vmq&t0Wfmr" ""' i rSv"v-wf Clly Hon - g Medford Mail Tribune WEATHER I'nlr tonight itiial TurMlnjr. .Mnr. (10, Mln. IW. SECOND EDITION Kurty-thlril Yrnr. Dully r.lulilli Var. JOHNSONS WOOD ON TRIAL ALIEN LAND BILL CHARGED WITH FOR CALIFORNIA DYNAMITE PLOT Despite Federal Pressure, Governor Puis Slfliiaturo to Lnw Forhlildlnii Ownership of Afjrlcullural Lands hy Japanese- or Other Aliens. HAGItAMKNTt), Cnl , .Mny t'J. Governor Johnson signed '"' Webb lllrdsfill unll-allou liiml 1)111 shortly beforo noon today. Tim lnw pruviiiitrt Hid ownership or agricultural lands In California by Japnnusu or other aliens Ineligible to rltljonshlp, nl- IIioiikIi It iioruiltM thrcu onr lease hold, which muy ho renewed hy ro tation. Willi lint signing ly Hut governor of the nutl-allcn hilt loilny Ciillfor- nlii. ilespllo threats of n diplomatic broach with Japan mill tho most nr liuiil protests from tho national ml mliiUlriilloii. luin taken thu final stop In enacting a law prevent thu no Miilnltton of her iiKrlciiltunil hinds hy Asiatic. Tho seal of tho stain linn I i Mil to tho policy or excluding from her lamln nllou who aru nun assimilable. IV.U- ItlfclrlHllllll. In connection with hla npproal of tho iiiousuro Governor Johnson hail llttln to say. lit nppcsirod to ho fnr more concerned uhoiit tho threatened mlllug of refereinluni In suspend tho net, lonvlug tho statu without ti liar iiKulimt further iiniulilttuii of land hy Japniumo until November, IUII, t halt uhout the effect Mm no tion might have In Washington or Toklo. Tim governor declared Hint In would fend no official notification of hn action In Washington. "I repent whal I Imvu wtlil he-fore.'' win Johnson's (oniment. "C'allfor nlii for tlm Hist Hum Iiiin nu null' alien land net. Any ono who wishes another kind of lnw tuny colitis tetitly Invoke tho Inltlntlvi. "No tnnii who really wishes tin iiutl'iillnu law will sign a referendum nit tn till law. If another law I sought It inny ho presented hy lnl tlullwi petition, anil In tho menu lime tho present act will ho In opor atloii. ('ouiim'N Initiative. "To tlo tip tho present law hy rof ereudum moans no law until Novem ber, I DM. "Thorn who aro sincere. In their opponlilou to antl-alleu law or who believe tho present act In not drastic enough aru counlMont If they take steps to Invoke tlm Initiative. Hut tho referendum would tin up tho law wit now have, without puttliiK any IIiIiik In lit place until 1914, leaving tlm ntato open In tho meantime to rolonUntloii hy tho aliens iigfilust whom this legislation In aimed." Governor .luliiintm would not hnx aril an opinion on what ho expected to ho tho remit on tho International tdttiutlou of his approval of tho Webo measure, OF CAPITOL CRANK WASHINGTON, May IP. A Jury Investigation to ilotormluu bin sanity Im promised heio today for Harold H. I lo ward of I'aHiuloiia. Oul who for ii week ban pendHtently nuimyul President Wilson and members of tho Inttor'H family. Howard wiih arm ed ut thu whltu homo when bo tniii.il to riMjtiuHt an uudlenro with tho pit'Hldunl In ruKanl to woman tmf fraito, AhIiIo from following tho prcHldmit from place to place, It is Kiild, Howard Iiiih written uiimorotu aunoyluK letters to him and member jif Ida family. IS LONDON, Aru 10. Former Sultan Abdul Humid in Huilously ill, accord ing to dospiitohi'H louoivml hero from CoiiHliiiitinoiile. lie In nufl'oriug from u uuiiipllculiou of iliHciiHCH, mill It in not bnlieved ho will lie uhlo to Hiirvlvu tlm ntliK'k'. Multl-Mllllonnlro President of Ameri can Woolen Company In Court for Plantlnn Dynnmlto to Discredit Strikers In Lawrence. HUSTON. May Iti. A long lino of deputy KhurlffH mid court iittuiuluutH Hlood on liuard at all entranceH to tho Huffolk miperlor court houe hero today whim William Wood, iiiu.l millionaire prenldent of tho Ameri can Woolen company, went to trial on n charito of connplraey (0 ,l,inl dynamite In nu attempt to illticrt'dit thu Lnwreiirn ntrlkem In I DON, Al leged fear of a imirt ileiuniiHtnitloi, hy liiilimtrlal Worker of tho World wiin thu reiiKou nimlKund for ntcl. marked precaution. l'erioii who applied for iiduilH'lon were clonuly herutliilted and all who did out hnti) ii card nllined hy Pin irhl Attorney 1'elletlitr went 'i.iuod. Tlm ierlalorn were roiiflueil to newspaper men, attorueyH for tho uccuiud mini and I'ellutler and hi iiKnUlnntii. I'rederlck I. Attenux, u lloiton maiiiifacturiir of textile mill ncrm Mirlit, and DennU Colllun, a ('inn brldK" iIok fancier, were placed on trial with Wood oil nlmllar uharcei. Tlm nherlff nmiorled thU morn.iiK that hit had received wartiliiK 'hat ludiintrlnl leader planned a demon filiation In court, hut Im refined to Mate from what notirce thu warnliiR came. Tho leiixth of thu trMI In pioblematlcal. JihIrii Croiihy overruled nil mo I loin hy tlm defenne to iiiall llid'ct nielli liKalnft AtteailX. Tlm Jury to try Wood wn qom ploied thU Afternoon Vlth Irtit" 111 He difficulty. Jury I'llliil Quietly. Only fid tnlnute wa counumed In flllliiK the Jury box. Tlm wenltb dufitudaut were vpareil thu humllln Hon of hIiHiik In Hut-"felon' box." luitisid they occupied neat Junt out ildn tho enclohiire HepnrntluK thu at toruii) from thu upectntor. Dlxtrlct Attorney I'ellctlor opened for tlm proHccotton with n acalhln deiiunrlnllou of tlm defendant. Wood Mat apparently unmoved HiroiiKhout tint urralKUiueut. JiuIko Cronhy Informed tho Jury that ho did not believe It wn mice nary to lock them up at nlchl. 10 L E WAHHINHTON, May 19. An ntueudiiinnt to tho revolution of Ben ator Koru provldhiK for thu iiamlnn of a committee of thu United Stale donate to prohu tho coal minors' Ktrlko In Went Vlruliila hy which Senator llorah of Idaho will bead tho probe will bo offered In thu ncnate before tho final voto on tho reuolu tlou h taken Hit afleriiooii. llorah Iiiih Hinted that Tio I willing to nerve. HEAVY FIGHTING 11KNCI1IAKI, May , 111. NVw ol" heavy i'llitiiiK between Aralm and IliiliiitiH ut Sido (liu hit reai'lieil lioro liiiluy. No ilelnilrt were recoiwil of the eiibimlties, hut (hey urn known to Imvu been heavy. (leneral (Inuhretti, who Iiiih lieeu in eoiiunuuil ut Doriiu, headed the lluliiiii troops in it iloHporuto btoriu iut; of nu Arab position. This Kiiiueil, tlm ItnliiiiiH were Hiihjeeteil to two heavy flunk iittuukii, hut limy maintained their position, thoimh ut u K'ri'i't Hiteriticu of life, OFFICIAL FINED FOR PARTICIPATING IN CONTRACT PIKIUIti, S. I)., May 10. For par licipiiliiur, in a coiiliaot while ho wiih a pulilio offieiul, l-'red A. Drinker, formerly land oniutuisHiouor in Huh Htato, wna fined ijs'Jfil) Imvo todny, llrinker ploatlod Kiiilly. B A AD A MINE MEDFORD, NO NEAR E President Discusses Phases of Japanese-California Land Controversy Neither Nation Inclined to Be Hasty anil Adjustment Expected. WAHIIINUTON. Mnv 1". At I o'eloek thin nfleiiiooii Keerelnry llryiiu linked Keerelurv Cliimlii to iull ul Hut htato department lit receive the Amerieiiii reply to JnpanV note of proleHl iiuiiIiihI Hie California out i - iitieii land hill. WASHINGTON, .Mnv IM. Talk hK with remarkable freedom iihiii phasei of the .IiimncHt;-('nlifornin laud eontroverHV whieh were "loadeil with diploiualie dynamite," I'ri'Hident WIIhoii. in liix conference wiih Hie newHpaper eorrtHiiulentn here loilny unrifervedlv emit hit inter iewer. eoinplete "iiihiile information" of the eontnneriy iih ho hen, it. The nreiddcnt ileelaretl that hoth he and I In: Mikado exiiceled nu earlv anil iimienhlo iirriiiiu'emeut of the f'nliforniii land coulriicry. lie Mold there wiih im criU or near- erifiM. Little uiixietv find no interfer ence by foreign iower in the precont diploinatie neolialiouH. "Hyiianille" I'Iiiim-m, After tiilkiuir freelv iiihmi the "dy- niiiiiili!" phiiM'H of the eontroversy, the ireiileut invoked the ban of ko ereev uiioti certain more delicate xuh- jeetf. He cave nnlern that the uewn paper men inut not print hit opin ions which, hit unlil, wcru "purely per Honal," llni Hie cuum'n whieli had inspired Japan to take iln preM'iit Hlllllll. " . l'M-iileiil Wll-iiu iuilienteil thai he wan following out hi "confidence dun" hi order to end nnv liiixlllliler- htnndiiiL' ami to make it plain Hint no ihMiiu Iiiih been ruicil in the con troversy which i not pox-tible of iieaecfii mi ut oil. He lielicveK (hut homo source of Iho .lapnneco wnr talk are niirelv conjectural. Deport. of the Anieriean cIiiiit; iVaffaircrt nt Tokio iniiiimire rcporU of unit Aiuerienu henliment there. How fnr thu "offieinl .Jnpnnce niiosilion" to tho Ciilifoniin laud law Iiiih uouo wiih not definitely to he aHcortiiined from the nrohidontV talk, hut Hint it is certnin Hint ho fcoU that Japan np prcciutBK Atncrien'H frieiully officon, which in the piihl have been uxertcd in her behalf. .No lliihlo In .Matter. The prchidenl indicated to tho re- lvorters Hint Secretary Drynn will not reply to Jnpan'ti prolit until Uovernor Juhiihou Iiiih hiKiicd tho an (i laud hill. Ho Hiiid Hint neither na tion is inclined to be hnty in tho matter, hut that both are anxious to nroeeed enrefiillv to holution which will mean increased friendship. He nihil declared that no further imtio- tiatloiM with (loveruor Jtiliimou me (Continued on I'aKO Four.) RITCHIE lOlIf AI FRISCO JULY 4 VANCOl'VKII. D. . May ll.- "As far iin 1 urn concerned, Willie Uitehii! will nppeur in the mm to de fend hi liuhtweiuht title on Julv -I." hiihl Dilly Nolan Ihw morniuu. "IM- die (Irnney.wlll stno tho bout, his fiu'ureH for DllehioV cud heinu Mich us to meet my approval. 1 hud (Ira uey'n uNMirauee ychterday luorninj; (hut he had secured Jou Kivers m Itilehie'N iiimoueiit ami if (hero is uny eliaiipt in Hint plan 1 am not yet appriNCil of it. Wo havo until Juno 1 (o fiunllv holtlo tho oiioMum of an opponent, hut if'Urnnoy sueceedK in wkuiiik up another hoy ol Millioiont ehiKN lo make un intercstiiiL' hnttlu ho can nel my 0. K. on his pluu with out mi delay. "One Ihinir is eeituin. Ditehie will not appear in Los Aii(,'ele) merely for tho Hiiko of iiiortiiiK Htvore. If Joo wntils tlm hout ho will havo to coino to (linnev. MeCnrcv had Ids ehanco ut Iho hout nloiii; with tho vest of the promoters and his figures didn't eomo un to those of tho rest of Ilium, nor up lo my demands hy a lone, shot." W H A AN S STATES WILSON OMSdOX, jMONIMV, MAY H), 1013. SECRETARY DRYAN AND AMD AS SADOR CHINDA WHO MUST SETTLE JAPANESE PROBLEM m 0r a7MR BBHE' l"4'iH BRYAN PEACE PROPOSAL, LONDON, Mnv IP. it mtcrwcw with Secretary ut Slnto Drynn in Wiihliiuctoii i" pulih-hcd hv Hie Hx prerw which throw u new lilit on the x'uce proMiulH advanced hy the United StntcH Kou-ninient for Hit oonxidorntion of the world. Interviewed hy the KxpreiH' cor rrMHintleiit, Secretory Drynn Miid: "1 want to correct the idem, that the. pence proiMiinl Includes u provision for the cexatiou of nil htrnteic movch hy diHpuliiiitK during the jwr iod of iuvcNtipntiou of the omthC of their (Hhiuti. 'fills 'idea was inserted in the original peace plan hut wn climiunlcd later. All information Hiiih X.ir reecir0't thrvptlon by the power- of the pence plan i cu couraniuir, and I Imvo no doubt Hint the tinted Slate will he aide to make Mich treaties us Hiipplciiientary to existing uihitrutioii iisrecmcnU. LONDON, Mny 10. Htrliii; of women ot the lower clanu us inein- her of tho "nraon llJunls, Is chnrKCd uRulnst militant btiifraf.nC.es (ollowltiK thu nrrest hero todny of Nelllo UohlnEon, described us a fer vani. J5ho was iirresteil ouisldn iho fninoiiA Now CoIIoro chapel at llm- ntcud mid admitted, nccordtrit; to the police, thnt Hho was awnltlnt; the ar rival of two Huffrncett'ti, under whoso direction Hho wua kuIu-j to et flro to tho church. When tho woman wan broufc-ut be fore u pollen iiitiBlHtrnto ihu drly lemurkeil that she "scorned t he In rouro of training an u protwi jlonal Ietroluitm Incendiary under mis creants worse than herself.' LUMBERMEN DO NOT FEAR LUMBER TIFF SPOKANi:. WuhIi., Mny ID. Lumbermen havo no reason to fear tho removal of tariff on lumber, ac cording to Charles A. Woyorhnousor. inoiulHjr of the world's Kioatest fam ily of lumbermen, who U fu tho wont lnpeetlnK tho holdings ot tho Wvy crhaouker Interests. "J can seo no reason why tho lum bermen of tho Culled Status cannot easily adjust themselves to tho re moval ot tariff without any apparent effort," stated Woyerhtieusor. "Tho tariff, as It stands, Is so low that thu removal will not seriously affect tho Industry. Wo are not worryluB" HEM SNOW STORM L nUNVlClt, Col., May 10. A heavy snow storm was reported this after noon from southwestern Colorado. Thu fall, It Is said, wns heaviest at Tollurldo, whoro telephone and tele graph wires are down, TRAIN WOMEN ARSON SQUAD TO PROBE CONDITIONS SAN FKANCISCO, (al.. .Mnv 10- Deurin iih itx umt eoilhpieuoilH pax-eiiur!. two mcmhiTs of the Jupu iioku partiHiiient who emtio lo Cali fornia to probe the reaoiii for atiti uliuii lef;islatiou, thu Orient liner Korea docked here today. The two Japuuusc nmba-H(lors I)c facto arc Sitrkka Hhra, a member of the L'oitetitutioonl party in thu Japa nese diet mill OIionIzo Hnttori. u ineiiiber of the Jnpnuc.c hou-o of peer. The eagerness of tho two en voys lo lcurii the stntiiH of affairs in California was indicated by their hcmlin; n wiruU iiicshuso before the Korea reached iirt, iuiiuiriuu' if Governor JuhunouJtuiLyeL iiKUcd thu miti-iilieii land bill. The two coinmU-iouois will vi-it , all the lurne Jnpaul-oe colonics in the state to studv the conditions which have caii-cd the anti-alien asitiitiou. JAPS IN MEXICO TO MDXICO CITY, May 19 Offers from CO, 000 Japanese in Mexico to Join In a body tho rebel troops of C.cnera! Veniibtlnno Carranta and others opposlm; the Huerta govern ment nre reported noro today to have been refused by the rebel chiefs. It U reported that the Japanese will Join Individually. There, aro now about 35.000 Japnuose fighting on each side in tho Mexican provinces. It wns soiul-offlclnlly announced bore this nttornoou that a loan of $10,000,000 to the Huerta govern ment Is now assured. This monoy wlll come partly from French bank ers and partly from tho prlvatu for tunes ot 1'ellr Diaz and Jose Llmun tour. STRONG PLEA FOR L WASHINGTON, Muy 19. a stroiiK plea for Alaskan coal for navy usu on tho 1'aclfle coast was voiced today before thu senntu com milieu on territories by John Dig gous, a navy paymustcr. Thu navy, according to Htggoiis, Is using libO.OOO tons ot coul an nually on tho Pacific coast, mid It Is nil shipped from Norfolk uud llul tlmorc. "In casu bt war,'1 said Ulggons, "tho goveriimeut would "bo forced to demand the service ot alt colliers, and this would practically paralyze all prlvato industryy.y" David lloyd, a member ot tho navy ougliiuerlng bureau said Hint prelim inary tests tudlcatei; lUn. Alaskan coal was entirely wntisfuctory. URGE P0RFIRI0 DIAZ TO RETURN TO MEXICO COHUNNA, Spain, May 10. To tuno Ooneral Porfirio l)iuz to return to Mexico uud reasMimo the piei ilenoyj u delegation of Mexicans ar rived lieru todny on thu steamer Iparaugo, , APS COME ill IRE SUSPECTS FOR $274,000 BANK ROBBERY Men Suspected of Being instrumental In Unloadinn Loot From New West minster In Custody Caught While Chanplnrj Marked Stolen Bills. CillCAUO. .May HI. Deliuvcd hy the K!ice lo he one of the hand which rubbed the New Westminster, D. C. branch of the Dank of Montreal, of J7-1,000. Michael Flmiixnti in out here today on .V)0l hail, hut W. T. Lnwlur uud Charles O'I.eary, saloon men, who were nrrestcd with him, Mill are held. Flanijjnn, the jxiliee say, has been iietitic us distributing nent for the robbers who looted the Canadian hunk. They say thnt Luwlor and O'Lenry ncecptcd money from Flnni fnu, mid that Luwlor, through a friend, tried to exchange .fiOO of the hank loot for American bills. When the folen money was presented nt the Dunk of Montreal here, it wns recognized, and on iuvcHticntion, Hanivau, O'Lenry mid luwlor were arreted. Doth the snloon men declare FInni pin had tried to use Hiem to Ret the money chunked. Flnnifau denied he hud ever kivcii cither the money. Nearly .100,000 of the Xcw Wcst minnter bank loot, the isjlice sny, hns been exchanged in this city for American money. Three of tho men believed to hnvu robbed the Cnundinn hnnk nre in custody. The fourth is believed to be Iiidiiitr here, mill this man i believed to be the one who tit-eil Hanicmi to change his plunder. COUNTERFEITER GETS ' ' FIVE YEAR SENTENCE I'OUTLAND. Ore., May 13. "Jack" Larson, a member ot Pacific coast ring of counterfeiters bonded by "Hookey" Johnson ot San Fran cisco, pleaded guilt) In tho federal court hero Joday to a chnrgo ot rais ing olio dollar silver certificates to S20 notes and was sentenced to five )vurs In tho federal pcni'.ctttlary at McNeil's Island. John M. Monnhnn, Larson's working partuor, and a member ot the same gang, ploaded guilty and will be sentenced Wednes day. Ten of tho gang wero arrested nl San Francisco and other California points and most of them nro now In prison. Johnson wus given a sen tence ot -0 years In CallfouiU. Others aro under nrrct ut Spo kane, Seattle and Vancouver INFANTS SALVATION ATLANTA, Oa., May 19. That clause In the Presbyterian confession of faith, which has for years been known as "lufaut's elect" clauso, was changed hero today by u vote ot l'J" to 44 lu the soutHeru assembly to road that all Infants will bo saved. Moderator John Stone ot tho northern assembly Indicated today thnt bo would formal"!)- reply to ac cusations that bo had been elected moderator us tho result ot a fruine- up. Friends ot soma of tho defeated candidates havo been circulating re ports that on tho night boforo tl election six dolegatcs, headed n? William King ot MonmoutlT, III., met to "pavo tho way" for Stouo's olee tlou. ON STOCK MARKE1 NKW YORK, May 19. Starting tho session of tho stock market at u fractionally higher level, tho loadeis aftor tho first few minutes' trading eased off. Now low records wnro lnudo by Hock Island and St. Lotila San Francisco second preferred. Speculation generally wns dull, and tho copper shuros wore heavy, llnnds wero Irregular. Thu market closed dull. NO. 49. VANGUARD OF I Delegates and Officers Come From North on Special Train Arriving at 0:40 O'clock Local Members Meet Them at Grants Pass. The vmiRiinril of Iho vifiting Odd Fellows will nrrive thin evening nt 0:10 o'clock when delegates and uf ficcrs from the north will come on special train. A lornl contingent will meet tlicm with nutomohiles and still another contingent will hoard the train nt Ornuts Puss whero cnrita will he pnsficil out showing ench vis tor where he is lo ntay in Medford. There is nothing on the official pro gram for thin evening but it is hoped thn( the unofficial welcome will ho nt tonded by everyone who i nhlo to meet the train. Automobiles lire needed for this evening and nlso for Tuesday, Wednesday mnl Thursday. With the holds installing extra. cots, nml nrrnngements inn do with houo owners nil over the city, tho committee, believes it has accomoda tions for all who may arrive. Tho decorating done by the merchant fnr exceeds the Iuiies of the lodgo mid Medford tomorrow will be nhlar.u witji the colors of the order. This nftcmoon it is believed n few of the delegates nml visilore from Klninnth Fulls mny nrrivo and from then on each train will bring in tho men and women who nre to bo given the freedom of the city for Hie next three days. The business of thu convention opens Tuesday. All those who will give ttso of nuto nre asked to be at Southern Pacific station this evening at 0:10 oYl(H!k wnen first excursion Irniii bringing in I. O. O. F. delegates, ar rives. Cars are also needed to tako delegates on n totir of the valley on Wednesday mid Thursday. Tuesday Muy "O 9:00 n. m, Special meeting ot Rcbekah assembly for degree; spe cial (meeting of Grand Hncampment for degree; past Rebekah president's association. 10:00 a. ro. Regular sessions of Rcbekah Assembly; regular session ot Grand Encampment. 1:30 p. m. Regulnr session of Rebekah Assembly; closing session of Grand Encampment. 3:00 p. m. Department council Patriarch Militant meeting. C:30 n. m. Dand concert ut park. 7:00 p. ra. Special session ot Grand Lodgo for degree. 8:00 p. m. Exemplification of Subordtnatu Lodge degrees; exem plification ot Rebekah Installation and degree. Wednesday, .May '2i 9:00 n. m. Special session ot (Continued on Page Four) SPEEDY SETTLEMENT OF CINCINNATI STRIKE CINCINNATI, Ohio, Jlny ltf. Settlement of the strike of Mroot our men which Iiiih eonvluscd Ciiuiuiiuti is expected today, tho traction mag nates having consented to meet the union men on strike. In view of the pending negotiation, Jlayor Hunt will nk for a lxistponciucnt of thu hearing designed to throw thu roadrf into the hands of a receiver on thu ground that failuro to givo burvicu has forfeited Iho franchise. E LONDON, May 19. King George and Queen Mury motored to Shoor ness this afternoon to ombark on tho royal yacht to uttond tho wedding In Germany noxt Saturday of Princess Victoria Loulso. Sir Edward Grey, tho secretary for foreign uffalrs,, failed to accompany tho king, as It had been uunouueed he would, N reason wus announced. It Is believed that tho kalsor, George and tho czur of Rtisnla way confer on tho relations of their coll ates during the wedding festliu. D W 1 i