Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, May 08, 1913, SECOND EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textc. ffrtrwi MMfiwfeaf IflHfffy Clfy HMI ""-"W SECOND EDITION Medtord Mail Tribune WEATHER Hliowcr tonight 4 rrMy, .Mm., 7HJ MIm.j 48. Korly. third Yrnp. Hull) lllithth Vrnr, MEDITORD, OJttiQON, THURSDAY, MAY 8 3913. NO. 40. TIFF BILL IS REDEMPTION OF PARTY PLEDGES Democratic Measure Passes House This Afternoon With Scarcely a Cltanue ns It Came From Commit tee ns Dratted hy Underwood. GERMAN WAR MINISTER IN DANGER DY KRUPP SCANDAL Minority Frehly Attempts Opposi tion hut Is Unable to Check Prom-ess--Twelve Democrats Dolt. (Hy ()nrnr Underwood) Am (lit) new tn rift hill prtAHCH tllO llOIIHll tlllllljf, it may be f nll Unit the demoem tin party ImH kept ilu pledges tu the people nnd tho prom Ihch Hindu in Hi" Italtiiiniru platform. I feel confident that It will bring relief to tho llii- people in reducing tin eotit of living niul better ndjtM men! of bunlm-nH conduct un dir modern methods. 4 f f f f V '4 ' (Hy Serene K. Payne) Tho trutli of tla Indictment of tlm hill U that it n uU foreign laborers hy throwing open our mnrkcU und ills criminating ngnliiftt Ameri can Inhnrcr forced to meet llio unjiiht competition ami cnnrmoiii inoreaoH nf iinpotts from ithoniil. A n monaro to tho present unparalleled pro porltx f the count rv. under which tint ennitiigs of work men proiiI inoro iircciHltii" than ncr before, thu hill seems to bo n surccs. riraiLVflLKu fivS wSSSm LwT- HUNGER STRIKE HALTS m 0 sUmmnES DATHING C0STUME3 WORN BY WOMEN ON THE BEACHES OF ' FRANCE DIFFER LITTLE FROM THOSE OF THE MEN Militant Leader Collapses From Weakness In Court Room and Pro ceeding Are Postponed Another Bomb Is Found. "Y. H. B." Which Means "Younp. Hot Bloods" Secret Organization of Militants (or Destruction. WASHINGTON, May B.Tho Un derwood 'tariff hill carrying out President Will-nil's campaign prom Inch will do panned hy llio house lato (lift afternoon. Tho minority op Mil(!un in expected to ho feeble hut three roll calls aro expected to de lay the final vole until ix o'i'loi'k. I.ohi than twelvo of the two huii ilnil anil ninety ilemooratH nro ex peoli'il to oppoHO tho ineaMiiro, whilo 4hn repuhlionnt nro oxpcetoil to rant nno huuilrcil nm twenty-iiino nton iiKiiiiiht iU piiK(a(e. The fifteen pro Rii'Nhivc mcmhei-H nro iliviileil on tho hill. When th Ihhij met today, tlm completely unrolled hill wan presented for final rending. Thin wn inwiMod iiMn hy ItrprONenlnlivc Mann of llli iioIm. Ah enrolled today, tho hill pro-M-ntH no imHirlaiit rhniiKW In Iho original nifahurc. Tho minorilv will Miport Hcpro hentatlvo PaynoV motion to recom mit tho inriiHiirc with npecifio in- HtruotloiiK that It ho ioMirlcd hack ho iih to provido for a tin iff hoard niul iucrcadt'd wool ami cotton ratcH. When tho hniiHO convcni'd, Hcpre Hi'iiliilho Mann withdrew hin demand for u rail rtmdini: of tho iiiKrowod hill lioforo It went to u oto. Ilcpro hcutntiu Pnyuti ntsalu mined for ro coininitiiit'iil of the hill with inxtriu' ( Continued on psRo 3.) (Ivnaral von MovrliiKun. tho war mlulitor of tho Ooruiau ouiplrc, will h u vo ouio ilKflculiy In tioldluR hU place f thu Krupp armament can dnU am not hiimuil at onco or oxpiniueii. it m iieiicvcil lu many Itinrlcra that an limiilluntloii which may cxhlhlt tin kind of Kraft many i:uriiM-nn think In confined to Amurlra will ho hvh! STUDENTS FROM 0. A. C. SAB WIRELESS JOBS 27 AXE MURDER MYSTERIES A TO LIFE-TERMER litiAVKNWOIlTll, Kmi.i May 8. -Twenty.Hiivou nxo luiirdi'f mycotica which hnvo occurrod iu'lho IhhI three ycarrt in Mlt-Houri, Colorado, Kuusiih, Iowa mid llliuo'm nro imcrihcd hero today In Henry I.eo Mooio, life lunnur in tho Missniiri ponilonliiuy hy At. W. AlcLmtuhroy, n hpecial itKonl of the ilupurliiiunt of jimtico. ADioio wiih Hontcnoed for killing his inothur and Kriindmother nl Coluin liia, Mo., In Deccniher. Tlfvj murilura laid lit AIooio'h door inoluilo mx at Colorado Bpiiiu,' in Kcptemlier, 1011 ; thrco at Alonnioiith, Illinois; five nt Kllsworth, Kiiiihiih, in October, lOllj two nt l'nolii, Knit.; Hovon nt VIIIIhch, Iowa, hist June, and four morn nt. othor poin, COKVAI.I.IH, Oro., May S.Tho dopartmout of electrical cnKlnecrliiK at thu Orccon Agricultural coIIcro today wUIicm It undemtood that tho Ntudenta who at up their coIIcko courao to hucomo wlrcleiH profenilon U and help tho Marconi company throiiRh tho prciont opvraton' atrlka did no In ilto of thu earnest ailvlco nf tho profeMirs uKaliut nucli action. It wan not nnuoiinruil how ninny itu denta hail ticon omployiHl hy the wlroloKii concern. "I do not conwlilor that It In fair to organized labor, and on thin ground an well an on tho Kroiind of tho pergonal Inn to thu vtudontn In nacrlflcliiK tholr coIIcko ducAtlonal opportunltlcn. I urRed tho young men not to tnko tho atop," anli! l'rofmsor V. A. Illllubrand. "Tho Marconi company offered inch KlIttvrliiK Indiicomoutn to tho hoy, how over, and thoy were so In torostod In tho work that 1 could not koop thorn. Tho ponaltlen for nallliiK without propor wlrolcus facilities am no heavy, and low from tho delay of vomoU In o Krcat that tho niilp own ers con of for vory attractive tormn to tho hoys rather limn rink such loanoa," LONDON, Moy H.- The hrenk down in tho court room of "(Jcucrnl" .Mm. Flora Dnimiiioiid from weak iii'kh todav ciuiNcd a halt in the trial hero of militant MiffnigcttcH charged with diHtutbiug tho pence. Tho pro ceeding were continued to May 13. All tint KiiffrngettcH except IMward Clayton, the "male Miffragcttu" wore releaxed on f.'iOOO hail. None of the women have calru nny food fincc Iheir nrivnl and the ef fect of tho fast wan noticeable when tho cane wnn called. Mm. Drummond collnphcd and Mih Keuiiey and Minn Kerr were mi weak they could hardly stand. Another lloiuh 1 I'iiiiiiiI. A bomb wnN found today in front of u pawnbroker') tbop ut Totten ham. Suffragette arc Nin.Mcted. ItWa cNtimatcd today that damages exi liiii; Ki.000.d00 have been dine hy trnffrngetlcN incc the piveruumnf recalled tho frnnclilHe rcfonn bill iliir inu' the laht parliament. Score of Scotland Yard detective today nro working on the St. Paul Cathedral cane. The Home Office be hevc that HiiffrngottcH plnccd the bomb in thu church but the women lire nilcnt. The liomli wns limed to explode at midnight hut it failed becniiso tho Nwitch conncotiug tho clock wns thrown tho' wrong nwny. It in be lieved Hint tho militant hired a manufacturer to make the bomb. "Young Hot IthMMl. Inspector I.nwrence testified Hint when Kiiffrngcttc headquarter were raided detectives found documents relating to formation and operation of tho "Y. H. 11." Investigation de veloped, ho i.nid, "Y. II. It." meant "oung Hot Woods," a secret or gnuUntioii of militant for deed of particular ilnnng. The membership was rcAtrirloil, ho snid, to young and single women. "During the hearinsr Mr. Drummond collapsed from weakness, the result of (he hunger slriko ho hna been conduclinp Mis Keuney and Mis Kerr nlso in n weakened condition niul may he released on n "ticket of leave" plan. . - i i i i i i 'i ! i ji KfX'' ' " ' '" v5mwb MOTHER SAYS M HO DAD N'i;U' YnillC. Mv R Phnln. 'f-nrlv linlhnm hnv worn nnn-tileen Rraphn just arrive.! from Franc suits showing tho figure In full out- show that tho b UU nc costume of thu women on tho ocean henches will be as daring this year an last, de- lino. 4 Men and women In theso cos tumes sit about the benches and oven at tho tables of th beachslde spltu soma Purls fashion authorities! cafes, drinking and eating cs uncou that skirts are to he worn this year jeerned as those In more modest oc At Ostein! and Trouvillo tho fow' tunics at American beaches. Lately the Atlantic City chief of police said women might wear skirts ending a little above the knee. In Franco they need not wear a skirt at oil. Coney Island has been accused or going tho limit, but Coney Island wouM be shocked a the French fash Ions In bathing suits. JOHNSON'S NEMISIS PROBING CHARGES TELLS FULL STORY OF OF IMMORALITY 1 SLAVERY AN 01A CIIICAC10, May 8. Small, pretty, SPUINOF1KL1), III., May 8.I11 nnd neatly clan, Ilelle Schrcibcr took ! 'l'ry ' charges that Lieutenant the stand hero today and told the 'vemor Hum-It O'llarn, head of the court trving- JnclTlfolinson Yor vio-1 "white nlavc" niul "starvation wagi" scnato investipuuu; committee, anil another member of that body have been guilty of grnvo offensM was begun here at noon today before the WIFE WATCHED- MEN lUTTSIIl'HO, l'a., May 8.--Con-rosHlou that alio looked on while her sweetheart and another 1111111 atrnn Klcd her hushand was nmtlo today by tho wlfo of Valorlo Fautexxo, a gar dciior, whoso body wan found In his homo. mm. FnutcMO said that the crlmo wbb committed whllo Fautexxo slopL unit thut 'ho novor know what killed him." ' NORTH BEND MAN ARRESTED ON WHITE SLAVERY CHARGE AlAItSllFIKLD, Ore, Mity 8.-W. L. Lutdicllo of North Itonil, Ore, in under airiest today on 11 chnrgu of whlto hI 11 very. Ho wns Inkeu into custody ut tho reipiuHt of United Stiilcri Mnrriliul Scott of Porllnud. Tho doluils of (ho ohnrgo nro not known here, further than, that Lu hhello 1h Kiiid to ho wanted in tho statu of Wnsjliinulou. STRIKE FAILS TO DARKEN FRISCO SAN FHANC1SCO, Cnl., May 8. Pnralyni of thu electrical and giiH power of the Pucitic (In and hleo- trio Company throughout Northern und Central California, will bo' tho ultimato of thu walkout of 0000 of its employes, iiccotding to declara tions hero today of union officials. Although offioiulR of tho corporation iiRsort Unit only 8UI men obeyul the atriko order, thu Union men hny thu walkout is complete. San Krauoisco was not noticeably nffectod by tho utriKe. Predictions thut thu city would hu in darkiics Inst night were not boiirnu out. Tho strikers ore members of thu liglit mid power uouncil of Califor nia. Tho iwnlkout was ordored when offieinls of thu corporation refused to iicuedo to u demand for a wngo in crensu of 50 cents n day. Tho com pany offered 11 flat increnbo of 'J5 cunts but this offer wns turned down. ' DEMENTED MOTHER SLASHES THROATS OF TWO BABIES PHILADELPHIA, May 8. Slash lug their th routs while thoy vvcro asleep, Mrs. Mary Kulasii today murdered her two littlo daughters, 11111110110, U2 mouths old mid Agnes 3 mouths old. Tho woman is heliqved to bu demented, lotion of the Mann niiti-uhite slavery net thu full story of her relatione with tho big negro prize fighter. In mi almost childish voice the girl, through the folds of n heavy veil, detailed how she met Johiifou, their Kubseiptent relations nnd of the trips they made from state to state. Hefore llio Schrieber girl was called several other witnesses against tho negro testified. Kstclle Palmer, alia Henderson, said Hello Schrieber was an inmate nf 11 Pittsburg report where she wns known ns Jnipio Allen. Charles Sampson testified that Johnson and tho Sciirieber girl camo to his store in October, l(lll) and that tho negro bought .fllOfl worth of fur niture tho girl selected. Other witnesses described the character of the row of flnts wliero tho Schrieber girl lived in Chicago. GOVERNOR E TO AVENGE ER Mrs. Evelyn Rlckert of Los Antfes Asserts on Witness Stand That Her Husband Beat Her Until San Couldn't Stand It Any Letifler. Every Attack hy Father Waj-Suwal for Period of Oppression en Part of the Boy. TELEGRAM FR MORE PRESSURE ON NF.W YORK, May 8.-Pressuro was again directed nt thu Harrimnii jdiiires when tho mnrket opened to day, both Union Paoifio and South ern Pncifiu opening ut substantial fractions below yesterday's close. Cmiudian Pncifiu nlso dropped a iMiint. Hrooklyn Ilnpid Trtiusit gained n iKiint ns n ruMilt of nutivu buying und Heading mid Union Pa cific- ginned Ihrcu points. REPUBLICANS HOLD UP WASHINGTON, Mny 8. Headed by Senator Hurtou of Ohio, republi can members of tho scnatu today nro holding up thu confirmation of Joseph P.. Duvius of Wisconsin, nominated hy Pie-ideut Wilson to bo commis sioner of corporations. CLARK'S VETO BLOCKS JAP LAWS IN ALASKA WASHINGTON, May 8. Accord- injr lo n telegram from Governor Chirk of Alaska to Secretary l.ano today Clark's veto hns blocked at tempts by Mho Aluskti legislaturo to enact a law dihurimiuuliug against Japaiicso fishermen, Chirk, in his telegram, said his veto had been unanimously biistuiued. honnto bitting as n committee of the whole. The fiit evidence was given by IL Hlnir Conn, invcftigator for the vice commission. He declared thnt on the night of April 28 nt a local hotel Deputy Sheriff Sullivan who presented the charges ngriiiiht O'Hnrn told him that if the vice probers camo to Springfield nnd oomclled Mr. Davis of the firm of Davis, Ln rcl & Company, liquor dealers, to testify that Sullivan had affidavits ho would use to put O'Hnrn out of office. O'Hara, IhN morning refused to add anything to his statement of yes Icrday that nny affidavits reflecting on tho characters of himself or the other probers were perjured. THORNE ELECTED VICE JUNK NEW YORK. Ma S. At tho divi dend meetings of tho Union Pacific and Southern Pacific directors today no action was taken regarding the dissolution suit ordered hy tho fed eral government. Tho only action of tho public import was the election as a vlco president of W. V. S. Thorne, purchasing agent of tho Union Pa cific. EDNA LOFT US RETURNING TO DEAR OLD LONDON NF.W YORK, May 8. Edna Loft us, former niuMonl hall ttai-, later wife of Harry Rheinstroiii, bon of 11 Cincinnati millionaire, later still n figure in tho night life of San Frnii-c'im-o, is going homo to Kuglmid. Kscnpinp; deportation as on uudu sirablo alien by a muro shave, Mis l.oftus has decided that sho bus had enough of tho west and today nd mitted that t-ho will leave tho coun try within n few days. TWO DEAD, THIRD SHOT IN GEORGIA REVOLVER DUEL Y1KNNA, On., Jlny 8. Two men nro dead horu today mjd a thiid prob acy fatally injured ns tho result of n revolver duel near Vienna. 0cav Hlow, a farmer, killed P. P. SaiiR- ster, a neighbor. Sheriff Rennet t attempted to arrest Hlow, who fehot the otliccr. The shentf reliirneil tho fire- while fullinsr to the ground, killing Blow, .. - DAMAGES; LIBEL SALEM. Ore.. May 8. Governor West, getting tired of attacks .made upon him hy tho Evening Telegram of Portland, will bring as actios for criminal libel against that paper, hit attorneys being now busy preparing tho papers in tho cae. The matters alleged to bo libelous aro statements mado In tho Telegram that the prison brickyard funds have been dissipated and that Governor West Is responsible therefor." It also charged tho governor had "squandered the prison funds." In an article published March 25 tho assertion was made that the "state could recover funds from Governor West through a civil action and that ho was criminally responsible. Many other statements along tho same line, It Is alleged. were printed and published of and concerning tho governor. Tho gqv- crnor states tho complaint will bo filed Just as soon as his attorneys havo completed It. FRISCO DETECTIVES SECURE DELAY SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., May S Partial success today rewarded the efforts of eight S.in Frauclsco detec tives charged with sharing in the Illicit Incomes of bunco men to delay action by the board of police com missioners until their cases had been disponed of in tho crimlunl coum. Tho uccuned officers were scheduled to go to trial before the police com missioners today on charges of "uu- offlcerllke conduct and consorting with buueomen." Attorneys for tho detectives ar gued that It would be unfair to the defendants for tho police commission to pass 011 the caso at this time, as serting that such action practically would bo depriving their clients of constitutional rights. Tho attorneys based their claim on tho ground thnt tho dufenso would hu forced o show Its hand If forced to go on with its defense boforo tho police commis sioners. LOS ANGELES, Cnl., May 8. "My husband beat mo 'until Martin couldn't stand it any lonjjer; that'H why lie killed his father." This was the testimony today ot Mrs. Evelyn, Riekcrt, whose fourtcen-ycar-old eon Martin shot and killed her husband, Daniel Riekcrt, in tho yard of their home here two mouths ago. Derciulrt IJoyy Fiercely. Mrs. Rickert went willingly lo the stand when she was called by the defense. She wns clad in heavy black in memory of the man their son had killed, but she rallied fiercely to tho boy's defense, Insisting 011 tellincr the stories of the beatings her husband inflicted tion her, regardless of the continuous objections of the prose cuting attorney. According- to the woman's story, her husband often treated her rough ly, nnd each outbreak was the signal for a long period of depression oil the part of the boy. At times, she de clared, when her husband had struck her, Martin wrould be morose for days, and would refuse to answer question. Hoy Sl.ts Silent.. Several ties as the woman talked she wart interrupted by Prosecutor Kcycs, with techlnael objections. On each occasion, with a glance at tho boy, who sat silent in his chair, she completed her statement before an objection could bo sustained. When Mrs. Riekcrt concluded her testimony, she hurried from the wit ness stand to her boy's side. While other witnesses wero testifying- sho smoothed his hair and whispered to him reassuringly. Mm. Avn Hillings, former house- keener for tho Rickcrls, testified re garding Hickcrt'a treatment of his wife and tho usual effect of their quarrels 011 tho boy. HOUSE TO ADJOURN FOR THREE WEEKS AFTER TARIFF WASAHINOTOX, May 8. After a conference with President Wilson in which Congressman Palmer took part, House Leader Oscar Under wood announced today that when the tariff bill is out of the way the house will recess for three weeks. It will resume sessions about June 3 mid will immediately proceed to nc tion on currency reform. MOTHER JONES CALLS MRS. MERRIAM'S BREAKDOWN DELAYS DIVORCE TRIAL SAN FKANCISCO, Cnl., May 8. Owinjj to a serious nervous break down of Mrs. Hessio Merriam, de fendant in a divorce suit briught by Captain II. S. Merriam, U. S. A., now on trial hero before. Superior Judgo Graham, further proceedings 111 tho eif-e woro postponed (odny un til next Tuesday. It is probable nt thnt time Mrs, MVrrinm will ho allowed to file n CHAW.KSTON, W. Vn., May 8. "Mother" Joues, friend of tho uiinorn, who hnvo been engtiged in the Paint Creek strike, camo here today und held long conference with Gover nor Hatfield. "Mother" Jones was under surveillance but was not open ly restrained. "Mother" Jones has boon a, mili tary prisoner sinco tast February at Pratt for aiding the striking miners in Kadtiwhu county. Sho arrived here lat night under oacort of Cap tain It. K. Sherwood und had 11 brief conference with Governor Hatfield then. Today she t&iidgdf thU talk; "Wo discussed ceonOmio condi tions. I don't know what wo will talk of lodny. Hut it dflyWt matter what thoy do to me, the flfrht will ?o "-" -x cross complaint and obinti'i a deorce. on just the same." M i r n X )i M i! 1 j r vr-wit .-1 -,- . , - -w-. if y-