"Iff- r1 myf9-rm u ff tnwi H city HMt Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Orrmloiml sliowen. MV. AH, Mln. 12, Preelp., JM Pcrly-tlilM Yfiir, Dully Hlghtli Yrnr MEDIfORD, OIMXION, TLMCSDAY, APRIL 8, WW. NO. Id. LIU ' WILSON SAYS ABOLISH ALL TARIFF FOR COMPETITION AIM OF PRESIDENT TO REPLACE THE TARIFF CREATING MONOPOLIES Wilson Tells Conurcss Platform Pieces Must Do FullillctI Business Must Be Free to Thrive by Laws of Nature Instead of Law of Lcpjslatlon nnd Artificial Arranucmcnt Ordinal Protective Spirit Lost SlnJit of In Order to Maintain a Practically Exclusive Market Trade, Especially Foreign Trade Must Be Built Up Methods May Seem Heroic Yet Tfiey Are Genuine n emedles Motive Above Challenne More Reforms for Future PromisedMethods to Be Thorough WASHINGTON, April H. A mt jhuihI "how-do-jiiii-di)" was mud to the member of emigre Imti' todny h l'ivnt)liit Wmnlnnv Wllsun. Ail drowsing a Jiilnt session of Dm house HKil MBIlto, I III' plcsldtllll served itolloo on llii membero Hint lin liiti'inl ! In cut through another precedent hihI work shoulder to shoulder with llm iiHtiuiiV lawmaker. "I am vrv glad iHilrml," ll said, "to limn thin opportunity to nddrc tint two house of omiKrcss diicctly mill verify the impreinii Hint tint piiteidoill of (lip I'liitrd Htnlos I n puimili, not ii inrrit department of eov eminent luiilliur eoutircsH from MMIIC Ullllllnl Xtllllll Of Jl'lllollH NIVIT, mHillii( ineHingert ninl not sH'(ikiuj: KHlunilly ninl uilh hm own voice Hint lit' is ii liiinimi being Irving ti en-opernle with oilier limiiiiii beings In n coiiiinnn senior, After Hit pltmennl cxMricucc I sh'tll feel ipilto minimi in nur doming with one 'mi nt linr." Tim uiivngo; In hm follew: President's Message. To llio Kcnnli' ninl I lie house of icprcuciitiitlvc: I hnvo onllod !ln emigres together in extraordinary session because ii iluly win laid iixiit llic pmty now in imwor ut Hip recent elections which it ought to Miiforni proniplly, in nuler Hint the burden curried ly tlu jiooplo iiinlcr existing law may lie lightened a Minn iin possible mill in order, also, Unit the liiino Interests of I lie country may not ho kept loo long in MiNMititH iih to what I lie fiscal change mo to he to which they will In rcmilicd to ndjust themselves.. It It i clear to llm whole connttv tluit llm tmiff duties must lie nllrrcil. They impM he changed to meet llm radical iilicriilliin in the conditions of onr ccoiiointe life which Hie count rv lino witnessed within the IiihI genera lion. While (he whole face anil iuhHioiI of our iiiiliiHtrinl mid com meieiiil life were being changed bo jiuiil loengnitlnit the tuiiff schedules have reiiiniiied what they weio hcfoio llio change begun, or have moved In the diloclioii I hey weie given when ini In rue eiriiiuiislnnco of iiur indust lint ileM'lopi'iimut was wliat it is to. lay, Our lank is to iiurc them witli the acliuil facts. The homier SUFFRAGETTE ILL IN BRITISH JAIL LONDON, Apiil 8 It was lepoilcd Imliiy that Miss Kuu'Immi had tnif feicd a nervous hiciikdnvvn ami is in 11 clti kcmI eumlllioii. American pin tests uoncuriiitiK thu foieiblu feeding of Miss Hmeivoii eauHeil Uudor Ilomu Kccrelury (Iriffilhs to announce, in thu house of commons today that hoi' condition is (Wlsfiuttory." Misrt Olivo Wliarry today eoniplcled her Huuteiica for selliiiK firu to Hie ntslaiiiiuit pavilion at thu Kow Hot miical (laiik'iis. , .MIsh Anno Kennedy, Mih. l'mik liinstV ehiol' lieutenant, was arrested u( Hiil'l'iiigctlo h(iadiuiiilei'M today mid clini'Keil wilh inciting to violence. Kim will hu liieil in How Slieut couit (oiuunuW) FA AMERICAN Hint is ilium the sooner we shall cs enpe from suffering from the facts mnl the sooner our men of business will he fiee to thrive by llm law or nature (Ihe nature or free business) iiiNlrml of by Inw of legislation mid aitilicUtl nrrmiKi'mrnl. HllIK l'i .MouoNil)r. We Iiiim seen tariff lecislatinu w muler mtv fnr afichl in nur iln Miry far imleeil frmii the liehl in which our proNponty iniht have hail n normal giowlh mnl stimulaliou. Nu one who lonks Ihe facts inpinrely in in the face or knows an. think' that lies heiieulh Ihe surface of action can fail In pciceio the principles usm which tariff IcpMntiou ban been bnseil. We lone "K" passed be- yoiiil the modest notion of "protect int" the iinliistrien of the country mnl moved bohlly forwunl to the idea that they were cntitliil to the direct patroimcu of the pivenimeut. For n ioiiK time a lime mi Jh Hint the iikii now netivc in public policy hardly remember the conditions that preceded It wii have sought in our Inriff sehrdiileM to give each Kfim oT mauufnehirers or producer what they themselves thought that I hey needed in older to maintain n prac tically exclusive market as nainst the ret of the world, t'on-cinusly or unconsciously, we haxe built up a set nf prls ilexes mid exemptions from comnctilioii liehinil which it was ensv bv any, een the erudeHl, forms of combinations to orKanize monosily; until at lat nothing is normal, noth ing is obliced to stand Hie tests of cfieictiev mid economy, in our world nl'bi business, but c cry think Ihiiw's by conceited airaneiiient. Onlv new pnneides of action will muc us from a limit hnrd cr.Nstnlliratlon of mon oHily mid n complete loss of the in fluences that iulekcu enterprise, and keep independent flinty alive To Almllsh I'HvilCKe. It is plain what those principles must lie. We must nbolish ever.. thing that bears even the Mmihlciieo ot pihilenc or of any kind of aitifieial ihhauliiKC, mid put our buHiuess men and produwcis under tin stimulation of a constant necessity to lie effi cient, economical, and eiiteipiihinj;, musters of competitive supremacy, (Continued on 1'aKo. 0) NEW TIFF LOWERS LIVING COST l)y roiiKrcHsman Harrison of New York. WASHINGTON, 0. C, April S- Tho present tariff hill Is 11 most earn est attempt to lower tho cost of llv Iuk, break tho power ot tariff pro tected monopolies nnd lighten tho burden of taxation which has pr.u inlleil sluro and huforo tho civil war. AmorUnn producers of food nnd clothing uiul other necessities will no longer niouonolUo tho homo market. They must compute on fair terum with tho producers or other lauds, Thn consumers will honutU thiough getting n better nrtlclo for Ichs urlce. Tho attempt of tho gov ernment Is to shift thp burden of taxation from tho masses of the con sumors to tho hacks of thu wealthy, thnso most nblo to pay tho expenses of Kovoruiiiunt. Kvury dollar col- locted by thn Income tax melius a dollar loss 011 tho tariff burden ot tho people. Tho following romimo of drastic loductloiis lllustrntus tho far-reach-Ing effect of thu hqw tmiff bill; MEN ift, lJV ' PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPflPH PPPJPM m. iHW', ' Birpflpppd HUBbx V IIHBPVl' a n 2 JWi Vr fPpjPjppWfc K. wmtr m. p k 4mP v jlPJPPPP-PPK .PEP PP. Hflr W ;wS" irf' pkEpjpIppppb .pHpppW tv- 'i spppMppppppI ,r .PPPP v, ',.. - rr?'l PPPPPP .PPPPPPl .H iiTr " ppppapppppS ppppppPSipjpppppPB pppppppsippppppppj PPPPPPPPPPPPkl 4klJmZm l PPPPPPPPPPPkB ppppppppppkH ' 4Pri JB pppppppppppkl PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPS. jIm. Jm.- ".- ' PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPfl ippppppppppR m nfeki.' . w m PPPJP PPJhH flpjpjpPP - P 5xP fflTM PPJHHBfli iff bViI, . j t pnL. Ibb AbbbW i jbf HMrA.Euk W VlVBVHV&. 0PBkiBBVW TIP' BVH l Ii VB VK mi UPaBPsV' fBBnBHf f PaV li HHBwpMii bV mBHVJHVR AHvAHv ml From b'ft In rihl 1 lop row) (leor-e I- M.iktr, lliir I' Unu or, Thomiis I imoiit, James Stilluiau. FORCES 400 FOOT GAP ST. FRANCIS LEVEEi MK.MIMIIS. Tenu.. April 8. KorcliiK u gni IUU feat wlilu and In tiiiilntliii; mllllond ot acre., thn St. Krnucl- luvue, S3 miles south of here, broke nt t o'clock thin morning. The rlvir fell nx Inches hero today, In dicating Hint n tremendous volume of w nter It iioiirlng through the kI Tho liihuliltnnt- of tlio Inundated district were warned nnd flcil In time to prevent fatnlltle- Thu cap Is KruwIiiR contlnuall' wider A SAO LOVE TALE IN LEPERS COLONY ST. PKTKItSlllMU?, April R. Thn lepers' colony nt Klschl.ik Mnchnu produces a ad love. tale. A well known It11nHln.11 professor was In low with n heniitlful Klrl. lleforo tho wcddlni; It developed Hint he had leprosy, lie told bis sweetheart. She Insisted on the wcddlni,'. Upon the return from tho honeymoon tho hits hand became worso ninl wnu reman 1 to llio lepor colony. Tho wlfo then developed the dlienso and w iih 'sent to join liur husband. The huuh.ind died. Not wishing to bring a lep- rony-tnlnled child Into the world, thu wife committed suicide. Food All duty Is removed fruui fresh and prepared meats, This mentis that meat from tho Argentine llvpubllu will bo Impot table to com lulo with tho products of American puckers. Hlscults, wafers nnd bread will ho free, opening tho markets ot tho world to overy consumur nnd pro ldlng 11 formldnhlo rival to tho bis cuit trust. Tho old I'ayno law only remitted tho duty only on unsweet ened biscuits, thereby preventing for eign Importations because practical ly till biscuits nnd wnfura contain some sugar. Fruits Citrus fruits, lemons, oranges and grapefruits nro reduced fiom 116 to U cunt 11 pound, thereby oponlng tho murkots of tho Mediter ranean to America. Tho old l'aynn law offectunlly prevented competi tion, limiting tho citrus fruit supply to California 11ml Florida. Fresh fruits will bo cut from 25 cents to 10 cunts pur bushel, permitting Im portations from Canada and thu tropics, t WHO SUCCEED TO MORGAN'S POWER. 10 WILL HELP j PAY COST OF ROOT FUNERAL?! i Willi ulll lieln 111IV lin. osl of t-!l IftMit- illiio; ntd:uj)Qijit, Thoy aru as follewn: ' 1'eil, the unilertaker i:il.U( Snureil Heart Hipitul J.1.7A Dr. Marion, physician 120.00 $1(10.7.-1 All thu propel ty Kd Hoot lett was tlUO invoted in Hie JaokMin County HuddiiiK and Loan association. This monev should go to the cemetery ns sociation to pay for iteriietunl enre for I-'d'.s crave. Kd had a horror of being- buried by the county. Small donations nro asked from his friemN, In help defray these ex pciiscK. Scud the money to the Mail Tribune. Them has heon subscribed: Mail Tribune 1..00 P.. (1. Trowbridgo 10.00 It Theatre .'i.OO Win. (leriK 00 F. L. Ton Velio 0.00 AL HAItTFOHI), Conn.. April S.--Tho (imoudment to the federal constitu tion providing for O10 direct election of United Stntes setinjors became ef fective today when tho Connecticut legislature ratified the amendment today Connecticut Is the IlGth state to ratify tho law, this making It operative. Li NBW YOinC, Ai.nl 8. Ui-rc blocks of Ainulgitnmted weio bought nttho oiieniiiL- of the stock market to day in anticipation of a favorable re port by the copper producers asso ciation, l'n-sl nriees throimhout Ihe list showed small and irregulnr gains, with n stiUeninx ot most ot llio spec illative featuies. Several of tho in fluential slocks displayed bullish ac tivity. Tho market dosed firm. RED CROSS RELIEF FUND SAN FRANCISCO NOW $73,000 SAN FKANCISCO, Cnl., April 8. At 110011 today tho Hod Cioss flood rollot fund hnd reached f7a.0ri9.3S. Most of this camo from San Fran cisco though a fair portion was con trlbuted from tho country near by POPULAR ELETON SENATORS A Uarto 1 llrpbiir . Ijwer run 'SINGLE DETECTIVE VISIT TO CONGRESS WASHINGTON. April 8. Attend I'd by a single corct sen ice aent, President Woodnnv Wilson" jiro'ecod- ed to the capital today o ver(iiinlly nddri'sM the mvuihert of congress. This is only one of thejnnuy luuovn tions planned. Within the next ueek President Wilson ejcccts to meet jiersonnlly overy member of eon(;rcs, making frequent visits to bolb houses to pet in contact with the lawmakers (ht sonnlly. President Wilson refused to com ment on the suggestion thnt Hie pro ceedings outlined for todny hnvored of n "speech from the throiii," The president left the white houso immediately after today's cabinet nieotiiiK mid wus received by Speaker Champ Clark nnd Vice President Marshall in the speakerV room. Aft er both houses had been jointly or ganized, two members of each bod) were upHiiutei to escort the presi dent to the rostrum. POPE'S CONDITION E HO.MB, April s Tho condition of Pope Plus Is growing worse this af ternoon, according to a report. At 3:30 o'clock Home time. Dr. Murchl afava was again railed hastily to tho Vatican, Ho remained an hour at the pope's bedside. E BY WAY OF ORIENT WASHINGTON, April 8. James llryce, retiring lirltlsh ambassador und Mrs. llryco nro to go by rail to Snn Francisco, In tho first leg ot their trip to tho Orient, which starts at tho end of the present month, llryce oxpects to attend the constitu ent assembly In China, and will ro from Pektn to Kuglaud by easy stages, CLUB TO DISCUSS TERMS OF UPTON'S CHALLENGE HKl.FAST, Ireland, April 8. To decldo whether to send Sir Thomas Upton's unconditional chillengo to tho Now York Yacht cluU,"to secure another International yacht race, the Koyal Ulster Yacht club will meet hero tonight. GUARDS WILSON IN GROWS WORS PRIVILEGE ! MESSAGE READ 1 IN 8 MINUTES BY PRESIDENT Address Deemed One of Most Re markablc Ever Delivered Crowd Listens to Wilson Precedent Meets Favor President Has Detective Sit With Him In Auto Great Demand for Tickets of Admission WASHINGTON, U. C, April ST When the house gallery was opened at 10 o'clock, 300 women, carrying cards of aduilzslon, stood outside. Wires and daughters of the members of congress, arrayed In spring finery, pushed and hauled In a mad rush for seats. Cards of admission brought from IS to $10. Capitol officials took moving pic tures of President Wltaon's visit. For tho first time since the Span-sh-Amerlcan war, Admiral Dewey sat on the floor of the house, a privi lege accorded him by congress. At 1 1 o'clock every scat was filled and hundreds of persons arriving later were unable to enter the gar lories. Iteari In Klglit Minute. Kn route to the capltol, President Wilson insisted that Jimmy Sloan, chief ot the secret service men at the White house, ride on the;setwtth him Instead ot on the front with the chauffeur, It required but a little over eight minutes for the president to make his opening remarks and deliver his message to congress. As soon as he had finished reading his message, tho president returned to tho White house, tho entire proceedings con suming only 37 ruluutes. At 1:0S o'clock tho houso ad journed to Thursday. Tho senators returned to their own chambers and after transacting brief routine busi ness adjourned to tomorrow. Tho president's address was re garded by congress as one of the most remarkable ever delivered be fore an American legislative body. Senators and congressmen were pleased with tho precedent estab lished by Wilson Speech Most Remarkable. More than S00 cane seats were placed In the aisles of the chamber, und numerous congressmen, fearing they would bo unable to reach their seats because of tho crowds, arrived at the capltol two hours before the president was scheduled to speak. Ordinary tickets of admission were useless, the police guarding the doors demanding special bluo tickets. The demand for these tickets was so great that many congressmen were unable to get them for their own families. Speaker Clark called the Joint ses sion to order at 12:30 o'clock. Walt to Seo Wilson. Thousands waited for hours, out side the capltol to get a glimpse of Piesldent Wilson. Tho crowd wad so great that Mrs. Marshall, wlfo ot the vice president, had difficulty In securing admission to tho chamber, although she carried a bluo ticket of admission. Congressmen Underwood, Palmer and Mann met President Wilson in Speaker Clark's office Tho entire assemblage arosu as they escorted him ,to tho chamber. There wus a scattering of hand clapping when Speaker Clark intro duced Hie president. At tho conclu sion of his address thero was a mild demonstration In tho galleries, but It was Ignored by tho president. SUFFRAGE LOSES IN DKTUOIT, Mich.. April 8. Suf frage Is given a vote of 53,127 In favor mid U4,101 against lu lucom- lueie louuiiH iium 11 cuuiuiea 111 11101 slate, followiug jesterday'a election. I ENGUSH D WITH JAPANESE Recognition of New Republic Dis cussed by Cabinet Attempt to Srlng Universal Recejnlthwi Falls, Nations Refusing to Take Action Bryan 'Refuses to Discuss DeJHMra tions or Probable Course ef United States Government WASHINGTON', April B.ltccoff nition of the republic of China was discussed by Ihe cabinet todny. Thu attempt of Hie administration fo bring- universal recognition ot the Chinese republic by the nations failed ns England and Jnpun notified Hie United States Hint they would lint tbke such notion now, mid Germany, France mid Itussin nro expecto dlo .net similarly. The South American republics are willing to recognize tho republic. Secretary of Statu Ilryan would not discuss the cabinet's delibera tions. UNION RECOGNIZED B1 PACIFIC GAS SAN FRANCISCO, CaL, April 8. Uy officially recognizing the Light and Power Council of California, which embraces. local unions of flvs different crafts, the Pacific Gas & Klectrlc company has removed the possibility of a strike of these m-u throughout the state, according to an announcement here today. Tho company at first refused to deal with tho council in the matter ot a wage increase, although expressing a will ingness to treat with tho Individual unions, A referendum vote ot the unions was then taken, and the com pany, to avoid a strike, recognized the council. I DEFEND ALL VIOLENCE AMSTKHOAM, April S. The Dutch bond for women's suffrage, which recently sent an official ro btiko to the militant suffragettes ot Knglatnl for their arsou and bomb throwing tactics, has received & re ply. It says lu part: "Political conditions existing in Knglatnl make militancy imperative lu the struggle now being carried 011 for women's enfranchisement. This movement has been actively In exis tence for GO years, and during that time every so-called constitutional means has been tried unavullably." BALKANS DEFY BY LONDON, April 8 In tho face ot strong opposition from the Kuropcan powers, Montenegro and Servla ant continuing tho sleguof Scutari today. Tho fleets of the powers have tight ened their blockade about Monte negro's ports and It is somi-offlclally stated that tho Ilrlttsh admiral war nod tho Montenegrin premier that hu would land marines uuleua the demands of tho powers aru com plied with within three days. Diplomats here agree toduy tliut a conflict between Austria and Mon tenegro seems unavoidable, but it In Improbable thut thu other powers will become involved. AGAINST H NA POWERS CONTINUING SEIGE il