ISritnin in attendance, a gignntle memorial Kcrvire will ha held on Friday in St. Pnul's cathe dral here. Throughout all the nrillsh empire flags will be nt half mast and no effort will bo spared lo do honor to the gallant etplnVeiu.whrra.Mtr-liIs. " men, "went to his God like'u soldier,'' A grent response has nlreitly Vobio to Scott's last request that his loved ones and the loved one of those who died with him lie provided fori Tho lord mayor of London has tnkert charge of n miblio subscription for the families of the victims, two nevviv papers nlso having opened lis nniY thousands of pounds are pouring in. Decides this the ndmirnlty wilk un doubtedly pension the widows nml orphans of Scott mid hi companions. Additional details of the fate of tho Scott prty were received hero today from elltngtnn, N. Z.. to which iiort they were sent by wireless from Com- mnnder E. II. C. R. Evntm of tho Term Xovn. These dispatches mnko it certain that Seolt, Wilson and Ilovvors perished together after Evans had been buried. The three bodies were found close together in Scott's tent nnd were buried under hugo cninies by the party which discovered them. Oates' body was not found hut n enim was erected lo his memory beside those under which lie the bod ies of his fellow victims. 10 PRODUCES LULL MEXICO CITY, Feb. 12. Formal demnud upon President Mndero that fighting in Mexico City ceao at once was made this afternoon by United States Ambassador Wilson and the German ambassador. Itebels mid federals are conferring over the de mand, but it is not expected that Diaz mid Madero will agreo to fight out their differences elsewhere. For two hours today tho Hritish legation wns under fire. Tho federal battery stationed near tho building drew fire from Diaz' mnchino guns and tho embassy was hit by shells several times. Two American women, reported us a Airs. Holmes and Mrs. Griffith, wero killed here this afternoon when a bursting shell struck the house where they were sheltered. 'J'he house was demolished catching the women un awares. Food In tho city already Is at a. premium ami the residents are con fronted with a fnuiiue. Wires to Vera Crua wore restored today litit the authorities refuse to allow these .for commercial message, and thorp i is no tuner posstme way 10 artier ' food supplies. FORMAL DM N FIGHTING v -&. -l ' 1 I