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WEATHER
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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.
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(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.
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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
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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
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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
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cross complaint and obinti'i a deorce. on just the same."
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