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Oregon Mlufwlcal (hill Medford Mail Tribune WEATHER Heavy fnt tonight, Olertr, warmer Wed. M. HI, nin. !H SECOND EDITION firty -llilnl Yinr Dull) UlHlilll Vi or WILSON AGAIN VOICES PROTEST TO CALIFORNIA President's Final Word sent Gover nor Johnson Requests That no Dis crimination he Shown Atjalnst Na tions Havlnn Treaty Ohlloatlons. No Objection (o Law Excluding all Aliens From Owning Land hut In vidious Discrimination Deplored. WASHINGTON, April 22, Prosl dent Wilson's (liuil word coiicarnliu Hut nnll-nllim littiil laws now jicml Iiik In thb California legislature win cut t(i Governor Johnson nml Ilia presiding tifflturu In both house of tin Mate legislature todny u the following inlritmm: heck I'llrniMilp Only. "I speak un ttio assumption, which I nm miro U wo,l founded, Hint the mh)Ip of California do not (Intro Ihnlr rupresi'iilntltei nml thnt the representative neither wish nor Intend- In nny clrcuinstniico to cm lnrrHM the government of tho United KtRltw In It dealings with n notion with which It him most earnestly nml cordially sought to iiinlntnln rela tion of gcnulno friendship nml Reed will nml thnt least of nil do thoy do lro to do anything which might Im pair treaty obligation nr rnm doubt on the honor nml pond faith of tho nation nml government. "Therefore I appeal In the lit in out confidence to tho people, tho gover nor "nil tho legislature of California, to not In (ho mutter now under con aldorntlnu In u manner (tint cniinot, frum nny point of view, tin fnlrly 'rlinllenKed!W'rnlled In question. If thoy deem It nccessnry to exclude nil Miens who Imvo not declared their Intention to lircomo cllUen from the prlt liege of Inml ownership, they win do no along linen nlrcudy fot luwod In tho laws of many other Mule. u nd foreign countries, Includ ing Jnpnn herself. Invidious ills urlmlnatlnn will Inevitably draw In question tho treaty obligation of llio gnttiruuiatit of thn Pulled States. Registers I'mtcht. "I icglster my very earnest nml respectful protest against nny dis crimination In HiIh case, not only because I doom It my duty a chief utccullvo of tho niitlon, hut also, nml mori) rondlly because I hulluvo tho people nml tho legislative authorities of Cullforiilii will generously respond In n moment to u matter frankly pro M'litcd to tliein nil a question of tin tlonnl policy nml n question of nil tlonnl honor. If they hnvo Ignored thin point of view It In, I nm euro. because thoy illil not roollzo whut nml huw niuth ,wni Involved." DOUGLAS, Arl., April 22. -Tho constitutionalist' honihiinlmiint of tho port of Gunynin, Sonorn, rontlu tied todiiy. with tho Mexican fodornl garrison replying briskly, Tho fcdornla Imvo rocolved n fresh mipply of nminiinltlou nml It U be lluved thoy n ro In n position to offor n long rcalstnnco. 'During tho iiIrIU ilio robots woro strengthened hy the nrrlvnl of hqv 0 nil companies of border recruits. Thoy now greatly oiitnunihor thn federals, Tho Unltod Htntcfl cruiser Califor nia U standing cIoho to shoro, with lioutH ready to take nbonrd nny Aiiunlnuia who wIhIi to leuvo tho city. HOIS OF 12,000 VIOKSUUIKI, MUh., April 22. Jloro tlinii 12,001) poiHoim tirft llirent ciu'il with tho Iohm of their homes in IIiIh iliritiiet today following tho lircnldiitfiif tho MlHHitiHlppi vivorloveu nl YooilliUvn, Miwu lu'iir lieio. Ilor oio nttcmptH tiro lieini; miiilo to hold tho wulur in uliuulc. REBEL BOMBARD PO GUAYMAS STATE TO DEFY NATION B M AGAINS1 TAPS Governor Johnson Forced by Public Sentiment to Come out In Open Thinks California Should not he Slnylcd Out tor Attack. Only Legislation Deemed Absolutely Essential tor Preservation of State and People to he Passed. HACKAMKNTO. Cul.. April 23. At n coiifiirunro of n ucoro of Miimtors with (lovurnor Hiram W. Johnion Into todity III tho ejeciltlvo offlciii, ll wn nureitil thnt tho word "InnllKlhtu ulleii'' ii ro to remitln In tho neiiatu hill, nml Hint tho policy utnbodled In tho iiieiiniiro an drawn nt pronent will lio.mntnliicd. The nntl-allcn bill will tm hurried throimh. KAfliAMKNTn, Cut.. April 22 Aiitl-laiid leuUtntiou In llio ni'iialo in today in n itlatA of nhnox. Willi llm tiMembly bill under eoti Hiderntioii, nml the hcnnlo hill well up on llii' file, nl leant three net of nuiemliiU'iilH nre nwuitiuc nelion, on every ouo of whloli n bitter fiKht in exHeted. How innny more ninemt. nieulM nr to lie introduced before tho bill finnlly iH in Mmpe for roll enll, no one in the upper hounn will predict. Moor lendeni ndmit todny Hint Ioiir debnteH nml eninplienled iiuirmlmenlA mny cnuo final nelion on llio tiiciiMure to be delayed until tho cIonIiik hours of the Necsiou. Jolumnil' StnCrmeiit. floxernor Ilirnm JohtnionV Ntnteuient, which todny linn been made publio, nml in which be txplntim Cnliforuin'rt nttiludo on ntiti-tilirti laud IcKiilntinn. Iiiih bnd little ef feet on Hie Inwmuken. They nny Hint JuhtifMin wiik forced to come into the eii on the mihject by tho Hcntiuiciit of tlin people of tho Htntc, nml Hint In nl will !' forced to mikii nny antl-nlirii bill that in pniHcd by the lepHlntuie, for the hiiiiic ren noil, refill dlHU of III own pergonal opiuloii in the mutter. Tho coventor, in bit Mnlement, eontemled that, iunmniich iin the hjf islature U ceiiHidcrini: uu alien land hill that i not discriminatory, Cali fornia Hhoiild not bo Ninclcd out for nn nttuek for exrreiiiinir tho Hiime rinht which he ilcclnren 1ms been . , . ...I.. I t... llm exereiHcii ny mauj- nimen, "" United Stutei iih well. Mo referred to nuti-nlieit laud laws in WatihiuK ton. MinneHota. Missouri, Kentucky, Oklnhonm and Tcxiih. nml n United SlnteH slatute covcrninir the Imldinj? of Inml tu tho District of Columbia'. I,eHliIllon Iioutlnt. "Tho eltnrnetcrof llio present Cali fornia leuiHlnturc," tho governor said in conoluslon, "in to Ktmrwitco that only lejjittnlloii deemed nhsolu lily essenlial for Hie preservation of llio state nml the protection of the Htntc' people leuislntioii tinviiiR its precedent in tho eiinctincnl of the national co eminent nml tho vinioim stntCH will ho passed. And pucIi meaRiiren n may bo enacted, will he considered thoroughly, calmly, judi cially nml without piejitdieo or din oriiniuntiom" SUNDRY CIVIL BILL PASM HOUSE WA811INOTON, April 22. Thoro was no session of tho noniito todny, but tho Iioiiro jubI nt noon. It tiRreod to day nml night spbbIoiib nml piuaod tho sundry civil bill, nBBieKatliiK SIICJOR.OOO. Tho coinmlttoo hna nlso stinted nn InvoHtlKiitlon of tho hIuppIiir of Hop rcBontiitlvo BIiiih' fnco by Vrealdont (llovor of tho HIkkb National limik. Tho Htiiulry nlvll bill curried tho olniiso to which former President Tu ft objiiolod thnt foililddinjr tho Kovornmcnt to spend piouoy to pro secitto fannorH' oiKiinixntlona and labor unions under tho tennn of tho Shminnn nntl-titiRt law. It nlso car ried ffllOO.OOO for tho San I'Vonulsco uspouitioti, MEDFORD, FRANK L.POLK, WHO WILL ENFORCE UNDERWOOD TARIFF Fifty ier cent of the Inlk nbout the larilf, which is nuw t rouhliiir the house, Hie Heiinte, nml the iiresidvut will in a few iinmtlis sinuner down to jut one man-Frank U. Folk, who. it Iiiih been nnnoiiuced from Wnsh- inutou. will be mimed collector of eiiilonts nt the port of New York by President Yilson. Fifty per cent nl the iinsirtutioiiH into tho United States during the Inst fiscal year went throiiuh New York. In other words, the total value of imports was s,(i:.:tJrtl.ti:il. ami the value of those comliiK through New York wns f 817, im.80.1. If he names Folk, the president will have slaip"il Tummnuy Hull, (ho democratic ntvanualior gostTfTiving" sent ' skyward; BY PAYNE TARIFF WASHINGTON, April 22. Four democratic members of the wny mid menus committee, which is framing tho Underwood tariff bill, today sub milled their report to the house. The roport denounces tho Fiiyno law, alleging Hint trusts nml monopo lies throve under republican govern ment. The demoernts estiiunte thnt tho annual receipt under the Un derwood tariff bill will nggregato $1100,000,000 nml the cxpcm.es of government will be $004,700,000. Thoy rstitnnte thnt tho income tux will bring in revenue of $70,000,000 which will more tiinti overcome the deficit I'uuscd by reduction of tariff duties. It is declared that tho cost of all product has increased -10.7 per cent bIiico 1HD7. Hjiccific increase men tioned nre: Fnrm products, 0.1.2 per cent; food, -10.7 per cent; clothing, :ir. per cent; metal nml implements, 18.2 por cent; furniture, 21.2 per cent. Tho greutost Increases speci fied on lurtl 18 1 per cent and on mcsH porkr 122 per cent. I0LD TO ENLARGE DITCH RAIiKM, Ore., April 22. Tho stale desert land hoard ha todny passed n resolution requesting tho Central Oregon Irrigating Company to appear within fifteen days nml show cause, if nny, why tho board should not bo trio action on tho comnanv' bond to compel it to comply with its contract with tho Btato. This contract calls for tho oiilargemeut of tho Central Orcgin Caiuil to n capacity to servo all the laud sold in tho Powell llutte district in Crook county, WOOD VISITING POSTS ALONG TEXAS BORDER TKXAS CITY, Texas, April 22. Repudiating report that tho nmiy mohilUntloii point Is to bo removod from this point, Major flenernl Wood, iilitot' of stuff of tho United Stale a nny, has declared today that ho Hunh movo is contemplated. Major General Wood is visiting posts in this dUtrid. .i""i "i"- ' OUI5CI0N, TUItfiDAY, A PHIL 22, 1913. BELGIANS WIN GENERAL STRIKE FOR SUFFRAGE Political Walkout Sucessful After Half Million Toilers lay Down Their Tools for a Week to Secure Votes Government Yields. Agreement to Consider Reforms Vic tory for Socialists Workers Ex pected to go (o Work Thursday. HKU88EI.8, 'April 22. Feiidlnu the appointment of a commlnslon to liiveatlcato their demund for equal MiffruKe, the political ttrlke In lUil eluui of r.OO.OOU worker! who laid down their tool for their political rlKht was broiiKht to an end today Tint ftrlkera Vera victorious, win- nlns Rovernmeutal recognition when the chamber of deputies, Including Rovertinient inrmbera, voted to nc cept thn HolKlon premier's pro)oial to appoint a commlislon to invcitl- Rate the mffraRo ciuentlon and draft electoral reforms. Tho commission already has been named nml will meet tomorrow, Its work being practically to arbitrate tho differences between aoclnllits nnd tho government. The ROTernmout'i agreement to consider roforms is a victory for the socialists, and many of the strikers nre expected to resume work Thurs day. RAKER APPEALS TO PRESIDENT FOR ALIEN LAND LAW WASHINGTON. April 22. De olarlnR that tho sentiment In tho California leelslaturo 'for n drastic measure aimed directly at Jnimn wus overwhelming. Consrcsamon linker, Kuttuer nnd Church of California fervently appealed to President Wil son to continue lite "hnuds oft" pol icy In regard to tho autl-nllcn legis lation In thnt state. The congressmen suggested that If tho administration refrained from Interfering In tho atute's ntfnlrs, n referendum mlRht be attached to the ponding untl-nllcn land bill In order that tho sentiment of tho people ot thn wholo state may bo ascertainable. Representative llukor declared the prosent situation In hit state eclipses the situation thcro which resulted In Chinese exclusion. Promotion of white sluvery was another of tho charges lodged against the Japanese by linker. Ho nlso recited their encroachments upon agricultural communities, declaring thoy were cheapening the land. The Japs, ho said, wero honeycombed about San Francisco. President Wilson asked tho Call fornlans todny to produce statistics asserting tho matter required serious attention. He will confer ngulu to morrow with tho Callfornlans. PEACE PROPOSALS IN T CIIARLF.STON, W. Vu., April 22. In uu effort to settle tho conl mines strikes in the Paint Creek and Cabin Creek districts of tho state, n con vention of bituminous coal miner was culled hero todny. Governor 1 la I field attended tho conference nnd presented a peace proposal. ARIZONA PLANS FOR $50,000 FAIR BUILDING P1IOF.N1X, Arir., April 22. Ari rouu will have n $30,000 building nt tho Sun Francihco exposition nud one costing $20,000 ut tho San Diego fnir, if tho recommendation of the senate npproprintions committee is endorsed. The minority member of llio commit tco filed n report favorable to the appropriation of $80,000 nml $10,000 respectively for tho two ftiira. WOMEN DRESS AS LUNATICS SAYS BA8IL KING i i in B 's rarararararaBraHaHra' m "I walked d mn Iifth avenue in New York the other dav," Hasil King, the writer of fiction, told a loton rexirter, and it seemed. Hint I mif-t have been nt n fancy dress ball in a lunatic iiNvlum. The women won? the craziest and moht flaring color. 1 felt ns if I bad been looking nt n Cubist picture. I hnve no doubt tin nffeets the people sentenced to watch it dav after day. "We iied to underslitnd Hint n civilization progre-tcd the tendency was for women to cover up their bod ies more. Now the tendency seems to bo reversed. The gnudy nnd weird clothing worn by women kill everything except their figures, nnd with their lint obcure whatever spiritual qunlittcH they may have in their faces." E nr F- FEDERAL ATTORNEY SKATTI.K, Wash., April 22. Un willing to dmp the telephone trust iiuiuiry summarily, the federal grand jury, which was convened in February is holding off it final report until Mny f, the last day of the present term of court. The jury wns ex acted to nsk for it discharge. Mon day afternoon. Instead, following n conference between United Slntes District Attorney Itiddell nml Samuel Hill, nrcMdciil of the Home Telephone company of Portland, nml Itiddell' presence in the jiiryroom for nbout nn hour, the jury nt f o'clock nsked Judge Ciishmaii for n recc-s until Mny 5. It wns stilted that tho jury is awaiting nisurnnco from the at torney general that Hie telephone probo will not bo dropcd. The telephone investigation wn cut off when Former District Attor ney Coiner of Washington nnd Mc Court of Oregon were relieved from office upon tlie inauguration of the new administration. .Nn new district attorney has been permanently named for Washington so fnr, nud it is like ly thnt when he is named, Attorney General MeKeynoliU. will determine definitely upon n further plan of procedure. E ' SAN KKANCISCO. Cal., April 22. Providing tho IUtchle-Murphy bout cannot bo arranged for July 4, Pro motor James Coffroth Is planning to day to match Luther McCarty nnd tho winner ot tho Gunboat Smith Jesa WHIard scrap for tho above dato. Smith and Wlllnrd will clnsn hero about tho middle ot May, ut a dato to bo decided Inter. It la stated that McCarty is show ing un Inclination to meet the win ner ot this affair. Smith Is now on tho vaudovlllo stage In tho cast and tho dato ot his next fight cannot bo determined until his theatrical con tract expires. W. E. Showman Dead. PORTLAND. Oro April 32. W. H. Showman, editor of tho Western Stock Journal, Is doad hero today from enncor. Showman's homo was tu Oregon City. Ho forniorly owned the Albany livening Herald, TELEPHON PROBE AWATS NAM NOD WHITE SLAVE XFOSE VA ROMAN TALE Los Angeles Scandal Assumes Wide Proportions Millionaires' Club In volved by Confessions of Girl Vic timsBusiness Men Involved. Motion Picture Actress Sentenced to Six. Months In Jail But Sentence Suspended Pending Aid. to Police. LOS ANGKLKH. Cal.. April 22.--'When the truth of this white slave traffic In Los Angeles Is out It will rival the disgusting talcs of ancient Home and the present clubs of Lon don and Paris." This was tho declaration today ot Detective Edward King, who Is con ducting the probe Into the doings ot an alleged girl-chattel ring here, and who declared that the probe Is to be carried to a conclusion tbnt will astound the entire state. "Duslncss men and men of tho learned professions arc mixed In this affair." continued King, "and their connection is pretty suro to be brought out before we are through." Subpoenas have been Issued for 20 persons to appear tomorrow, as wit nesses at tho preliminary hearing of Mr. Joslti Rosenberg, charged with pandering. Among those for whom subpoenaas have been Issued, the po lice say. Is George H. Dlxby. a multi millionaire of Long Beach. Other developments In tho caae are: Sentencing or K. J. DivU., an .al leged associate ot Mrs; Josle Rosen berg, proprietor ot, a fiilt Btreet X9r sort, to six months In Jail; filing of a second white slavery charge against Mrs. Rosenberg; sentencing of Miss Kitty Phillips, motion picture actress, to 180 days In jail on the charge of vagrancy. Miss Phillips was the orlRlnal complainant against Mrs. Rosenborg, her charges Instituting tho probe that may result In the wholesale expose. Slio was given a suspended sentence and at onco do parted In company with officers. It was reported that she will aid tho state In securing certain evidence. OF POLICE GRAFT SAN FRANCISCO, Cul., April 22. To allow a thorough probe into the charge that tho San Francisco !o llce nro in league with gangs of bunco men affd swindler, the sentencing of Maurice De Martini, a convicted swindler who preferred the charges, wns put over for two week today. De Martini allege that tho police received fifteen per cent of $100, 000 or moro Hint was cleaned up by hi gnng in San Francisco. Tho po lice official and patrolmen in volved in the charge deny them in toto, and declare they are made in retaliation for the police activity nguiust the bunco rings. 4000 CHILDREN OUT ON STRIKE. PITTSBURG PITTSBURG, Pa., April 22. Four thousand school chlldreu, pupils of 35 soparnto schools, nre on strlko hero today because S. L. Heeter, re cently acquitted ot charges made against him by pretty Ethel Fisher, IS, a formor maid In his homo, Ki re tained as superintendent ot publio schools. The children paraded tho down town district today, A 4 year old girl was struck by a car and killed while attempting to Join tho marchers. PRINCESS BITTEN BY DOG SHOWING SIGNS OF RABIES DliF.SDKN, Saxony, April 22. Following their being bitten by a lap dog which sinco ha shown signs of rabies, Princes Mary Immnoulatu, sister-in-law of King Frederick Aug. list of Saxony, nud her nttondiiut ure, under u phynioinu'a earn today. NO. 20. S3 Executive Committee Named by Com mercial Club to Take Charge of Ef fort to Secure Signatures to Irri gation Contracts. Strenuous Effort to be Made to En list Support of Everyene to Aid In Developing Valley. . "'! ','.' J'. An executive commiitce ;e$iljt.ifj , of C. M. KngllMi. J. C. Ilrown, Wlf. Hubbard, W. tX. Campbell nnd J. K. Wntt wan appointed Tuesday morn ing ut n meeting of tho Commercial club special commiltco nnd niembcra to organize nnd supervise nn effective campaign among Inml owner to re cure signatures for irrigation con- .traefs. This committee will" main tain n secretary, to bo constantly at the servico of applicants, list land owners, mnp out districts, route car of volunteer contract workers, nnd tabulate the result secured, in other words systematize tho campaign so thnt every landowner will be reached wjth a little effort a possible. Joe Drown was selected to net n secretary for the committee, with of fices in the Palm building. Every one desirous of co-operating er as sisting in the campaign, is requested to inform Mr. Iirown. Those wha Imvo car they nre willing. to donate, will notify him nlso. F.nc.li day' wprk will be laid out by Mr. Drown m advance. ..JCucsday1 BfteroooH.tHreeears'wcnt out and half n dozen ure wanted for Wednesday. Five cars of business men who worked Mondny reported good Hite ce.ss in seeming contracts and in in teresting land owner in the propo sition. Many were seen nnd jovernl hundred ncres signed up, principally in small tracts. At a meeting of the Merchants' as sociation Mondny evening, irrigation wn tho main topic discussed. Di rector of the Commercial club were present nnd tho hcurty co-ojicrntinn of both organizations pledged in se curing contract. President Perry named the following special commit tee including himself to look nftcr the subject: George Putnam, P. II. Hubbard, IT. C. Gnmett, W. P. Isaac, S. A. Nye, C. M. English, J. W. Mitchell, Wm. Gerig, C. I Schieffelin, T. W. Mile and J. E. Wntt. Tins committee met Tuesday nt the Canal company' of fice. In addition to tho committee there were, present representative from nil bank nnd nearly all busi ness houses nnd nn energelio cam paign nsMired. T CANCEL BRITISH TREATY WASHINGTON, April 22. Stute department officials mado no secret ot their bollet that tho proposal ot Senator Chamberlain ot Oregon to abrogate, tho Hay-Pnuuceforte treaty Is Impossible. It Is said that under tho terms ot tho Hny-Pauncofoto convention It cannot bo abrogated by the United States without tho con sent ot Great Itritaln, because, under It, tho United States received val uable considerations which It still holds, WOOL FREIGHT TARIFF SALEM, Ore., April 22. Tho stnto railroad commission has, been nd- vised todny that on it complaint the inter-slato commerce commission ha susponded tho O. W. It. & N, freight tariff on wool nml inoliair, whiuh would Imvo blocked eastern Oregon grower from shipping their wool cast via tho Walltihi gateway. The rate Imvo been hiispeuded until April 210, pending u houriiiit. SYSTEMATIZE CAMPAIGN TO SECORE WATER ANN l '- Tl 1 4 t, i ' r