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) Medford Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Know or ntn foftljrltf, Mm M, win. a, prveip. Mt i tfJOV ' ,. .' Mail FoMlT-SCOIIit TfUf. bully HVillll Ye-nr. STRONG AN OF Massacre ol Turkish nntl Jewish Res idents of Salonika Restrained hy Conslaiitlnc Assassin Hidden to Prevent Lynching. Martial Lnw In Effect-Unhlentllled Man Torn to Pieces Assassin a Weak-minded Man. HALON'IKA, March 10. Only the si long hiiinl of King Constantino I nml bin brother invottt n ferriblo iclnllatlnn here today iigiiiimt the TurkMi nml Jcvh rexidcnl for I In anamination of King George of Greece nl ft o'clock nt evening, whom (lie iiwihm of the (lurk mpulnec licllitvc was stain h y Alcko Schinus ywleidny iih the culmination of n TurkMi plot. Vli(l I ho dead ImhIv of his lclim In being prepaud for transportation l'i AlliciiH for a Main funeral, Hhluns Iiuh ht'i'ii Hcerclcd hy the ittillt n r authorities io preirut hi bring lorn to piece by Din iiifiirjlacil tHipulncc and ihc Turk ami Jew of the city, whmn the Oicek persist in believing partly rcMiindhe, am cowering he hind the liiirrinadrd doors of their home, expecting every inoiacnt the outbreak of a iuumiicic. Martini Uiw In Itffrrl. Promptly upon hi ai rival here today from Juuiiiu, King Conclnutiue took aulion Io Hccond (he efforts of Ion brother, 1'iiacu Nicholas, in pre venting any outbreak. Martial lint in in pmuliunl ef. mI, and it be lievcd ihrTfJieck Soldiery and resl dentN will he rent ruined until the dc pniliirc, of King George's body fot Allien. It developed Inday Unit an uniden tified man who heeniiM' of hi close pmxiinlly to Aleko KeliiunH, the n mihhIu, was inUlnkca for an nccotn pliee, unx attacked li.V a mob iih Schinns wns hclng led away, and lilemlly lorn In pieces. The niilhorllicM nay Ihnl SchinnH in a weak-minded man, while other declare he a college graduate. The iiM.nvdii lived nhioad xevcrtit yearn, and it in refilled he once lived In America, lie U believed In he an aunichiht. When King ('onxtautine ai rived from .liiuina ho was received with royal homage. His voice choked with nouh n ho cmhracrd his hrothrr. Prince. Nicholas King Cniuitnnltne al once ordered preparation blnrted for the removal of Ihn late king's hody to Allien. Htory of Tragedy. King Constantino .today wan told Ihn Htory of Ids father's nMnssiun lion hy Lieutenant Colonel l-'niucou-di. The hitler and Ihn king were walking along the street when a shot Maidenly rung out. King (leorgo staggered and when Franeoudl wheeled about, Hehiuns wnH standing not six feet nwny, holding a blinking revolver In hi hand. Frnurniidi grappled wilh Iho iihsiissin and Ihe hitler was quickly overpowered. Tho king died at a hospital thirty minutes after his arrival (hero. Ho never spoke aflor ho wiih shot. The bullet entered tho hack below the shoulder, touched tho heart, and ranging downward, enmo out through Iho abdomen. burnelTtcTdeath CIUOAOO, March 10 While piny lug In have a nioaim of oscnpo from Iho flamoH. revealed to them, Verio PiiHlalla, an Italian woman, with her two children, .In lie, (5, nml May, !), worn burned to death lit (heir homo hero today, Tho hodicn wero found with their Kiiuch on Iho floor nml their charred and Hoarcd fnecH ruined heavenward, It is heliovcd that tho lila.o wna of lllaok I laud origin, IhicuuHuloiiH of (ho fact Unit bin wil'c'rt ehlldicn worn trapped in by Iho Humeri, Frank PuhIiiIIu Htiiteceded in huvIiik tho clilldren of his brother-in-law hi anulliDi' purl of tho dwelling o wiih terribly buinod mid his hi juried limy if milt l'utiilly, NW N HALTS REVENGE MAY KRMRFSFNT THK NEW ADMINISTRATION ABROAD ntaivi? olncy Itlclmnl Ollley, of .MiunueliiMelt who ia Hivreinry of Slnlv In Pi (lent (.'leivtmnl'ii I'lililnet, - onlil Io be luled for Ho pott or AinlWN-mlur Io (lre.it llrltiilu 3.-5E-a-- " . . . ' . ,! DEAIH KNELL OF I WAHIIINHTON. March 10. Denth to "dollar diplomacy" iih fostered by the Tail adminlM-ation in seen here today in the flat refusal of Prcni dent U'IInoii to MtipNirt the elaims of American hanker to nhaie in the "ix Mer" Cliinoe loan. Thin nlnnd w exporleil to be followed up hoon by mi aiimiuucemriil that the govern ment will adopt a jKiIicy in .South Auiericati republics similar to that indicated in the proponed loan to China. Ilntikrrs heretofore decnding on the government to ushWI In tlm col lection of their InanM, it In believed, will be put out of hindnoM by Presi dent WIlNnn Hland. - it was nlnn rx looted that the promt ndminltlrn lion would recall the present Amer ican collcctor-i of customs' In South American republics. Sevetal American banking firms have proposed loans Io South Amer ican republics- landing but it is doubt ful noiv if thi-o will be conxiiuunated. IN TARIFF BILL WASHINGTON, Mnich 10-The principal features of the tariff re form bill wero outlined today at a conference- between Hepienentative Palmer of Pennsylvania of tho ways and means committee; Senator Sim mons of North Carolina, chairman of tho senate finance committee, mid President Wilson. Tho president said ho hoped the icvision of the tariff would be cleared nwny early so that Iho businessmen of the coun try would know just what Io expect, lie also hopes to eliminate all fric tion at Iho extra session of congress. SUICIDE KNJRD AS nilCAflO. March 10. Tho body of u mini who committed nnleido on a train near Chicago yesterday was positively identilied today as that of Joseph II. .Ionian, n young ranchman of Whittlor, Cal. .Ionian's sten-dauulitor, Lillian, VI yenrs of age, who is visiting relatives horn uleiititied Iho remains. Mio re fused to look nt tho corpse hut identi fied her futhor's clothing and per sonal effects, After her identifica tion tho ImpiRst was continued until Monday. I LEADER IS INSANE? SAN FHANC1SCO, March 10. Flat declaration that in hor opluloiv Mrs. Kirimelino Pankhnrht, lender of Kugland's militant suffragettes is In siiiio, wiih mndu hero todny by Mrs. Philip Siiowden, wife of Iho lender of Iho labor party in parliament mid herself vice president of tho Nntlonnl Union of. llvitish SulTinge. til V w 'iHB9' N t n 5 (F- 44Mt $ i WILSON SOUND DOLLAR Dlf ma OUTLINE CHANGES MEDFORD, TURKS CLAIM i Dispatches From Constantinople Say Turks Attacked Allies at Tchatalja and Won Alter Three Days Con. tllct, Inflicting Heavy Losses. Stormed Heights Which Are Captured at Point of Bayonet Bare Details of Struggle Given. VIHNNA, March 10.- News of u great Turkish victory over the Hid- .gurmiiH ut Tchatalja wan received here today in dispatches from Con stantinople, These said tho Turk attacked Ihn llulgnrx and uftrr a three dajs' baltfe inflicted henvy losses on the allies. The Turkish troops nrc snid to have driven the llulgnrs fiotn their trenches and then In have stormed Ihc heights held by Ihc Hulgnrs, which they captured nt the point of the bayonet. It is said that the losses to both armies were very heavy with bare details given. Turkish aero planes arc said to have aided in the victory. leaseISceS' don't surrender THEM SAYS HENEY RACItAMKMO, Cal., March 19. "Thero wouldn't bo any trouble about tntfttft or Interlocking direc torate no 'uiucrnmbllng of crri' nccotwary If we preserved under pub lic ownership what belong to all of u; If wo linised Instead of nut- rendered our uatural resources." That wns the keynote of an ad dress by Francis J. 'fenny, lu which ho discussed tho fundamentals in volved In tho proposed administra tion water commission before a Joint roinmlttcu of tho assembly and tho senate nt a public hearing In tho rupllnl last night. "Let's forget wo are Americans for a I lino, and Imnglno wo aro Nor wegians," lleney said after ho bad railed attention to tho fact that, wullo California hud sold school lands containing great natural wealth for 11.25 ori aero, tho Sweden In Minnesota hud added 119,000,000 to ono of their school funds, ns well as retaining tho original lands, by leasing tho Iron mines In school dis tricts. "Knough money," ho said, "with tho nsHtired yearly Income, to pa nil tho teachers' salaries, buy free textbooks and pension tho educators lu tho ntnto of Minnesota. "Tho 5,000,000 horscpowor of un appropriated water power In Cali fornia Is equnl to tho energy of 00. 000,000 men working eight bourn a day forever. Tho law says wo can not npproprluto private property foi public use unless wo glvo just com pensation. I would mako tho In verse apply equally that wo shall not permit the private uro of public property without Just compensation." TO E, CHICAGO, Srnrch 10. Ulllo hope for settlement of existing differences between fi,000 ynrd switchmen mid custom railroads was expected to result from tho conference hero today between representatives of the switchmen and Iho companies, Heforo going into tho conference several railroad officials announced that In no circumstances would tho companies muko nny concessions, Vice President Whitman of the Broth orhood of Hailway Trainmen, hended tho switchmen's committee. Ho pro dioted n strike unless, tho railroads granted a request J'or n Bcnil-monthlv payday and pay and a half lor all ovcrtiuio worked. m OY VR BULGARS OREGON, WEDNESDAY, POSTALTHEFTS Parcel Post Messenger With Family of Ten Children Steals Eleven Large Cases of Mall, Weighing More Titan Ton In Last 3 Months. Needed Articles In His Own Family Is Excuse MMte by Arrested Man Has Been Empleyed 14 Months. KAI.KM. Ore., March 19. What Is without doubt ono of tha biggest shoplifting and poitorflce strals that lias over been pullod off In Oregon was brought to JIkIiI hero today when William Martin, assistant matt messenger for tho Hatem postofflce, was arrested after clever work b) AMhitiint 1'ostmaMer J. If. Farrj. Hherlff Ksch and I'ofttofflcn Inspect ors Durand and Perkins of Portland. Tho stolen goods consisted of par rel post packages containing t.ll manner of articles and dry goods, Tho thefts aro believed to have been going on stneo tho first of the rear and will nggregato a valuation ot thousands of dollars. The goos wero packed In 11 large cases uuJ totaled a weight of more than a ton. Martin has a family of n wife ind 10 children. Most or the children aro step-children, and none, he claims, aro old enough to be self supporting. Ho said that he h..d taken the goods because he neee'ed them for use In bis own family. Ths prisoner Is about 35 year old and has been In the employ of tho office for 14 months. jj GUMS BLED FROM Fl LONDON, Murch 10. That her guros bleed continually ns the result of a steel gng being pressed into her mouth ns n part of the operation of forcibly feeding, and Hint she suffers excnicinling stomach pains ns a re suit of the feeding nre statements made in n letter from Miss Sylvia I'Mikhtirttt, in the hands of Ihe mili tant suffragette union here today. Tho letter wns sent frotu Hollowny jail. It Is stated that Home Secretary McICcnnft is trying to force through parliament a bill Hint will legalize forcible feeding. ELOPERS RELEASES UNDER $10,000 BONDS RACHAMRNTO, Cal., March 10. Maury I. Diggs, and Drew Cnminetti two mnrried men who eloped with two girls of this city to Heno, Nevada nre nt liberty today, each' under $10, 000 bond, to appear before United Stated Commissioner Kndl nt San Francisco March 27. They will an swer to two charges each, ono of having obtained trunsportution for tho- two girls Loin Norm and Mnr blid Wnrringlon from this city to Heno, and tho other of having induo ed and incited Ihc girls to leave their homes. PREDICTED 8Y BRYAN LINCOLN, Neb., March 10. Ac companied by Govonior Dunne- of Illinois, Secretary of Stnto Willinm J. Hrynu arrived hero today. Ho pre dicted that tho friendship between tho United States and China would bo fostered ns a result of President Wil son's attitude on the six power lonn. Hryan said ho heartily approved tho president's statement but ho flatly refused to discuss (ho situation in Mexico. Hryan nnd Oovernor Diiiiuo will bo guests of honor at tho annual ban qttct of the Hryan club tonight. BYSALEMCLERK OTA SUM MARCH 19, 1013. 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The youtigitert are Josephine Wilson Cothran. sereatfea siestas old; Vlr- clnb Peyton Howe, fat and blond, three years old; Wlson Howe, her brother, vrbo Is ten years old. and Plzubctb WINoo, of the use matars are, a daughter 3f Mr. aud Mr. Alfred WlUon. Mrs. Annie .Wltioa Cothran la the mother of the "executive baby." WATSON NAMED AS OF B.U.EM, Ore., March 19. Gover nor West today appointed his prlvali secretary, Italph Watson, as corpora tion commissioner, the office created In tho "bluo sky" law passed by the recent legislature. This appointment camo as a surprise, as It was ex pected that the offlco would fall to C. D. Dabcock, the present corpon tlon clerk In tho offlco ot the secre tary of state Tho governor stated that 1he appointment was alio a surprise to Watson, who had not asked for tho place and did not knon tho governor was considering him. Tho governor stated that till pri vate, stenographer, Miss Kern Ho'.'bt. would succeed Watson as prlvato sec retary. Tho "bluo sky" law Is fashioned after tho famous Kansas act m,d Is said to bo full of teeth for question able corporations that may attempt to do business In this state. SPIRITUAL AFFINITIES CHICAGO, March 10. Claims that sho eloped with Owen D. Conn, tho $100,000 society burglar, captured in San Francisco, because her husband, Hev. Nestor Clnrkson of this city "flaunted his love for certain spirit ual affinities in her face," nre made hero todny by Mrs. Mabel Clnrkson. Aroused by tho disappearance of her fivo children, whom frhq believes have been hidden hy their father, Mrs. Clnrkson threatens to reveal certain alleged relations between Clnrkson and other women (hat sho declares will shock tho whole city. Sho do ilies that sho is making any effort to return to him. NEW YORK, March 10 The stock mark.'t had n sharp slump today. Sears Iloebuek dropped bix points. Tho market opened irregular, hut gninod strength, despite heavy Bering, Tho Guggenhenus sold actively fol lowing the report that (ho govern ment is to proceed against the smelt ing trust. Smelting lost i! nipt Guggenheim exploration two. Tho market closed fairly strong. Bonds wero steady, COMMISSIONER CORPORA m THE "WHITE HOUSE BABY." AMO'BA&Y.WOSEPHIN' TRUST TO BE PROSECUTED BY UNCLE SAW . rgr8-.- . - m WASHINGTON, March 10. Final reports regarding proposed suits ngninst the nmelting trust for alleged violation of the Sherman anti-trust htw, it was learned here today, will be submitted to Attorney General McReynoIds soon. After a long in vestigation tho probers, it is said, will recommend the government to begin action. Through the acquisition of compe titors, it is charged, the corporation controls 7.1 per cent of the smelting business nnd nlso js in a position to control tho price of copper in the United States. The trust is raid to have acquired plants in Denver, Pueblo, Leadville, Darnngo, Salt Lake and Helena. E CAUSES OAKLAND FIRE OAKLAND, Cal., March 10. De fective wiring in tho Bacon office building, occupying tho block be tween Kleveutb, Washington and Thirteenth streets, started a firo nt noon today which resulted in the complete destruction of the roof, the gutting of tho western half of the two office floors nnd tho partial de struction of tho stores on tho Wash ington nnd Twelfth street frontages, causing n totul loss, mostly from wa ter, estimated nt $80,000. For an hour tho entire firo appar atus of the city was used to prevent the spread of tho flames. AIRSHIP WRECKED BY STORM KARLSRUHE, Germany, March 10 Tho Zeppelin IV, tho latest great German military airship, which the government accepted from tho Zep pelin company only a week ago, was wrecked today while tho crew was attempting to bind it lit a windstorm. SEVEN AND HALF MILLION BELL PHONES IN OPERATION NEW YORK, March 10. Ono hun dred and ninety-nine million dollars was tho gross recoipts of tho Amer ican Telephone nnd Telegraph com pany last year, (according ito tho yearly report issued from tho com pany's officos here today. Tho ro ccipls showed an increase of $7,000, 000 over tho 1011 figures, SMELTING NO. 307. -i.ia.iui i j j1 NEAR WON LOOT IN HATS OF SWINDLERS " 4 Family Who Are Literally Ctetfctrf With Greenbacks, Prated of De frauding Twenty Banks With Frw dulent Invetces, Arreeteel. $4M,8M In CwTMMy In Ptefcefc tf Men and $3M,fSI in jflmm's MM Inery. NEW ORLEANS, La., March 10. With three-quarters million dollars in bills nnd checks concealed m the women'K flints nnd fa ihe grips arid pockets of tho men, Atona Martlnea alleged swindlers, were arretted here and his four sons and two daughters today. Martinez, who also goes un der the name of Antone Fueale, to declared to b a prominent New York merchant. The party was literally clothed In greenback when it arrived here and tho inability of its meahef successfully to hide alt of the cur rency aroused the suspicious of the police. It is declared that the family conducted enormously profitable swindling operations in many ports of the country. "Musica" was the name under which Martinez operated the "United States Hair company" in New York. His sons who were arrested 'are nam ed Phillip, Frank, George and Albert, and the daughters Louise a ad Grace. The party arrived early today from MehUe. They were sleentag im their berths in a steamer in which they hoped to rait to Honduras when ar- rested. The father Jibt;tM offi cers and a detective prevented, tk woman from throwing their hata info the Mississippi. Later 1300,040 hi bills was' found in the'lfaing of the women's bats. It was announced that one of ihe prisoners confessed that the family swindled twenty banks in New- York, Atlanta, New- Orleans, London and Berlin, with fraudulent invoices. Nearly $-100,000 in currency of large denominations was found in ihn pockets of the men. Kn route to jail tho father seized a revolver from his son Philip's pocket and attempted to loll himseir. Tuo detectives over powered him. Graco Martinez had 114.000 Ia;i pocket and her sister Loulso f 16,000 In her stocking. The sum of $100, 000 In negotiable securities was se creted In tho men's pockets. BUD ANDERSON TO T BROWN L 12 OR 15 LOS ANOELES, March 10. Bud Anderson and Kayo Brown were for mally matched today for u return twenty round battle at Vernon on tho afternoon of April 12 or the night of April 15. They will weigh in at 133 pounds and at 1 o'clock in enso April 12 Is decided upon for tho match, and ut 7 p. m. if it is n night meeting. All arrangements, except tho weight agreement, wero concluded two days ago. Tho ono remaining difficulty wns swept aside today when a compromise was reached, and the manager of each boxer posted u $500 weight forfeit. On the occasion of their former meeting the men weighed in at 133 nt noon. At that time Anderson van generally belioved to bo too finely drawn, nnd tho opinion was offered that tho weight had been a difficult ono for him. Tho weight hour for the April battle is at least an hour later thun for tho first engagement. Both Anderson mid his manager, Dick Don ald, however, declared that Bud wilt have no difficulty in making tha weight and rotuin his strength. VENICE, Cal., March 18. A gold medal given for a prize temperance oration Is on exhibition today at a Venice dispensary. U was left by a thirsty patron who didn't have Up prlco. ( ,tr ItHSlfl A fl i i ts ! ' f WVJW--WeSs1'