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SECOND
ED1TJON
WEATHER
Hlimrern tonight and 8tHi4jr
Mm. I, Min, 117, 1'rrr. ,'Jfl
I'urt y-ttilnt Ywir.
Dully niKlilli Yrnr.
MEDFORD, OHKdON, HATl'HDAV, AVHU 7, U)V.i.
NO. 12.
PHOTOGRAPHIC VIEWS OF TIE GREAT TQRNAQO THAT LASHED NEBRASKA. LEAKING A PATH (IP HEATH AND DELATION
tt
SACKED HEAttT CONVENT IN THE CENTRE Of
THE FASHIONABLE CATHOLIC SECTION OP
OMAHA, VBGCKED BY THE TORNADO
PHOTOORAPH FROM "ME HERAIM SPEC I At. CORRESPONDENT
WILSON
USES
suck
SUGAR
NTEE
LARGE FREE LIST
IN NEW TARIFF
WASHINGTON, April .1. For Ihr
first lime since In- look up tho rein
of government, President Viitlro
Wllnmi (winy brought the ''big slick"
lulu lny, HKi! It foil with u resound
ing thud. Tin Mignr Inrlff ilivltilt
was buck nf (lie move, mill the presi
dent, his fighting blond firou-eil, dc
I i mm id n straight from tin nhnuldur
ultimatum to the augur intcre! who
arc iVmm'i to tin mil ln Iiiih ap
proved fur I ho new mignr schedule.
Tin- sugar men were gneu duo of
two nltertinliwN either llii'.v must
mii'i'pt llio pmpotioil reduction in the
sugar tariff with free sugar within
thro1 yours or stnitil lor the president
"ponly declaring for fioo sugar ini
Mediately. Today' ilecloptiieiiU hno upset
tho democnilio hiinnoiiy tunff pro
gram. President WiUou bus been
unofficially ilifuitncd thnt ho must
icceile from Id attitude mi llio sugar
schedule or fight ceilnin lender in
tho M'liiilr. Tliofcc who follow oil Wil
son' career as governor of New
Jersey say ho will fight before ho ie-
CCltl'f. HI) illl'll f I Olll llU stlllld.
Senator ThoiniiM of Colorado wants
tin pioifiit duty on Hugnr ictniiicil
nod ptini to onll on I'lr-idciit WiUmi
within twenty-four ImiirH with a plan
of coinpioiiilsi',
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SEVEN EXP
NS
L
FAIL TO PROFIT
BANK
E IN
Ah VAIIADO, Cat., April ...1 -He
ruiiHo tho door of tho vault blow in
ward and jiimmod Unlit iiKiiiiiHt llio
ivocptiu'lo in which .f'J7,0UU wiih con
toluril, throo yoggiui'ii worn foiled in
tho atlt'tnpt to rob tho bank of Al
varailo early today, and with two
others who were hodiK '''t' pwno
of eitieiiH mid offieern on tio out
hide, eHOaped into the hill in mi
automobile, taliiuu; only 1D.-0 of tho
hiiuk'H I'iiikIk, Tho abandoned auto
wan found at Simla Clara. It had
been Moleu from a Kiirago there.
Kommi oxploHioiiH wero i off, eaeh
one of them rucking; llio town. Tho
Kpaec. in front nf the bank wnt kdou
MviirmliiK with armed men, but they
were held off by threat of death on
leb part of tho two pickets, who wore
aimed with rifloH. While they held
tho hank agaiiiHt the mob in front tho
yegg in the iiiflido net off explosion
after nxploniou, wrecking the entire
interior of the placo. They worked
dcllbernlely, remaining in llie bank
for aliuoHt (yo bourn, 11 could be
hcpu from tho outHido that thoy'emv
lied powerful eleolrimil IIiiuIiIIkIiU.
WA8IIIN0T0.V, Aiirll f. Prel
dent WIUou l nwuliliiK today a ro
ll ly from mignr IntiTcntii In tin nun Hi
to hit miugcitlon Hint they nce'il a
duty of 1 cent per twiuml in Cutni.t
xiigur ami a rMo or 1 1 0 rrr too
lioiiiutH on all oilier mignr. Out:'l-i
of tho HKnr rati'H, Chairman l.'o 1 ' -wood
anil the other inruitiTii of tti
Iioiiho w)n anil meuim rommitten
Imvo (InUlied tho tariff bill.
lUcopt for thi' uKar nnd wool
lirovlMloun, the tariff tilti la expert")!
to lio acrcpteit by courtcm '.ir.ii'liral
ly im It now itiuuU. A flglit no th'fio
two roiiimodltli In nlmont crtrln.
Honnlor Wnrrcn of Wyoming Im lead.
Ing llio fight ngnlniit freo voo', ln
iUIIiir It would ruin (ho oluii In
diutry of tho wcntcrn ntntoi llo
Iiojiom to offect nn nlllnnro with the
democrat who nro o)iohii to free
wool nnd migar.
WIImiii Confident.
I'rrlilent WIUou In confident,
liouovor, tlmt IiIh rcronimrtidatlon
regarding ugnr nnd wool will ko
through. Ho Iish taken poll of
both the Iioiiho and tho ncnntn n r.l
In juhllnnt oxer the outlook. He ex
pcotn the noutliurn inemtiorn even,
tually will aerept bin mignr ichrdiilo
plan, but If they refiim It will Im
eliminated nnd n general tariff bli'
put up to the mmutc and pnKM'd,
An the bill now MouiIh, duty on
nti'i'l rnllrt ban been taken off en
tlruly and nil other Mccl ilullra rad
ically reduced. Tho rovcuuo !uHt In
Ihlii way will bo uiiido up by the In
count In law, which In expected to
pro Ido 1 per runt tnx nn nil cor
porntloitH with lueomcH of more tli.i.i
TiilOil a year; I per cent on pcriunut
liiromoK of between 40()0 to 20,.
000; 2 per runt on IncomcR from
120,000 to $RO,000; a por cent on
IncomcH from ITiii.OOO to 1100,000,
and I per cent on nil Incomes nbnvo
1100,000.
On tho I'ivc I.lst.
Tho freo Hut IncludeR cattln and
beof produrtH, boutH, hIiocm, timber,
luuitior, HltlngloH, India, comen, wlro
fenrltig, (duplex, Iron ore, Iron hoop.
bamlH, Hli'cl, cotton liamilng and tlea,
liarueHH, HnddleH, leather belting,
farm ImplomentH, nowiug iiihoIiIiich,
pnlntB, mncliluo tnoln, cut hiiIIh, cash
roglHlom, linotypes, typcacttlng mn
chlnory, printing preaitvd, typewrit
orH and rond Improvement mncblii'
cry. Tho dutlcH on luxuilert nro
malutnlued at tho prcaont ratcH,
AUTO BANDIT LEAPS
F 10 DEATH
PARIS, April R. Leaping from
tho roof of tho prison court In tho
Buuto prluou noro, after ho had es
caped from IiIh cell, M. Luuombo, a
mombor of tho famous Hoinmt auto
mobllo bandit gnug, waa killed lioro
early today, Tbo prlHon officials
had cornered him ou tbo roof when
ho Jumped to bin douth,
TVPICAL 5TR.EET SCENE: IN OMAHA AFTEB
THE TOR-NATX).
PHOnrOQRAPH FROM TrlE HERAUD3 iPCIAl CORRESPONDENT
STRONG
SENTMENT
Fl
OR RETENT
ION OF
PROFESSOR O'GARA
.SEARCHING FOR &0DIE5 AT M STREET AND LINCOLN BOULEVARD
PHOTOGRAPH FROM THE HERALtH SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
20,000 HOMELESS
F
FROM
D
SOUTHERN LL NOIS
WASHINGTON', April .l.-Tele-graphing
from the flood district, Er
nest Uicktiell, M'orotnr.v "f tlie Amer
ican National lied Cross Society,
hays Hint twenty thousand persons
are homclcm in Koiilhcni Illinois, nnd
thnt food is badly needed in the
stricken districts. At least III) cities
ami Iowiih, Hickuell Miid, nie iiiuii
datcd in Ohio, twenty in Indiana and
many in Kentucky, Illinois nnd WcM
Viigiuia.
"The boundary lino surrounding (bo
flooded territory is inoro Hum Iwo
thousand miles long. Tho hittiatiou
is extremely herious in many Indinun
cities."
llicknoll also transmitted n report
from Adjulunt (lenernl Diskson of
Illinois, showing the condition in that
stale is critical.
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INDICTMENTS
FOR
MEMBERS
SAIL FOR EUROPE
MOW YOltK, April 5. Dr. Ulch
nrd Derby and his bride, who was
MIhb Ktlu'l Itoosevelt, sailed this af
toruoou for Nnplca on a two montus
honeymoon. They will tako n viV
near Home, owned by Mlsa Knnly
c'nrew, tho brldo'a aunt, I. J. Itoose
velt, a second cousin of tbo bride,
wiih tbo only relatlvo at tho dock to
bid tho couplo goodbye.
OMAHA, Neb., April ,r. Six hun
dred persons, inoluding twelve school
boys, spent today clearing up tho
district devastntcd by tho destruc
tive tornado of Kutoor Sunday. Tho
work will bo continued tomorrow. All
of tho workers are volunteers.
Society women and high school
girlH Bcrved meal to tho workor
freo,
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OF ARSON TRUST
CHICAGO, April S. Klftvslx
merchauta and fire Insurance ad
juster, alleged flrcbuga, wero in
dicted by a apodal grand Jury here
today In connection with tho Invoa
ligation of tbo so-called arson trust.
Tho Indictments charged Anion, ar
Hon with Intent to defraud, and con
spiracy with Intent to commit arson.
Two hundred and tlfty-nluo In
dictments were returned In nil, auv
oial ponsoiiK being Indicted ou nu
merous counts. Tbo trim bills weio
based ou tho confessions of Ucu.'a
mln Fink and John Daulea.
The grand Jury'a report raid:
"At least half of tho fires that
occur In Cblc.igo nro of Incendiary
origin."
Tho report alao blamed tho Insur
nnco companies for laxity In permit
ting tho formation of such n conspir
acy. It recommends that tho Insur
ance people study more carefully tlio
fitness of applicants for liiHiirance.
Tho names of tho Indicted today
will not bo published until next
week.
LEVEES WEAKEN
AT MOUNO CITY
CAIItO, 111., April .".Advices re
ceived hero shortly hoforo noon to
day said tho citizens of Mound City,
HI., wore threuteucd by weakening le
vees. Colonel Moriarity, command
ing tho militia hove, started for
Mound City ul onco to tako charge
of tho situation. Ho also plan to
investigate charges that soldier nl
Around City and Villa ltidgo have
been rioting.
WE
T STRIKES AT
INSURANCE FIRMS
FIGHTING NEW AW
SAI.R.V, Ore. April 6. It the
casualty Insurance companies, which
havo been acttvo In their efforts to
stir up sentiment In opposition to
tho workmen's compensation law
passed by the legislaturo, push their
opposition to the extent of Invoking
the referendum against tho law Gov
ernor West will nccept tho gago or
battle nnd carry tho fight Into their
own camp.
"If tbo casualty companies for
their selfish Interests Invoke tbo ref
erendum against this law I will go
out over tho state and defend It,"
declared tho governor today. "At
the same tlmo I will advocate state
Insurnnro and seo If wo can't Ini
tiative a law that will glvo It to us.
That ought to glvo tho Insurance
companies something to think about
besides the conivensatlon law,"
NKW YORK. April 5. Flvo thou
sand dollars for the Injection of his
soriim Into tho tubercular arm of an
unnamed millionaire was rofusod
hero today by Krodorlck Franc
Frledmnun of llcrllu, tbo dlsqovorer
of an alleged tuberculosis ouro, ac
cording to nn announcement today
by W. K. D. Stokes and Colouol Asa
lllrd Gardner or this city.
It Is stutod Frledmann refused lo
trent tbo mllllonalro bucauso of his
promise to tho United States 'public,
health officials not to accopt rtny pa
(louts oxcopt thoso of their chqos-lug.
In response to n call issued by (he
county court for expressions from
the fruit grower of (he valley re
garding (he retention of Professor
O'Qnra us pathologist for . Jackwm
county, nearly 1.10 fnutRrowcrs of
Jmvvnllejr attended (he meeting nt
Jacksonville Friday afternoon. So
large was the crowd (hat tho court
adjourned to (ho circuit court room.
For two hours (he subject was dis
cussed, tho court taking (ho matter
under advisement. The sentiment as
expressed nt the meeting was over
whelmingly in favor of the retention
of O'Gnrn, only n few dissenting
voices being heard,
A. C. Allen of (he Hollywood or
chards and It. II. Parsons of Ilillcrcst
led the discussion for tho retention
of I'rofe-sor O'Oarn, others speaking
in his favor being Stanton Griffiths,
Pnfessor George Ilcbcc, Col. Wash
burn, J. A. Westerlund, A. C. Hoover
nnd others. Opposing the retention
of O'Gani was F.d Hanley, D. M.
I.owe of Ashland, John Gore nnd Col.
Minis. Tlte.o men did not criticise
O'Gara's work but questioned the
price paid for it, stating it was too
high.
The matter was discussed in detail.
The advantages o the "Jnckson
County system" was pointed out in
nil of its phrases, including adver
tising the valley.
Following the discussion County
Commissioner I.eever explained Hint
the bearing orchards wero bearing
the exense of inspection ns (he ns
s'essed vnluation of (he orehnrds were
raised to create this fund. Ho then
announced that the court would tako
action some time during tho next
month.
EMIGRANT GIRLS
BY
KIDNAPPED
W
E
MERS
CHICAGO, April 5. Because he
sticks to his original story, despite
close and persistent questioning,- J.
Y. Lundgren, who revealed' the al
leged kidnaping ot 20 emigrant glrJ
en route to Chicago from New Yer:
at Newcastle, Pa., has practically
convinced the police' heratfiat the
girls were spirited away from their
train by white slavers.
"A youth In a brakeman's cap and
uniform boarded the train at New
castle and told tho girl's they could
stop tbero for lunch," Lundien
stated today. "Ho said nothing to
the elder women and men who ac
companied the girls and the girls
then alighted and started for the
lunchroom.
"Then tho train started and I
pulled tho signal cord. The train
stopped soveral hundred, feet from
the depot but before (ho girls couli!
catch up with It, It started again.
"I tried to get tho conductor to
wait. Ho would not listen to me.
The last I saw of the girls they wero
running after the train and scream
ing for It to watt for them. None
of them appeared to havo' any money
and none could speak Kngllsh."
TURKEY'S
CASH
SENATOR
MIXED
UP IN SCANDAL
WASHINGTON, April o. Charges
that n western senator offered in
dignities to a woman on March 2-1,
when he went tther room hero to
confer with her regnrdiug n federal
position for her husband, nro uuido
in n formal statement filed with tho
secretary of the senate by a man
whose name is withheld. The names
of tho principles in tho nffnir nro
being kept a secret. Tho person
making the complaint declares that
ho was a witness to the incident.
Tho secretary referred tho com
plaint to Yite President Marshall,
who refused to make nnd comment
or discuss the nature of tho charges.
District Attorney Wilson of tho Dis
trict of Columbia was advised of the
charges. Ho said:
"I will make no further invesli-
gution, As far as I am concerned
tho muttov will bo dropped."
PRICE OF PEACE
IN THE BALKANS
SOFIA, April C Peaco In thu
Ualkans will come when Turkey an
nounces Its willingness to pay a
heavy cash indemnity and cedo tho
Aegean Islands to tho victors, and
not until then.
This, In effect, Is the gist ot tho
formal reply by tho .Balkan allies to
tho peaco proposals of tho European
powers. Tho allies, tho reply aald,
wero willing to accept tho Turko
Uuropeau frontier tho powers pro
posed. Tho Hulgnrlan foreign oftlco do
llvorod tho reply of tho allies to rep
resentatives ot tho powers here.
FOUR GANGSTERS KILL
TAMMANY LEADER
NEW YORK. April 5. Four gung
sters early today shot and instantly
killed Eugene Smith, a Tammanjr
political leader, The shooting oc
curred on Park How, Smith's as
sailants escaped.
A brother ot the dead man said
that Smith had been mistaken for
some one olso, but tho poMeo say he
recontly had become Involved In a,
gang feud.
' ')' "