Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, February 13, 1913, SECOND EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textt , ,,,f,n nf.rffi Sa Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION weather; Fair IomIkIiI nml Friday .Mitt. flM Mill, tw. rnrlyriiiiit Tr. tMlly fl..vrlith Year MHDKOKI), OWIUdON.TIirUSIMV, I'MOHHl'AKY VA, I9IIJ. NO. 278. SLAUGHTER MARKS BATTLE DESTROY! CITY OF MEXICO ENORMOUS BODIES BLOCK BATTLE ZONE MEXICO CITY .Dead Acciimtilnto In All Thorough fares Cnhlc Office Shelled by Ular Dalllo Dciinn at 0 O'clock mid Will Continue Tl rmi,!, Nlcht ALL ROLES OF 1 NiED BY BO Nut Even Red Cross Protected by Belligerents White Cross Slain Arnrrlcans Sleeplnu on Arms Pre pared to Defend Their Lives. national Palace Battered and Likely to Crumble Neither Side Weakens Slaiifihtcr Is Heavy. MKXICO CITY. I'oli 13 -Knur-iiioii nliuiKhtcr marks this after noon's fighting hero. Tim dead ir m cumulating III tln streets ami nil Uiuroiir.li fnnw In the buttle on ar hlncked with bodies liutli Mildlers mill civilians. Tin MeiUruu Cable i otut'nn 'n of Five European Nations Expect United States to Intervene and Protect Foreigners. ancnoN of mii ltown, ROAO.NCWJLRSFV IMPROVEMEMrr WASHINGTON, IVIi. III. -Ahum ink rcKiilH from Ambassador WiUoo of couditiou loduv lit Mexico Cit caused President Tuft, nt Seeiclorv of Sliilo Knox' ri'iiiii'Ht In glie Wil sou pcnnUnioii to ilmw funds to any niiiiiinil for III" care of American mid foreign rpfllgccs. These dispute)!!". nlo tni of Mint niM!iilx of Wilson tin. apparently U the renter of fire I ,,,), u,e ,.tmuii ambassador forces, for Ike Dint Kill". There In u hall i (!, f hostilities mid confirmed ol shrapnel iitiout tlin building hence I the killing of .Mm. V. II. Holmes uml lint iitpupcr dbipatchm are sent. Tln Junllii hotel Iiiih been lilt ninny I Inn ti) shell unit many of tho Mm. Perev Griffiths, Iiotli Americans "Ainrncnu tcideiits," Wilson's dis imti'li said, "are sleeping on their buildings surrounding It are damaged, jnrm prepared lo defend their live Ciuiuounilliig lm reused mid ironrlv if necessity urises." C.innoimdh.L- l.i.r..ne.l tliU iifl..i.. He 'llso lleelnred lllllt till oellsor noon, tlin Dlat iIiiiIm bursting over it lurgc trillion of Dim city. Tlin fight ing ih flcrrest, however, In tliu vl- Inlty of tlin national uilnii A iueheiiKcr from the American iMttia- reached the telegraph of Hoi this afternoon ami reported nil foreigners there wer safe. He (imp through bullet swept street Hint hln ctfapo from death kiii roll sldercd miraculous. Tlio Mexican cable building, where newspaper correspondent were writ lug dispatches, hum struck flvn tlmi'H limlilo of two minute IhU nfter nooii The 'urrK)inlinti ntuck to lli.-lr iliwkn, liiiMinor. uml tlio calilo niuTittor rcnialnoil ut tlixlr hon tliroiiKh tlin ilniiKrr of driitriirllon. Itnltln Ili'Kliut I lull)' Tlin liuttln lictttcnu tlin Miulorn ninl lilux fnrroH for control of Mcil (o Clly n rt'Hiinicil nt RIO it. in loiluy. I'.c!it for tint fnct Unit tla1 ttiilllKi'i'aiilii hml ilrmsn nihiiii wlmt rlooi'r. Ilm ionltlou of tlin tuo forci'H wcio prui llonlly tlio Miiitto on iitr ilny. Miuloro'M forciin iikhimhihI tlio iik Kiinwlvo loiluy iiml Hiiiplli'il with nil itltlnmil pmmunltlou pn-Bm-il heavier Khiih Into tmrvlrc liliin roplh'il H'i iiiniionlnit ninl nuirlilno khhh. Dint lunturcil (hu llro of liln kiiiik on tlio uiillouiil pul licit uml iortluiiH of It Moon wuro totturlni;. Oritut hnli'H wurn lorn In Urn unlln by hIhH uml hIihII uml It uiih (txpci'linl thu poHliInn of tltn MnilcrlKt uurrlHon Honu would lm iintunlitlilu. Tnilii)'i cluiir.o In tlio M.llll(MI of Ihn riinnon nml niiichlnu kiiiih hiiIi Jcclit'il fornlKncru mid pulillo ImiIM liiKH to it ruukliiK rrortrt flrn. (lovorn. mcul troopH Iiiimi nlii'il uml occu (ilrnl inuny Iioiivuh owiiuiI by fnnilKn IDHlllltlltM. . Home 20i cltliiH In :i:i Htutim liuvo lliun fur uilopUnl coiiuiiIkuIuii Kinorn. ini'iit. Nliip of Ihr Mrxii'iin (iM'iniiiriit hut till ilit.pnli'lii'K U inrrnnliiK'. 1'opiilntloii Terror Nlrlikrn AuiliiiHsuilor Wilxon reports tluil llio rnlirn Nipnlntioii of Mexico Cilv h liirrui' n trie km hy rumom of nl. tiinks iininnriisiicrps. t!cii dm ItTil Cross soelety In not icHwtC(.( ,y tlio lii'lllKcrrnN uml in one of Die k(r. mixlips loiluv Hip HpiI Cross ircsMiit us hlnln. Mi'inlirm of tlii Whllo Cross Miclitly who worn ili'lrclcil liy Hin, coiiM-yliiK nmiuiiiiilion iteniMitn- iniirilv i'M'imiIciI. WiUoo Imlirvrs tlio fiu'litiui; will ronlinne t lirouliout tint nflernoon utnl loniuhl. Mcinliem of tin1 Willie Cross 'Oitj. lily oiln (tstiinuteil tlinv hml i'iiiviI for I'-'Oll woiimlril nml Ihn I ten Cross -000. Asslsliiut Srcrrlnrv of Slnlc Huntlnulon Wilnou mivk tlmt Atulins sudor Wilnoii Iuh hern untlinrireil lo cull iniiniies to ciiuril tin Aincricmi ciiiIiusnv. As the Imtlliliip (leorcin will nrri'c nt Vcni Crnr. Iinuorrnw It prolinlilv will not he ncccssury to cull out the murines. If lliov nri1 nccilcil the lunillui; of u force of murines would mil he ivj;ti'li'il to. iulerculioii hut merely n u iiroloclixe force. i;urost i:pi'ts Action Consul Huuney rcHiils tlmt lulu ilicils of foreigners me flockinj; lo Sun I. uis Plo-i for refui;ii uml (hut the coiititrjMilu io inlVsleil with out law m, PrcMiilcnl Tnfl is in conMun! touch with the hiluutiou, icceiiitu' Imuily rcMirls from the slide ilcpurtmcut. Within the lust few ilns fie Hum pcuu (liploiiuits ure rcpoilcd to hunt unofficlullv imlicittcil Unit thev ex peeled Amcricu lo jimtoel nil foreij;n cm in the Mexican cnpilal. It wns repotted tlio Mule ilepuit iiicnl is prciuriui u couipieheuNi hliitrmcnt of outriiKcs nml comlitious in Mexico to he incorporated in .i speciul ini'nHiiKO h.v Prcsidenl Tnfl if Ameiieu decides to hriuir the inultur to tlio attention of the power. GOOD ROADS ENTHUSIASTS PREPARE FOR SECOND NATIONAL CONVENTION. -?" - . SAME SECTION I r l, , o.Ur klwu ii . l i, ""r n L i , , - -- .'iwVuTi ias.kS.N. j r? a ' sf'ifv" .' ,,v w:mmi y y. iv ii, rf't . . 'irrrrrrrk.x -i ' t ' . -. w -v-, - - ;r Tvrrrrrrrra . mwMj.'i'Kr:,.,Lwmiti ttsamm wiv ' -.a ijmmmt4 "swaMmF i fmtMammKt. yk.i,hik i iiimimuAJbmmmumrs 1 rH HH B' . Lm9 " . H I "X. '. I IMIBliWM III II -" I bMViHrx!!' 4aiJW 'vr'HI CS!IHHMdH9iC 1 1H " ""-- - 1 v J" 5PCTION OF KED BANK. "- MI tv.. .,. ..fr. oa KirA. it-osvv WPFORfe" IMPROVEMENT . SAME SECTION OF ROAD VMTER BEING STRAIGHTENED AND IMPROVED. "TtrTTirsKJ rC KED BANK. TugrTHOLMDEL. ROAD NEW Jfc RbEV. BE FORE IMPROVE MENTu Marching uuilrr Hip banner of thp Amcrlcnn Aulomobllw Aasoclallon, the National Illchwajs promoters of the country arc preparlns to descend upon Waiblnclnn, March 0 7. to Rive the government road propaganda another big "boost" nil over the country. Tlio occasion Ii the Second National Federal Aid Good Honda Convention, hiii! It Is cxpccled that more than one thousand delegate wtll be In attendance. Tweiity-uluo Clovernoni tuvo each apHlutcd three or moro delccatcs, and several of the Governors have expressed their Intention of personal!) Greatest attention la glvpn to working out the Men for the national roada. It Is estimated that a complete system of national highways traversing the most impulniii msMIohs of tho country would Includo not to exceed 30.000 miles. It Is further climated that these roads could be built for about $13,000 u mile, bringing the total cost of tho uatlonal ayalciu up to J 150,000,000. The pivotal iwlnt, however, U tho bulldlnc of a co-ordinated system of trunk Hue roads by the f isle nil government. ' . ........ While no definite n.vstrm of nntlnnnl ro.ids has yet been cstnhlWhcsl, several routes hao been much discussed. Among these arc tho "Ocean to Ocean Ktono lllgliwuy." il Meridian Horn!" nml "tho Montreal lo Miami Highway." The "Meridian I toad" Is projected to run from lnulKg. Canada, directly to Galveston, Texas, touching many of the largo towns In the Dakotas. Nebraska. Kiiniu ami Oklahoma. v The proiHisrd "Ocean lo Ocean Stone Highway" It Ii roughly estimated, will cost JiWOOO.OOA Many of die old liUtnrlc pliinepr trails. It N exMVted, will Ip Included In the propoml nystcm of national highways. These Include the Santa ! Trail Askocliilluii. the Niitlon.il Old Trnlls Hoad Assoelallon, Inter Mountain Good Ito.uli Avoeallon. San Dlrgo-ArUoua Auxiliary Highway Association. I'.ulfle lllghwav AsMK-lalloa nml tho Omaha Homer ! ttidi A.vs?latltn. Mo llrmldixk's Itoad, from Washington to Cumberland. Md.; Hoono's Lick Huad, from St i.ouU to Old Krnnklln; Kearny trull fnou Siinl.i IV lo .Montenegro. Hie Old lloston Post road and othera. The phPtogTrtphs nhown herewith tiro excellent examplei of what money will do to Improvp the old highways, t MrrTtr"r?yrjfT,''Ji'" APPEALS COURT .GOTHAM IN GRIP 1CAVILLE BANK REVERSES HAN 0 D COLDEST WAV u COWARD AOSO SCOTT S DEATH CIIKISTIA CliniCtl, N ., l'ch. Kl. -SunpiciniiH Unit Mime nloiy of cowurilice or Hlmino lies hchiml the iIciiIIls of Cuptnlii ltohert Fnlcou Scott uml hin men on their houIIi po lar expedilion nio current hero, today us a coiihcipienco of ihn tuticencn of Couiinniulur Kmuis of tlio Term Nova uml oilier inciuhors of tho Scott par ty. Mvmm uml tho Scott Mirior8 uro still on thu Terra Nova, which lies ut Port Littleton, Ilm heapoit of Christta Church, r.vmiH dvchucH thu records of the Sitnll o.pcditioii will not lm published uulcita Ihuy uro given to thu world hy thu families of tho viu liuiH and ho ulbo Iiiih laid thu rvniuin dec of tho Huott parly under hln'ut Injunction ppl Jo ulk, Tlie lusl nidtBiiKP uf Captuln Scolt said he could not account for n short a i) of fuel which hindered his return to shelter, uud which practically cost Iuh life uud thosu of Captain Outes uml l.ieut, Dowers, If (ho diaiics of Williams', Gates and Dowers muko a similar comment it is intimated that their families iiuiy demand a jnvcru meat investigation as to thu identity of those who removed fuel from thu caches and thus left tjcott uud hid companions' to I'reozo to (loath ut Ihn end of their terrihlo journey hank from tho pole. Cnmiuuudet' Kvaus today absolutely refused to iIIsciish thu deaths of Scolt and his coinpanioiirt or to give nay hint as to tho eauso of tho ub hciioo of fuel on whiolt their lives hung. OLSON CA E OF I SEASON DYNAMITED BUT L TAKEN TURKS STILL LOSE ALL ALONG LINE TO BULGARIANS SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. Kl. The United Slates circuit couit of appeals, olttini; here toduy, rowmed the de (lisiou of Judge Cornelius lluuford tc vokiuu; the cilueuship papers of I.eou urd Olsson of Scuttle ami icumuded the case lo tho United Stales district court of western Washington for a new tiial. Uanford disl'raneliised Olsson liecaiini he prufepsed adlutr auco to the piinciples of tocialistu, This iicliou caused u wido protest mid precipitated the congressional Impeachment inquiry which terminat ed when Uunfoid icsigiicd his office us United States district .judge, Tho court avoided going into the merits of the casn by the simple pro cess of having ntloiueys on both cides stipulate lo a reversal on the ground that no record was kept of the pin coedingfi before .ludge Hanl'oid when Olsson wns deprived of citizenship. The decision states thai (hero are "other reasons" but does not specify them. St. I.ouIh 1h biUiI to profit sr,000, 000 unmially by piutl.il ahntoment of Htuoko iui8nuve, NIJW YORK. Feb. CI Gripped by the lowest tcmpurtituro of this winter, ten degrees above zero, New York's poor arc suttcrlng terribly and are fearing the prospect of worse to come through tho wouthor bureau's prediction of still colder weather. All lust night and toduy charity workers wero busy on tho lower Hast Hide rushing fuel to tho poorer iiuarlcrs where muuy of tho tenement dwellers wore dismantling their homes to escape death by freozlnt;. Tho broad lines throughout tho city toduy worn longer than at any tlmo this winter. Seornl deaths nro roportcil nml hemes of tho homeless have been rushed to Helluvue uud other huspltalb suffering from ox-pusuro. SOFIA. Foh. II. Ollicial state- OREGON GUARDSMEN ARE READY TO GO TO MEXICO PORTLAND, Feb. t.'l.-Although no word has been jeceived indicating that their services will he needed in the Mexienu uiisis, tho Oregon Na tional (limn! is in readiness to take the field. I VAUAVII.I.i:. Cal, Feb. 13 Rob-1 bors who blew tho vault of tho Vaou-jinPiit b the war ofliee hero todaj vlllo bunk here early today and who declare tlmt the Turkish defenders u Roro reported to bavo obtained 10.-' Adnanople have lot more than 1000 000 had their trouble for their pains. "T1 !" M,rtlM, "' ,he, ? They did not get a dollar. "" ol""U '" "N" IUlH,t' (,I,,t ,,,! "&. Tho detonation from tho exptoBlon aroused the entlro (uwn and a iiotao uuilor thu direction of Sheriff J. J. j McDonald wns soon on tho trull. Muuy of thosu aroused by tho explo sion wero In time to sou some of thu bandits climb Into an automobile they stole which they speeded up nt breakneck flight When tho robbers blow open tho vault the safe containing all the banks funds foil fuco downward and before they had a chanco to blow this they wero frightened away. Thu bank building was almost completely wrocked. MRU. m OF LIFE H MACHINE fi N Night and Day of Terror in Mexico City No Effort to Remove Dead and WoundedBlood Bespattered Streets Choked With Dead Bodies. Pleas of Foreign Ambassadors Disre gardedOdds of Battle Favor Diaz Forces No Safety IniClty. MKXICO CITY, Frii. 13. Tho ter rific Mrngglc between the Mndcro in d Diaz forces wus renewed early ut daylight, both fuelions moved to clo cr range nml the execution wrought by the machine guiw, cannon ami rifta fire is certain lo be even moro dcaihv than in the preceding battles. Practically no effort hus been tnnile to move the dead and wounded nml the capital's blood bdputlcrcd streets nro literally choked with toni nml dismembered bodies. Muuy of the wounded have died from tt Inek of miilienl attention and the city f threatened with iicstileuce art a result of the presence everywhere in tin bttsiucis district of decomposing bodies. Hprnd Night, of Terror Americans and other foreign resi dents of the capital spent u night of terror. Muurauders, liberated ron fcts oT DiiitfnT'tirihbii, roamed th" restdenco district, pillajriiifr. sacking and burning deserted houses. This continued until daylight. Thousands of foreigners, repre sonting all nationalities, flocked (o tho American quarter last night. Am bassador Wilson prcftscd 20 members into service and, beforo daylight, thet-e had carried "00 Americans out of the danger zone. Dcspito the white flags the innchiucri were fired on sev eral times hut no casualties resulted. After all American women had been conveyed to points of safety, tho automobiles were turned over to tho representative of other countries. (Continued on Page 6) ASK AM A TO INTERVENE LONDON. Feb. I'd. Radical news, papers here are demanding toduy that tho United States intervene to eftect a settlement of thu Mexican crisis The Daily Standard declared in its isuo teday: "Tho interest of America in secur ing the stability of the Central Amer ican states will grow too strong to hu denied, and Mexico, like the rest, must contrive to get her affair in proper oilier or accept supervision of her great neighbor." iYii Mini i tm liiilil I tin ttliiiii jtstii t iftsiit iiwvi itwii iiv itviv vinn of tho fiullipoH peninsula from Uulair to Silwri. Tho bombardment uf Scutari is said to ho proceeding. An attack in lorco is expected there within two day. "Should mi army of occupntign VJ y tinjo," called, the Oregon militiamen uro ready and eager for service, said General Fiiuor, "Conditions aie so chaotic in Mexico that it is impossible, to foruseu what a few days may bring forth. We may be culled on ut INTERVENTION BY AMERICA IS NEAR WASHINGTON, Kub. l3.OfficlnU here bellevo that order will nover bo rcstoiod In the Mexican capltol un til Prosldunt Tuft orders Interven tion. High army officers declure, however, that the Uulted Stutoa would not no propaied to udcquatuly luterveno within two weeks. "President Tuft" said un official hero today, "will Hsk congress for permission to Intervene In the fol lowing centingencies: "It anarchy continues to sproud; It tho demands of ambassadors for ceshatioa of hostilities continue to bo Ignored; If nuothor power threatens to Juterfero, U the Mdwo govern ment falls; It the rules of clvllUed wnrfaro aro Ignored; If communica tion betwoen Washington uud Mexico City uro severed uud If auM-forolgu riots cuuso death. Soeretury of State Knox was noti fied toduy that tho Cuban battleship Cuba, with 'J00 troops will lands u force at Vera Crux which will go to Motlco City to protect tho Cubuu legution. General K, .. Stevor, commanding the American troops lu Texas, wired the stuto dopurtmeut that ull Is unite ut Junior, but added that: "Juurei Is peaceful toduy but lightning generally strikes there from a cleur sky." i rl N 4.rf tfkUb A fe 1