Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, May 05, 1913, SECOND EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text'"T ' ii i ' i i 1, MEDTORD MAIL TRIBUNE Mia SECOND EDITION WEATHER I'n I r, warmer, tonight nml Tuesday. Mat. IH', SIIh. H. V. t Korlyllilnl Yunr, MEDFORD, OIltidON, MONDAY, MAY fi, 19J0. NO. 37, imiiy -ism hill Yrr. ij t; BLACK HANDERS WITH DYNAMITE TAKEN AT WEED Dcmnml for $10,000 Refused, Gann, of Italians Threaten to Blow up Superintendent's House Leader Shot nml Other Meinlicrs In Jail. Residence of C. E. Evaits Threatened Slnrlllnu Revelations Expected Italian Clerk Blamed hy Men. T.i:i), (Jul., Mny .1.- Wounded in tin luiiiil ami leg mill wrnk from loss uf blood, Pltdro Unsure, alleged lo li oiio uf it band of lliillnii bluek InititltTH why tried lo roll the Weed Lumber, fithiniiy here, U under nr rest in Si-oion. Oilier nllrged mem lirnt of Hip uaiii: Mi in Jail hrte They nro U. Vlgnln nml A. VJguin, (It-nrgo Mclnreo nml Prank ('tip parotic, Forced lo take part in the iitlnck whluh followed Mnok Hand tluuimln iimmi the WVfd Lumber coinpntiy for $111,000. Crippnmne gave infortiiiiliiui nml officers were in uniting when the IliilimiH l.iorro currying n hox of dyiiniiilto-ndvnneed. Willi Hie first volley from Iho officer, Crip pnnnin fell on hit face nml was nn liurl. Llcro wnn wounded hut en. impeil mill (ha other were ipilckl) rounded up. U in believed Hint the nlliirk of Hie Itnlinui huh largely directed ngiiln-t l.eo (lliiniioiile, u elerk for (he Weed company. (Ilroioiile Ih nn popular with his countnnieu, who tli-l'liire he was n upv for the eoinpniiv in Iho MrOniid Mtriko which four rnn ngo inoeil itmro thnn four thousand men. Mnnv more Italians nm belleed lo he Involved in Ihe plot nml startling reudnllou nro expected. District Allorney llimcr i on the xMi( chasing down the evi dence. YltlHCA, Cnl., May C Two mom born of nn alleged black limul gang who nlteitipleil lo "dynamite two homes nt Weed, nenr here, nro uiulor arrest today. A third member, wounded, itiosped Into the foreiit. Sheriff llownrd at Vrckn was no tilled Into Hnturdny thnt nn ntlempt was to bo mndo to dynamite the homo of l.eo Drlmoudl, nn emplnyo or Iho Weed Lumber company, llo organised n pome mid placed hU men on guard. Thirty mlnutmi later threo men approached, cnrrylug box of dynamite. Tim ponno opened fire with shot gun. Two'mon Nurreiidnred nnd the third, lenvlni; n trnll of blood, miidn a successful dash for liberty. Tho homo ot Superintendent C. K. Uvnnii wss nlo to huvu been nt laeked. Moth Kvitna nnd Drlmnudl had received demands for money. Mr. KvniiH Is well known In Med ford, liuvlim formerly owned Ihu Medford Hardware, company mid bo liii; ul the prevent tlmo one of tho owner of tho 111k 1'Iiich Lumber company, E .1, (3. Ilrown, Hucrutitry of the coin inltteo hnvliiK tho ciuupulKU for Irrl Kiillou In ImnilT todny IbmiiiiiI ii cull to tho IiiihIuiiuh men of the. city to turn out .during lhl weuk and carry tho work on with reiiowud vlor, Wlillo tiplenilld ronnltn huvo boon ob tained mid much imul hIkhoiI for water tho work niimt bo contliiuod anothor vouk or two lo securo tho unruKHary iiciuiiro, Moro men nnd nddltloiiul innchliieH nro noodud. "Whljo wo huvo inuilo HHtlHfnctory proKieBD," Btaloa Mr. Ilrown, "tho work iniiut bo continued, and In or der to keup tho matter inuvlim wo niiiut huvo moro bimlnesa men to work nnd moro uutoH with which to iniiko tiipM. "If tho riimimlKH U koit l nn other two weeks, tho noceHBiiry ucyo iiko will he Bemirod mid tho IiIrIi lino ditch nH8iivvU" MOR AUTOS AND MN NEEDED WATER CAMPAIGN OLD KING NICHOLAS HAS STinRED ALL EUROPE SERVE 30 DAYS IN JAIL, PAY $500 WAHIILVtJTON, Mny C -Con-tdiupl charjjed ui;tilnt Kiimiiol (loin per, president of the Ainurlcan Fed eration of Labor, John Mitchell. Ita vlro president, nnd Frank Morrlnon, Hh necretary, were uphold hero today by tho dUtrlct court of appeal. It held that (lumper nhould nervo 30 iluj In Jail and Hint Mitchell nnd Morrlnon Mhoiitd m- SaOO flnen. Tho cnun nroxu out of crltlclxni of JudKe Daniel Thew WrlKht n mi out come of tho famoii boycott iik'uliut tho Iliiekit Htovo company of Sk. IaiiiI. .Ill-lire Wrilil orJKimilly xeuleiieeil (I(iiiiH'n, MJIelinll nml Morrison to imp year, nine montlm ami six iiioullm rehHi'livily. .lu.tieeM Vim Orndell mill Kelt of the court of up enlH held Hint lhoo Kentence were exee-rtie inn) modified them, proxid UK Hint (lompei-M only -lloilld Hllffer imprixonuieut nml the others nhniild tin fined. Tlie lenience provideN Hint (lumper hliull he eon fined in Iho WuhhiiiKloii iiHylum jail. Justice Shcppnnl diH(iileil from tint fimliiiK of Ilohli mnl Van Ors dell holilim; Hint the whole proceed ing hhoulil he leverhcil. ('niinxcl for tho three defeniluulH pnilmhly will now appeal to the I'lillctl SlaleH Hiipremo eoiirl, hut Into this afternoon Ihev hud not fin ished remliui; the lengthy opinion of the district court of appeal. E BLOCKS OF STOCK FIND SUE N'KW YOIHC, Mny C Liirso block ot lendliiK Uue were sold noon after tho toek market opened toilay, but nil offorlui; wero readily taken, mid khIiih ot I and 2 polntt wero urored by Cmiudlmi Pacific, Southern Pacific, Union Pacific, Iteiidlui;, Hteol, AmulKnmiitcd nnd othem. After noon tho Honeral mar het catutd off with tho lliiirlmaun under heavy preBHiiro. Knuthoru l'a clflo fell nearly 2 poluta to below Baturday'ri cIoho. IIoihIh were, steady. Tlio miirket elotied dull, Seek Funds for Darrow. CIIIUAUO. May C, FiimU for the tluauclul aid of Claronco Harrow, tho fauioiiH attorney, who will boon face u third trial In I .oh Aut;elea for tho aliened brlbory of jurorH lit tho Mo Nnuiara case, aro sought Jioro today by offlcorii ot tho Chicago Federation of Labor, Harrow's friends huro say ho Is ponullcBs as iv result of his two trials, Dr. E. Trumhcll Leo Dead. lMTTSIUJHM, l'ii jrny fi. Kov. Dr. H. Trumhell Lee, iiihor of Iho Firrit Preshylorinii eliureh of Wil klnHlniiK. n Hiihuih, is deml n(- IiIh homo today nfler mi illuesa ot sev eral monthx. Dr. Lee, who wiih nliairmmi of tho permanent commit tee on toiupormico of the Presbyter ian church of North Amerimi, wiih widely known on tho lNtuUio Const - 15 m T TAKE PLACE OF $ President Prpposcs to Make Depart ment of Commerce do the Work Done by State DepartmentRe fuses Comment on Alien Land Law. Reports That Wool and Suoar Ad herents Secure Strength Enough to Block Tariff Don't Worry Him. WASHINGTON, May fi. 1'rehi dent WilHiu piopoxcH in make Iho de partment uf commerce HiilHtitutr for dollar diplomacy, lie intend to broaden its cupc, develop American trade abroad mid remove HUNpiciuii Hint the depailment is n political ml juiict. The president made thin plain at lodiiyV conference with the newi- p!!HT eorreiHinilcnlK. Later in the day the prchidcut mid Secretory lied 1 ield conferred on the subject, The president in "mnrkinj; time" until the return of Scerctnry of Statu llryaii before ceinineuliin: on the nuli-nlieii laud law piiHfed by tin California lecilnture. 1'reMldejit Witun hni icccitcd the bill by telegraph nnd u copy hits heel) sent lo .John llasctt Moore, counsellor for the htate de-. pari men I, who will eoiihider iU in ternational nnpeetw. (lovcrnor Johnson of California has iufoniicil the prcHidcnt thnt he will not iuu Iho bill until May I'd, nnd the president cseetH to wire hi attitude to the coventor iminedinlely nfler Hrerelnry Hrymi nrrivcn in Wiixliinloii. ' ' Jnpnu hn not formally proleleil nuniiiHt Iho laud bill but it it ex- peeled Hitch action will be taken noon. Ihe ndiiiiuistnitiou will not reply lo Jnpnu'K rcprcsenlatioiiH un til Hrynu relttniH. President WIImmi Ih still eonferr iup with the house and sennto cur rency committees repinling n cur renev reform Jiill. Iti'ixirtH Hint certain demoerntin mid republican sennlon have suc ceeded in KCltini; sufficient votes to put n duly on wool mid to eliminate the free sjignr clause, of the tariff bill nro not disturbing President Wilson, lie does not believe they huvo a chance to succeed. CAN DEPORT MS WASHINGTON', D. C, Mny 5. fho supreme court nfflrmcd tho au thority ot tho courts In tho Philip pines to review tho orders ot the governor Kenoral rcRnrdlntt tho de porting ot nllena, A test enso was brolight by 11 Chinese, whom Gover nor Genernl Forbes hud ordorod do portcd, The Chinese contended thnt Forbes did not huvo solo authority lo rcKtilntu such mattnra, mid thnt ro could bo enjoined by tho courts of tho Islands, ENDANGERS 200 LIVES LONDON, May B, Tho lives of 200 men mid women woro Jeopar dized hero today when u uttroglycor Inn bomb was found .uiiioiik purcols In tho Bouth Kastorn district postof tlco. Militant suffragettes aro bus peeled. Tho bomb was discovered by mall sorters, It was filled with enoiiKh explosive to hnvo blown tho buHdliiK to atoms. WEALTHY RANCHER FOUND HANGING FROM TREE VAL1J, Ore., Mny fi. John Rowley, n wealthy rnnclior nenr Wostfull, wits found doiul today linnm'n from u tree, Aeeofdimr to reports tele phoned to Coroner Payne here, foil ploy is suspected ns it is reported Hint Rowley's hands wero tied be hind him when Iho bndywiiH found. Cbroner Paye nnd ufficewhnVo jioile to Weatfull to iuvvatiuuto. A MENTTO OMACY MILITANTSSENT TO PBN, BEING REFUSED BAIL General Drurwnend .and Other Suff rauettes Indignant, Threaten Hun- rjer Strike Minister of War Ar rested as She Was Leaving. Isven Women and Two Men Con victed for DUuruIng Peace Suf fragettes Jeyful Over Raiding. LONDON, Mny O.-The trial of "Oenernl" Mrs. Floni Dnunuiond nnd Miss Annie Kenuey uml other mili tnnt suffniKetlei on clmrKCff of con spiracy wns rtciinied hero todny. The court was packed with inilitnnlH uud their nyinimthiren'. Sidney Drew mid IMwnrd Clayton were hrnilgncd with the femule miffraKttt'fc. Crown Attorney ltodklu bitterly denounced (Jluytoti. He iiKscrted thnt UiVVuide rs f siiffroKette Ii6nd cpinrters found n cpiaiitity of ham mers mid innny receipts for money paid pcPioiiH convicted of dynamiting. suttiniB lilcrudiiiry filc mid other outrnj;. He shld one receipt was tdpicd by Alice Wwtyry. eouvietcd of the Kcw Garden "fire. Vo'iTfcn Kni to Jail. V 1 Cluytoti nnd seien MjffrnKettes were ileliVefed for trial nt the Old Tuiiley. Drew was released on his promise never iik'h'i'i to print The SufOii;ctte, the ' tUilitnnt's mouth jiiecp. M!hs Lennox. liss llurrvlt nnd Miss like were relcuswl on bail, nnd thc'olliers VdreVoimiUled to Ilollo- wnv prislm williottUunll. "GeiiVnrl"','fiflimmYVd mnl JlUa keuney were furious. "We will stnrt n lumber si rite," tlicv shouted, "and you will never Ret us hero iiaiti unless you carrj" us in." Mipstrnto Heuuett rejected n doc tor's certificate to tho effect Hint inenrcerntion Would jeopardize Mrs. Druimnoud's health. Kelo Mlnlwlcr of tWar. The police' expect mililnnt opera tions o C the Miffrnjceyes to mnter ially decrease ns the result of the nrrest of Miss Dorothy Kvnns, "minitter of wnr" in the cabinet of the Women's Soeinl nnd Political Union. Miss Kvnns wns urrested nt Dover ns she was nlnuit to board a stenmer for Cnlnis, France. .Scotland Yard detectives wero asked to testify conccrninj; the raid. Seven suffMRettes nnd two men nrrcsted yesterday in Trnfnlanr Squnro wero convicted today on charges of disturliinir the pence and given sentences vnryinc from two to four weeks in prin. Miss Lans bury, duuchler of (leonje I.ansburj-, n former memlicr of parliament, was umoiig those sentenced todny. A ltoneliisl lMajr. Fnr from hehisr daunted by what they call tho "belated nctivity" of Home Secretary MeKcnun, who or dered Inst week's raid on tho Wo men's Social nnd Political Union headquarters, the militant suffni Kcltes of Great Uritnin aro jjrently rnruurup'd. They look upon tho no tion of tho home office ns "govern ment recognition," uud declared thnt by such netion llio Rovorpment has shouldered the publicity end of the 'militants' onmpnijjn. In fnct the suffragettes view tho raid nnd the suppression' of Tho Suffragette ih whnl Amelienns would cull "u bone hend plaj" thawWfather of evelyn's cio NEW YORK. M.V 5. Writing from Mnttcwean state hospital, Hurry K. Thnw, slnyor of Stanford White, voiced today tu eniphntio de nial thnt ho i the father of Hussell Thaw, tho child who v'us taken abroad yesterdny by Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thnw, who proclaimed tho child ns her son. "Any pretense thnt I liavo n child born in 1010 is ridiculous mid fnlse. Mrrf. Thnw and I luivo heon nbso liilelV separated for moro thnn fivo yeurs," Thnw wrote. Fi Klnrj Nicholas and Mountaineers Forced to Evacuate Hard Won Prize by Demands of Europe City to Be Capital. No Conditions Said to Have Been Stipulated Assassination Report ed Among Albanian Contenders. LONDON, May 5. Final submls slon to tho demands of tho powers by Kins Nicholas of Moutenes.ro nnd the consequent evacuation of Scutari waa announced tbls evening by Pre mier Aiqulth lu tlm tioiuo of com mons. Asaulth declared that durlnu tho afternoon Montenegro had cabled IU willingness hour to evacuate the dearly bought fortress and to leave Its disposal to tho powers. CKTT1NJK. Mny 5. -King Nicho las accepted today tho resignation of tho Montenegrin cabinet. An extra ordinary session of the jarllamcnt on Thursday will consider the course to bo taken with respect to Scutari. LONDON, May C Tho atnbaisa- dors of the powers conferred today. They expect a formal note from Mon tenegro announcing that country's decision to cvacunto Scutari. AsnssinMtiou of the Albania pro visional minister or public works nnd of juticu nt Avlonu, Albania, in reported here todny in despatches. .from .jinndiM. The victims were member of the republican govern meilt of'- IfeHinil Kemnil- IH'y.. Jtja ri'poried the nKsMMiinri wen soldiere frt)in the force of Djnvid Panha. When Montenegro informed the foreign office today of its intention to evacuate Scutari no intimation wiih nindc Hint tiny concessions ore to bo expected in return front the powers. Xo ndviee have been received thnt Montenegro bus actually withdrawn her troops, but it i expected the evacuation will bo effected within twenty-four hours. It Is regarded as barely possible that home hitch mny yet occur, although to dato no evidence of any ulterior design by Montenegro hits appeared. REPUBLICANS PLAN ATTACK ON TARIFF WASHINGTON. D. C, May 5. Debate on tho Underwood tariff bill wsb resumed toduy in the houso. Rep resontatlvo Underwood of Alabama, leader-ot tho majority, predicted that tho bill would bo passed Wednes day. Tha final paragraphs of the sun dry schedule wcro considered first today. Tho Income .tax paragraph will come up tomorrow, Tho republican minority Is pro pared to attack tho clause jilaclng agricultural implements on tho tree list, assorting It merely Is intended ns a sop to the fnrmera tor slash ing tho duties ou wheat und flour. SPUDS SOLD; PROCEEDS TO GO TO SUFFERERS CINCINNATI, Ohio, Mny G. Ho plying to criticism of their 'action in offering tor sale potatoes sent hero from Oregon, Washington mid Colo rado for thu rellof of the Ohio flood sufferers, those In charge doclared toduy that so many tubers were sent that thoy had to 1e sold In ordov to prevent deeny, "They say tho pro ceeds ot tho sales aro to bo applied to tho relief ot the flood sufferers.' Gunboat Smith at Frisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Gal., May 5. Accompanied by his manager, Jim Uuckley, Gunboat Smith, who is matched to box Jess Wlllard 20 rounds hero Saturday afternoon, May 17, arrived in San Francisco toduy. Smith will train at Shannon's resort lu San Rafael. Ihtckloy Is confident that Smith will boat Wlllard, and In that event will try .to match him with Luther McCurty for July 4,t POHBS MONTENEGRO TO y a "JIMMY" LYNCH, WHO MAY BE NEXT PUBLIC PRINTER i in n ifpuIisP ON TRIAL CHARGED WHITE SLAVERY CHICAGO, May :. Jnek Johnson, the negro prizefighter, wns nrrnigncd in the United States district court here today on elmrges of violuting the Mann white slavery net. The court room was packed, nt least half or Ihe siectntoni bein women. Six deputy uinrhnls were required to keep order. JMIo Syhreibcrt'whoin Juuusoti Is hllcgcd to hnyo tnken from tntc' tu htate for immoral, purpxjsc, was brought iiito'eourt carlv from n hotel where nhc had been in hiding. The defense nttorneys nre trying to pre vent the negro' whito wife from at tending the trial, fearing Injr pres ence would rejudiee the jury. The indictment charges that Belle Schreiber, when but 18 took the fnney' of the negro fighter; thnt ho took her ns a traveling companion on trips to Clcvelnnd, Milwaukee, Xew York, At luntie City and PitUburgh; mid that Ihe negro's treatment of tho young white girl graded from prodigul gen erosity to brutality and the most re volting nnd unprintable forms of de pravity. Johnson's second whito wife, formerly Lucille Cameron, of Minneapolis, whom ho married des pite frantic efforts by tho girl's mother to prevent the alliance, was expected to be in court todny with her hubnnd. CALIFORNIA PEOPLE ' 10 ELECT SENATORS STATK CAPITOL. Sacramento, Cab, Muy 5. Hy unanimous vote the senate today passed Souator Shaua- ban's amendments to the political code directing for tho direct election ot United States senators by tho peo ple, rather than by tho California, legislature. There was no debuto and no opposition to tho amendments, which now go to Oic. assembly for approval. WOMAN PHYSICIAN WOULD BE COMMISSIONER POUT1.AXI) Ore., Muy fi. Suc cessful in securing the nomination for councilman nt large in Snturduy's primaries, L. Yietoiht Hampton, a wouiuii ph.vaicmu announced today that she. will run for commissioner under the new commission charter just adopted. Dr. Hampton has placed her nominating petition in circulation, Swat Salem Files. SALKM, Or., May D. An ordl uauco will bo Introduced In tho qlty council tonight waclug war ou flies and tuborculosls at market places. Thu ordinance will provide for tho appointment ot Inspectors to see that products displayed aro proporly cov ered to prevent Infection from tiles, uud also provides that It shall bo unlawful for any person having tu bercilloslB to onguge In wprk which will hrlUK him In contact, with niiy food to be served or cooked. WORKS PLEADS FOR REGULATED E Moneyed Class Is Rullnn Class and Arrayed Against Tollers Wane Earners Station Should Be Ele vated and Employers Curbed. Women Greatest Sufferers by Pre vailing InjustlceCarnepje' Cen suredRoosevelt's Party Slapped. WASHINGTON', Mny C Discus ing the owcr of tho trait, John D. Work of California, in Iho senate today, nscrteil thnt responsibility for popular unrest lies with nation's lawmakers fur allowing the musses to remain in a miserable condition. "The ruling clasn In America," said Senator Works, "Li tho moneyed clnsg. Wealth, power nnd K)silioii arc arrayed against men nnd women laboring for a livelihood. They re gnrd themselves n superior to what they cnll the 'lower cIiihscs.' "Tho only effective way to over- come this cnl is to elevate the sta tion of tho wage earners and til curb the powers of tho employing ' class. No better way to accomplish this, it occurs to me, so fnr as law rankin is concerned, can be conceived than to regulate prices nnd thu waged and hours of Inbor. Underpaid Produced It. "The accumulation of the -million v of dollars now resting in the hands' of a comparatively few people in this country lias, in the muin,-bcrn uv-' coKipliIied Hiro.ugh workojjnmnyiui derpaid employes who nrc" utill struggling 'on Tor mere existence. "In congruous ns it may seem, tho distinguished gentlemen who enrry ou these wngo investigations and thu witnesses who nro cnlled uxn to1 testify often spend more for oito nieul thnn tho weekly nllownneo of many sueh employes. Tho evidence tends' to show thnt in this country'the nver- ( Continued on Pace 0) WAG AND DAY ROBBER SHOOTS JEWELER ESCAPES WTHCONANDGEMS SAN FRANCISCO. Cnl.. May u. A lone highwayman shortly ufter noon toduy entered tho off Ico of Her-. man Saxe. t2, a diamond broker. In tho Whitney building hero, shot Saxe' over tho heart, fatally wounding ulni. sotted StOUO worth of diamonds utuP f 1585 In cash and cicapod belong those attracted by the shot burst Into tho ottlce. The robber, who was well dressijd and about 35 jears ot age. entered Snxe's diamond parlors while Saxc was arranging his money to deposit It In tho bank. Tho stranger askmd to bo shown tho stock. The Jeweler produced a tray ot gouis. The two hugglod for n few moments over o stone. Suddenly tho stranger reached ovor the counter, seized Saxu's volver and fired point blank at tha Jeweler's chost. Suxo sunk to tho floor, mortally wounded. With ouo sweop of his hand thj robber caught tho truy of gems, th piles of coin and currency uud slipped thorn Into u satchel. As tho robbor loft tlui room thnso who rushed to tho scene of tho shoot ing cried to tho man for nn expluni Hon. "I mn going to gut u doctor," ho repllod. llefore tho would-bo roscuare gath ered their wits tho robber had stu ceoded lu getting away. Dr. Heuben Hill was summoned to tho office und ordored Saxe removed to tho emergency hospital. Thoro Is llttlo chance of his recovery. Detectives from police hpndquu1 tors wero unablo to secure, any state ment from Saxe, tho doctors huvjiiKr? ' fulled to revive tho wounded man. n A search of tho offlco revealed ', deposit slip on which It was .shown ' that J400 lu gold und St 185 Inftur ronoy hnd been prepared by tho Jew- ji, olor to be. taken tQ tho bank v ' A