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SECOND
ED1TJ ON
M13DF0UD, OREGON, MONDAY, APIUL 28, 1013.
NO. 31.
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Dully- i:ihIUIi Vrnr.
AUSTRIA STARTS WAR UPON MONTENEGRO
WILSON REQUESTS CALIFORNIA TO POSTPONE LAND BILL
AM OH 0,000 MISSISSIPPI
SENT TO SEE
F
Montenegrin Crown Prince With
Most of Mil Troops Leave to
Strike First Blow In War With Aus
tria, Which Has Sent Its Army.
Formal Objection to Evacuation of
City Made by Klnn Nicholas
Pasha Proclaims Himself Klnn.
LONDON, April 2R AlnrmUIn
hurt today prvillot tho midden de
parture from Hcutnrl o( Crown I'rlnoe
Uiinllo with moil of tho Mnntono
cilu troop means llmt MontoiK'iiro
propose to strlko tho find blow In
ii war with Austria. Tho Montene
grins Blurted, It I rmtutcri out, In tho
Kuitorttl dlri'Ctlon of Antlvnru, to
whloh place 10.000 Austrian troop
on transports tiro on routo.
ItiiprpKontathoK of powra today
m discussing Austria's nolo.
ItKIM.I.V, April US. -To r Scu
luri from tin' Victorian Montene
grins, Hl.tlOO Austrian nrc iiuireliiiu:
on Unit oily todny, according to n
despatch from Route. It is declared
that tin Austrian fleet him itlremly
iri TtiiMitu- lt).lyiHir-ib" Montene
grins. According lo reports here, the Aus
trian hnvft nlrcnily taken Antivnri
mill two other const town, and are
now marching against Ccltinje. Those
ri'iorlrt nro discredited generally, but
the dilnutlon M admittedly acute.
Montenegro Object. (
LONDON', April 28. Format op
position to tin' demand Unit Monte
negro surrender Scutari wjih marie at
the conference of muhnuriors here
Inlay hy AtnliuMiiilor Popov itch, the
Montenegrin envoy. Up churuetcmed
tin. attitude of the power toward the
chnrneler of the city as unjimt, cruel
and unwarranted.
VIUN'N'A, Apill 28.-i:snd Pasha,
whose nnny was recently allowed to
leave Scutari nfter surrendering that
city lo Montenegrin troops, today bus
proclaimed himself king of Albania
Up is reported. marching ngnimt Ti
rana today at the head or .10,000
TurkH, intending to capture that city
and formnlly prorlnim himself king,
lighting a Htngo Play.
11 waH reported hero today that the
inmnred Idooily fighting "bout Sen
tmi wn n Ihealricnl play staged !'
Khmul Ptislm unit tho Montenegrins
In deceive F.niope. Montenegro and
Sorvin mo known to favor F.sKad
Pushu's proclamation and Bulgaria
may also fall in line.
Representatives of ho powers in
London today were, expected to form
ulate mi immediate! policy to prevent
Independent action by Austria.
OF
BY U. S. SENATE
WAHIIlNaTON, Aplll 28. Tho
somite Judiciary coniuilttoo upprovod
today tho nomination of Olaronco
IleaincB of Medford to ho United
Htatos district attorney for tho dis
trict or Oicgou, Whou tho report
wuii inudo Senator Chamberlain asked
tho coiiHont of tho Hoiuito to hilng
tho confirmation of tho appointment
to a voto at oiivo. Consent wuh given
mid tho soiiuto coiiflrniod tho ap
pointment. No Decisions Siinrcmo Court.
WASHINGTON, April 28. Tho
United States Hiiproiliu court nd
joimioil today without handing down
nny liupoitunt (leeisioiis.
SCUTARI
m
APPOINTMENT
REAMES CONFIRMED
AT
RIGHT
OF
Anti-Allen Land Situation Discussed
In Confess by Slsson Shall Japs
Enjoy Fruits of Our Land and
Hot Have to Defend Them?
"If Treaty flluhts Are Superior to
State niflhts, Aliens Are Superior
to Citizens" He Asserts.
WASHINGTON', April 28. The
nnli-nlimi laud situation in ('nliforuln
wan brought to the nitration of the
house here today In a fiery speech
by Representative Sissnn of Misis
sinnl. lie declared that no nlieu
should be permitted to own American
laud, milling: "Itofore wo allow any
foreign nation to dictate our land
holding law wo should fight."
Slssou on 1 1 i'iI the situation nettle,
lie declared foreigner should not bo
allowed to own land here, adding:
"If I should lime In meet tlto nt
luruntivo of wnr or suhmisMoii to
Japan' nrrojjant claiuiH, I would bo
for war. What would WnnliiiiKlnii
nny if it wcro ponf routed with the
Hume propoxitiiiu?
"Shall the Jaimne-o piijov our
prosperity, I lie fruitH of our laud and
Km lenmintr of our lustUitliunn- nml
not be forced lo defend and AUHlnlu
them? Trent id should not inter
fere with the litihtrt or tho KlnlcH I
dtaud with the people of California
in thin matter."
"Tho founder of Hip American eon-
Htilutiou never dreamed of forcij;ii,rii
aeipilriutr laud in America, it trea
ty riuhtH arc miperior to lates' riKlit
alleiiH arc Miperior to ritircn."
nilUAT rALIS. Mont., April 28.
A terrific prnlrlc flro U dovnutnt
Iiir the country arouuil Maltn, Mont.,
fnrcltiK hundred of pornons to fleo
for tholr live. nrronlliiK to tele
empiric iuIvIcp JiiHt received hero.
Moro thnn n iroro of rnnchorn' homoi
nlroudy nro reported dentroyed.
A HufHlnii vettlemout In a rnvluo
near Mnltn l Uolntod niul It U foaro 1
that fatalltleH hnvo occurred thnro.
LEWIS ERWIN NAMED AS
U. S. MARSHALL, ALASKA
WASHINGTON, April 28. Prcsi.
deut Wilxou Hcut to tho Kcuato today
thn uomluutiou of Lowin Krvwit of
Alaska to bo fniteri State marshnll
for tho fourth district of Alaska.
CALIF MIA
FATHER OF YOUTH SLAIN IN BATTLE WITH SHERIFF MAKES A PLEA FOR HIS SON
A gray haired man of about CO,
short ami slightly stooped In stature,
with an honest, kindly face, bearing
thn marks of toll, came Into Tho
Mnll Tribune office Monday.
"1 au Oliver Joiioh, father of Les
ter," ho said, Iris oyes filling with
tenrs. "My boy has not had u square
deal, Ho was not a had boy, not a
hiiudlt, not a desperado, During tho
hiHt year ho got to running with boys
about Jacksonville whoso lufluoiico
was not good, but Lester was not in
any way vicious. 1 hnvo talked with
all those who were near at the tlmo
of tho tragedy or shortly nftor, nml I
iihK you, for tho Biika of tho dead
hoy and Iris llvlui; rather, to print
tho following, so that my boy's mem
ory may not bo pnlutod so black."
Tho following is tho statemout of
Mr, Jenes:
Statement by Father.
To tho public; This Is as uoar a
correct story as I can gather of tho
ldlllng or Loator Jones and August
Bluglor, As thoro luia boon so much
notoriety over tho doublo ehoottug 1
WON
LANS
REFORM BILL
F
E
General Principles Agreed Upon hy
Financial Experts-Will Not Carry
Guarantee of Bank Deposits To
Check Power of Money Trust.
President Has Open Mind on Canal
Tolls Issue Expects Satisfactory
Issus of California Allen Land Bill.
WASHINGTON, April 28. There
will be a Wilson currency refonn
bill, and it will represent the prc.
dent' view on what i needed to
place tho monetary system on n solid
basis. Piesldcnl Wilson, hi fiiondt
in both house of connm and fliinu
einl expert nlrendv hnvo agreed on
the penernl principle of tho hill.
It is certain that when the bill is
completed it will not carry nnv guar.
ntilr- of bank deposits. This wns
developed at today' weekly confer
ence between the president mid the
newspaper enrrxpondents. Tho presi
dent think tho bank cuarnnty unc
tion is broad enough to bo consid
ered iudepeudentlv and he is devot
ing to Htinly what the hill must in
clude to prevent tho money trust
from iuerensinu' it iower nml nl the
riuiio tinio to ko tho country banks
nn opportunity to become moro po
tent factor. Tho president wants
public licariugs held.
Open Mluit on Tolls.
The president iudicnted to the ror
rcsH)iiiK'iils Hint ho would retain nn
open mind regarding- Panama canal
tolli.
Japan's proposal to send a repre
sentative to Sacramento ha not
reached tho president, but Secrttnry
of Statu Ilryan undoubtedly will
settle this matter himself.
President Wilson i watching Sa
cramento developments cnrefully and
expects CnlifornimiH of sober judg
ment to prevent nny embarrassment
to tho federal government. Ho thinks
much of the newspaper comment rep
resents tlto views of radicals and
dors not reflect the real views of a
majority of the legislators. Tho ad
ministration is merely marking time
until Seeretury Ilryan reports.
Kxpects Cooperation.
Tho president believes tho Califor
nia legislators will bo found willing
to co-opcrnto with Secretary Hryan
and does not expect nny unpleasant
ness to result from hi visit to Sa
cramento. President Wilson's nttitudo on the
tariff is unchanged. Ho discredits
tho suggestion Hint joker nre con
cealed in tho measure, and thinks it
represents tho views of the majority
iu congress.
feel It my duty in Justlco to tho boy
to mnko some statement as to tho
boy's past life and some farts In re
gard to tho killing as near as can
bo had,
Lester Jonos, tho boy killed, linri
been hero nearly 11 years. He wont
to school hero and worked hero In
tho vnlloy. Ho wns 19 years old.
Ills forefathers had fought In tho
revolutionary war and his ancestors
were God-fearing hut fearless people.
Lester Jonos know no fear, but
wns not vicious. Ho wns enully con
trolled and good naturcd. Ho never
Injured a human being. Ho had no
mother to raise him, nnri was with
out tho advuutago of i mothor'3
training, and 1, his father, hud to bu
away from homo much of tho time
and could not be with htm to teach
and ndvlso him. Ho had been all his
llfo honoat mid truthful. His' will
wns always to do right.
lloyisli Wild Ways.
Loator hud novor boon in nny
trouhlo until Inst your, when ho
plekod up sotuo boyish wild wuya, no
R
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ROSE O.NEILL, THE ARTIST, WIHS
OVER
"ns-;
( ofrW
St,
Uue O'Neill, tbo ortit, whose
crenti'Mi for tho comic pupcr- have
Iiciii one V" tbo features for enrs,
has jut won a virion-, vhl will
make her iudependeullv weullhy. if
that in not nlreiidjj ,her condition.
When Hi?,MfitW5fBritat" cne.
nlong Miss O'N'will looked on it with
muusemcut. and she reached the con
clusion that if lie could turn out a
Cubiht doll, she might foul a nunc
iDfcfi SELLS
E
10 ALLEGED CURE
NBW YOItK, April 28. Admi
s!on that liu sold tho American rights
to his alleged tuberculosis cure wns
made here today by Dr. Frederick
Franz. Friedmnnn, tho Ilerlin scient
ist. Morris F.isncr, of l'isncr, Men
delsohn nml Copipnny, who purchased
tho rights, and Dr. Frirdmann are
drafting the final papers.
"Tho main contingency upon
which I agreed to enter into this nr-
rnngement," snid Dr. Friedmnnn, "wns
that poor person should bo treated
free. That provision is in tho con
tract, nml it is aUo understood that
tho freo institute i to be opened hero
soon."
Dr. Maurice Sturm will be in charce
of tho first Friednuum institute.
"Patients seeking treatment must
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Jones cabin where dou
worso than other boys, till Mnrshal
Jones followed htm u mllo out of
town, to arroat him on hearsay for
Bomo small offense, Thoro was noth
ing Iu it. What happened I do not
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THE AMERICAN DOLL MAKERS
MitncHung like came to the makers of
tho Teddy Hear. American doll
innker told her there wai nothiui; in
her plan, that a Cubint doll would not
sell.
She wai digusted with their lack
f riiteririic nml idie hurried to Qer
many. There she presented her iden
to the greatest doll makers iu the
world. They grasped it nt once, mid
now the returns liuve begun.
10
SEATTLE, Wash., April 28. Tho
courso of tho government Investiga
tion Into alleged telephono mergers
In tho northwest will bo determined
in the next week In tho final ssslon
of tho present federal grand Jury,
which reassembled In the federal
building this afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Following Its deliberations this aft
ernoon tho Jury adjourned until 11
o'clock tomorrow morning, when It
will bo adjourned again until next
Monday, the final day of tho present
term.
Whether or not tho local office has
received any word from Attorney
General McUovnolils as to whether
the now administration Intends to
push tho Investigation could not be
learned this morning. Government
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Courtesy The Journal,
bio tragedy took place.
know, but ho did not go back with
tho marshal. Ho did not know tho
requirements of tho law, nor did ho
know tho authority of an officer, but
was disposed to look at It as a per
GRAND
PUSH PROSECUTION
PHONE
M
BRYAN
S
LAND BILL BE
President Wants No Action Now If
Impossible, Have Later Session of
Legislature to Pass Measure Rep
resentations of Japan Kept Quiet.
Legislators Do Not Say Japan Has
Threatened to Proceed to Extremes
if Her People arc Barred.
SACItAMKNTO, Cnl., April 28.
'President Wilson urges that the Cali
fornia legislature do not nt this tlmo
tako any action whatever toward the
exclusion of aliens as land owners
and leasers. He wishes that the mat
ter be left to the federal government.
If It cannot be settled In that way,
the president urges that action bo
taken later at a special session of
tho California legislature.
Predicting in no uncertain terra
that whatever nnti-n!icn legislation
might be enacted, undoubtedly would
bo carried to the t'ntteil States' sn
tiremc court by the nntions ndversely
nffectcd, Bryan, according to nn ns
sembly leader who kept note, coun
selled Hint it is "the remedy rather
than tho cud," in such legislation
which flmiild be considered.
This wns the messago delivered to
day' to the California legislature by
Secretary of State Dryan at an ex
ecutive session which lasted for moro
than two hours in tho assembly room
In the capltol here and which was to
be resumed nt 4 o'clock this after
noon. Informal Dlscuvrion.
During the conference with Secre
tary Jlryan every phase of the anti
alien situation was considered In a
semi-Informal way. various legislat
ors airing their views as to the ne
cessity for action to exclude tho Jap
anese and dilating upon their be
liefs as to the best methods to this
end.
During the discussion Secretary
Bryan spoke at considerable length.
Ho was rather reticent as to tho
representations Japan has mado on
tho subject and In answer to a direct
question by one of tho legislators re
fused to state exactly what pressure
had boen brought to bear on admin
istration officials by the Japancso
ambassador.
What tho position of Governor
Johnson is In tho matter is still an
open question. During tho discussion
In cxecutlvo session tho governor
took absolutely no part, lie sat lis
tening Intently to every question put
to Ilryan and to tho secretary's re
plies, but, according to the legislat
ors, gavo absolutely no Indication as
to whether ho approved or dlsap
provovd of tho president's attempt to
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sonal affair, and this was his "awful
crime" and what ho was killed tor.
Lester had beon in tho habit of
going to California and working part
of the year. When ho had trouble
with tho marshal, ho went to Califor
nia, but must uavo thought that re
fusing to go with tho marshal was no
great otfeuse, for ho camo back, evi
dently, to stand nny charges that
wore against him, as ho went home
and was there two or threo days and
could bo seem from tho rond and
from tho. neighbors' houses.
Pleads Ills Ignorance.
Lestor went to Medford and ho
wns In Jacksonville a day or so bo
fore ho was killed. He wns not seen
with a gun nud this does not look as
If ho was trying to ovudo tho law or
justlco. Ho had no experience In
that lino, and no ono to tell him
what ho should do, thorofore ho had
hesitated and did not go in and glvo
up. If I had Known lie had como
homo I-would have gono to him and
thero would hnvo been no trouble.
"UJoutluued ou t'ugo U.)
LEFT TO NAT ON
BRYAN CONFERS
L
Both Houses of California LefJsla
ture Meet In Executive Sessfwt
With Secretary of State iryan Is
Non-committal In His Statements.
Refuses to Comment on Ambassador
Chinda's Message to United
States Visit of Indefinite Length.
STATE CAPITOL, SACRAMKN
TO, Cnl., April 28. Secretary
HrymvVi first conference on the anti
alien situation wni set for 11 o'clock
todny when both house were to con
vene in joint executive session in tho
assembly chamber to discuss tho in
ternational features involved and to
henr the message which IJrynn bears
from President Wijson.
In n statement given immediately
afterward., Hrj'fn waH extremely
guarded ns to any expression regard
ing the significance of his visit or
the possible developments that might
be expected.
Ilryan Non-Committal.
"I nm hero to confer, not in any
sense to direct, in the pending mat
ter," ho said. "My pleasure will bo
that of the legislators. I cannot say
at" this tine whether tho-conference
on anti-alien legislation -will be open
or cspotitive. I will not-say that they
will bo executive. I hare come here
nt the request of tho president to
look nfter the intcrnntionnl phases of
the situation.
"Xo plans of proccduro linvo nt
tliis time been decided upon. I will
address tho legislature if such bo tho
desire. Jfy visit has in no wiso been
limited, and I shall stay here until
this mnttcr i settled."
Hrynn did not deny that he carried
with him tho treaty documents which
will play n vital part in tlto pending
legislation.
While tho secretary of state will
bo tho guest f Governor Johnson
during1 his stay iu Sacramento, he
nnnouueed todny that ho would havo
rooms at n local hotel whero he would
confer with miy persons who wished
to talk with him.
lU'ftised to Comment.
Bryan refused to comment on tho
latest developments at Washington or
to what changes had taken place ns a
result of Ambassador Chinda's mes
sago to the secretary of spate's of
fice, Hint Japan would not recedo
from her position against tlimriruinn
Hon under the proposed ineligible
citizenship clause.
"I shall not bo led into any discus
sion of any phases of this situation
based on reports or statements from
other sources," Bryan declared with
emphasis.
"It is not fair to say that out
siders wera excluded from tho joint
session today at the request of any
one," commented Bryan on tho deci
sion to hold tho discussion behind
closed doors. "It was tho consen
sus of opinion that the public be ex
cluded during' tho deliberations, as
the best method of getting dowu to
business."
WAN! FOUR LINES OF
CITY OWNED TROLLEYS
SAN FRANCISCO, Cnl., April 28.
To construct four municipally
owned cross town car lines to pave
tho way for city ownership of the
entire trolley system tho pnblio utili
ties committoo of the. board of super
visors today recommended a bond is
sue for $3,500,000. The committee
desires to hnvo tho new lines iu oper.
ntion for the Panama Pncifio cxjiosi.
tiou.
Another fenture of the bond issue
calls for tho extension and improve
ment of Hio present Gvury stiel
jnunicipnl rtnc,
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