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Won 2te ' 6"T " Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Hbowers, Mnx. .7.1. Mill. Ml. Itnliifall .0.1. Fiitty-ttilnl Vi'nr Dnlly IJIkIiIIi Ymr. MICDFORD. OKICUON, WON DAY, .'MWH 211, 101JJ. NO. 70. TO PATRIOTISM TO FORCE PASSAGE OF THE CURRENCY BILL 'r, PRESIDENT WILSON APPEALS PRESIDENT IN ANOTHER JOLT ' PERSON PLEADS TO NI'REYNOLDS FOR NEW BILE IE FROM M1B Drninwls Immediate Action Curren cy Twin With Tariff and Reform Is Vitally Necessary to Ennlile 'Busi ness Interests to Adjust Themselves People Should Re Able In Emergency to flrallxc Upon Assets of Ability, Intcnrlly and Character. WASHINGTON, .Inn.. 23.-- Doctor hilt llio occasion I till In tint country lit largo. Pnwlent Wttoon for the second tlimt In IiIn ndinlntolrnlloii, today I'aiim In tho cupltnl to person Mlly deliver n uii'SNtigo to congress, Tim president demanded Immediate nrtloii on tlui currency bill, which to to ho foi iiinlly placed before congn"w at mint, Tim keynote of liU speech was that tlui currency measure to u twin with tin tnrlff hill, ami tlitit thin currency reform to vitally ncr twMiry to oiiublo tlui business tutor tml of tho country to adjust Iheiu nelves to now conditions lulling nut n( tlui revision of tlui tariff srhed iilnu. Id- pleaded In particular for gov ernment control of tho bunk Hint lliiy mli'.lit tin "the MfrviititN. not tho llllloll'PI llf lllC people," Tim president imld: Appeal in I'ntrlottoiu Mr. Speaker, Mr. I'n-iddcnl, Gen tlemen of the Cmigrc: It to under llni compulsion of what M'i'iiH In mo ii clear mill imperative duly llint I linvn ii second time this hi-moii nought the privilege of nd dre-ming you in iHnti. I know, of I'OUI-XI', thllt ll lll'lllcil KI'dKOII of llio ,M'iir to upon us, (lint woik in thoie i'IiiiiiiIii'I-n iiml in llm oniuiuilteo room to likclv to become n liunli'ii as llio season lengthens, iiml Hint every eon hiiliTiitioii of personal convenience unit personal comfort perhaps in the CIISOS of HOIIIO III 114, Considerations of MirHonnl lieiillh oven dictate mi curly eoneliihlon nf tint deliberations of tlu ses-doii; liul there nre nccn- hiniiM of public duty when these things winch toiieli iih pnwitely kim'iii very small; when the work In I hi done in m pulsing mid ho fraught with big cnuseipicnro tlutt wo know (hut we iiii not ut liberty to weight against it miy point of personal sacrifice. Currency System Xrvilwl Wo nri now in llio presence of nticli mi orriiHiou. It is absolutely im perative Hint wo should give tho bust iii'hh men. of thin country n banking mid currency system hy means of which I hey can iiiuko uso of tho free dom of cntorprlso mid of individual initiative which wo nro about to bo slow upon thcin. Wo nro nhotit to set them freo; wo uiiiht not lenvn Ihein without tho toolri of nctiiiu when thoy nro free. We (Continued on pugo a.) LONDON, Juno 23. Dclfnnlvs rep resenting- thirty-Hlx govornmonlH iih seinhlcd today at tho central hull, Westminster, whim Chancellor of tho K.Milioiuor David LloydGoorgo for uinlly opened tlui third liilcrniitlonnl vonds cnngrefl.H. Kvory jiIiiiho of road nduiiutolrntiou, coiiHtnietion, inalntonniiro and reform will ho ilm oitHHi'd duriii( tho daily HOflHlotiH whioh will extend over Ihia wnelc, (ho out HlandliiK fenturo IioIiik tho qui'Hlinii of fiuniii'o. Tho two previous cnuKrosHOH nt 1'avirt and llruwudH confined thi'in boJvoh entirely to tho tcohiiionl iir peetH of tho muohIIoii hut tho pro liiciii of. treat iiiR roadH with hltunil iioiih tnalorialK Iiiih hcen advauood from tho experimental to tho practical HtiiK"i uiid for tho first lime admin iHlvnlloii iiKsumen n nromiucul pimi lion in tltu luib't'cua' proj,'i'uin. WORLD 1 GOOD Federal District Attorney of Califor nia Threatens More Exposures if Rcsltjnallon Is not Accepted at Once Says Excuses Flimsy. Asserts That While Camlnelll's Trial Might Be Postponetl, no Reason Ex ists for Delaying Dions'. SAX KlfANl'ISCO, Ciil., .Iiiiio L'.'l. Tluit iiiili'ifi PreUdeiit WiImoii no I'i'plM Ii!h renlcunliou nt oiien Im will flro aiiolher jolt at Attorney (leuernl Mi'Ke.Miolito which will he entirely un expected, wan llm threat of United Stale Ptotriet Attorney McN'uli to day. MeN'iili, who nvfi'ued Saturday, af ter iiiakiiiK Merioim charei Hint the attorney Keueral to hampering Iih office, ewpciiially in the DiKKX and Catiiiuelti, mid the Wetorn Fuel company oiiki-h, reaehc.l hi office early mid wns evidently much dinnp pointed that hi roMKiintinii had not lieeti ncecptcd. "I ma ntoo dtoaipdiitcd," Hititl MeXali, "Hint Hie Washington offl eiato do lint appreciate the HeriotiM iichm of tho xitiiutioii. I'ntcHH my reit;iialioil ii accepted ut once, hnll (lie another Imuutoiilo nt them which will ho entirely titiexH'eted mid will leave iniieh to explain." MeN'nli Haiti ho accepted the ex planation retarding the ni.tpone ineut of Diew fmniuclli'ti cane, he- eini'-e Senator Camiuctli could not lie present at the tiial, hut Hiiid thin had nothing to do with Maurv I. DIkks' ene, who N noeuied with Cmaiiietti of wutntim; llio while hlavery ael liy takiiiK two irto out of the Hlalc for unmoral purjioxes. F MONTIIIJAI,, Quo., Juno 23. Am n result of oiio of tho womt tiros vlHltltif- hero for nouio tltuo, four dromon nro ilend today duo to ft cot liimo nf n wall, 'and property lots itoMtroyeil to tho extent of about I2C0.00U. Tho dead: JOHN 0, rOIUSYTHi:, 23 yearn old. l'ATHKMC HAMII.Ii, 31 yonrs old. JOHN M'DUItMOTT, 22 yearn old. Wi:n8Ti:it MOI.HSON, 25 yearn old. Kturtliu; prommiahly from a tiiiru liiK mutch or u lighted cli;nrotto thrown raroleisly hy n passerby Into Muuifl hIiiivIiikh lyliiK In tho I'nbliiu aveniio doorway, tho flro Knitted coiiHldoriiblo hoadwny beforo tho do imrtiuoiit reached tho hcciio. TO MIIL'S ISLAND rOim.AND, Oro Juno 2.!. Kol IowIiik lito return to Portland Hatitr day nlKht, arcoinpanlcd by a deputy mnridial of Kcattlo, Allen Jay Illohl wiih thin nioruliiK commlttod to two yoara tu tho fodoral pi toon ut Mc Nell'a laland by Judgo Wolvorton, without protoRt by lito attorney, lie will bo taken to prison tomorrow, Illohl wont to Vancouver, II, 0 aftor holiiK convicted of n charKO or Dwindling uuinorouu InvontoiH la tho Coluiubla Itlvor Orclianto company, and tho United BtatoH attornoy culled upon Ills liondHinou to produce him, District Attornoy ltoamoB defended lila action In holding that Illohl In tomlod to "Jump'' lito bond, doctor ing lito offlco bad every proof that ho did not Intend to lotuin In time for Bontouco, R IN CRUSHED Y WALL EXPRESS LOCOMOTIVE AND WOODEN SLEEPING CAR ON THE NEW HAVEN ROAD TELESCOPED IN ACCIDENT NEAR STAMFORD, CONN.. - . in. IIMBMKjMiHKR i-jttvAi3aa6mWrrtftJWPkIL'J The Invc Injntiun of the wroek hero .Iain. l'J, when xlx jt.,m m were killed and n liomhrr inj irrd, is well un der way. It umv lead to n Keiiernl ..i ventilation of tho phMral cinditioii of the New Mirwn rond, which Haul hy many person to he in a Inn eomliti'iu. WHITE SLAVE MIYNOLOS'HEAD HAN KltANCIHCO, Juno 23 Clay ton lliirrltiKloti, tederal luvekttKnlor for tho department of Justice, who helK-d to prep.mi the evidence In llm DlKKM-ruiuliiettl mid Western Fuel eaneH, to on record today utroiiKly mipporlltiK the action of United HtntOH District Attornoy John h. McNati In tcnderlni; lito rcnli;na Hon to 1'renldent Wilson becnuso bo bad been ordered from Washington to postpone action In these rases. llarrlncton scut, a Ioiik leleKrnm to President Wilson calllne. upon tho chief executive to remove Attorney Heiioral Mclteynobto. Ills teloKram cencludes: "As n citizen of Califor nia, I npiK-nl to you, on bobiiK of every mother, every father, every de cent man mid woman In our stnto, lo remove this unworthy official from tho offlco which he has dls Braced." llarrlncton has been prominent In the prosecution of white slavery cases mid In efforts to stamp out tho social evil. E WASHINGTON, Juno S3.- Chair man Ferris, of the homo lands com mittee, auouuved today that final debute on the application of San r'ranoiico to uso the watorn of Ilctch Ilctchy valley for a municipal supply would ho heard next Wednesday, Thursday mid Friday. Tho commit tco Iiuh set. aside six hours on these three days for tho atKUinenti) for uud against the proposition. On tho first day of tho honriuj- the heads of de partments will present their case; on tho second, the proponents of tho measure wilt hu heard, mid on tho third opposing ui'i;umciits will ho pre sented. Tho application is hciup; fought principally by San Joucipiiu valley irrigation interest. Senator l'erkins of California in t reduced in tho senate this afternoon n hill urautiiitf to San Francisco tho rijjht to ntilir.0 the Ilctch Ilctchy re servoir. ON METAL SCHEDULE WA8IIIN0TON, Juno 23. Tho sonata caucus today dlacusuod tho inotiil schedule of tbu Underwood bill, riftocn minor amendments woro approved. Tho sonnto donio crntlo monthers of tho finance com mittee tonight will revise tho com mltteo's draft of tho income tux pro-vIbIoub, DEMANDS HETCH-HETCHY A ARGUED 'IS. CLAY GIVEN NSANTY II BEFORE TOU VELLE I Mrs. Alzlrn Clay, a well known local character, to holnc tried for In sanity before Judge Toil Velo tills ufternooii on coinplulnt filed last April by District Attorney Kelly. After Ibr coinplulnt Rn made, Mrs. Clay illsappeured on her homestead In the Dead Indian country, whore she has been making life lulfcrahlo for Chas. Uluke and other nelgli- born, by tearing down fences and making roads through grain fields. Mrs. Clay has hoveral times beforo been committed to asylums mid re leased ns cured. Monday morning Mrs. Clay np poured on tho streets bright and ear ly with a dog harnessed with various weapons and utensils. Sho said llio dog was going on n camping trip. "The bugle," she said, "was for tho animal to blow if It got lost, and summon Policeman Clucgado to tho rescue, though I doubt If Clngcado has sense enough to know what It means." Tho jacknlfo was for tho dog to whittle kindling for a fire, If It got cold, and the nlrguu to shoot bears. Mrs. Clay put In a busy morning grilling the authorities and haran guing tho crowds. Sho Is defended by Attornoy Canton. NUW YOIIK, Jiiiio 23. Tho stock market opened strong and active. Saturday's weakness disappeared entirely' during the early trading to day, helped by tho failure of Lon don to reflect tho heavy losses hero. Canadian Pacific rose throe, Union Pacific 2Vj, Heading and Lehigh 2 and a long list of others a point or more. Tho most Important declines wero 1 I t-l In American Loco, and C, & 0 and a point In Wostlnghoura Electric. Covering by shorts was In progress throughout most of tho see slon. At noon nearly all of Satur day's violent losses woro made up. Tho decision of tho Intorstato com morco commission to Investigate whether existing freight rates wore adequate, Instead of dismissing tho application of eastern roads for .tu incroaso caused an Improvement all around, Tho bonds woro firm. Tho market closed dull nnd heavy. TEACH FACTORY GIRLS HOW TO ESCAPE FIRE NKW Y0H1C, Juno 23. As n ro, suit of tho Triangle Shirtwaist fire hero, two years ago, when 150 girls wore killed, Mrs, Sarah w. II, Chris topher began work today as "ifer pre vention advisor" to tho cotton gar ment Jiinuufuoluim' tissooiutiou. 1 STOCKS RECOVER SATURDAY OS F BY SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., Juno 23 ItesolutloiiB of confidence In Unit ed Stales District Attornoy J. L. Mc Nab and of condemnation for Attor ney Cencral Mclteyuolds wero pre pared here today uy' muTuuors or tho federal grand Jury, atul are expected to bo adopted at a meeting called for this afternoon, to take action as a result of McNah's resignation, be cause he wns ordered to postpone the trials or Maury I. Dlggs and Drew Camluettl for whlto slavery, and or the anti-trust suit against the Western Fuel company. Members of tho Jury dcclnro that tho attorney general has Insulted them by censoring their work and presuming to determine nt Washing ton whether or not two of tho West ern Fuel directors should go to trial. J. K. Wllhon, vice president or tho Welts Fargo-Novada National bonk, to foreman or tho grand Jury. John nirmlngbam, another member, called on McNab personally to express his congratulations. Hundreds or telegrams and letters havo been rocelvod by McNab. ox- pressing approval or bis coure. while bis telephone was busy all day. TO WASHINGTON, Juno 23. To stimulate rlflo shooting among civ ilians, a bill authorizing tho war de partment to dlstrlbuto 300,000 Krag Jorgensen rifles, discarded a fow years ago by tho regular Infantry, will soon bo Introduced In tho house by Representative Julius Kahn, of CallWrnlu, chairman of tho national dorenso loaguo, Tho arms, which aro lu first class condition, will be Issued to clubs already organized or to bo formed by citizens, U the bill becomes a law. Kahn declared that three hundred thousand civilian riflemen would bo tho lujst nucleus for a volunteer ar my to meet any sudden war emer gency. E ST. Clark nnd Ilonory Monday hcjjnn tearing up tho plank erossiup; of the Southern l'aeifiu tracks nt Main street preparatory to lmvinjr them with asphalt. Tho samo time tho outfit nnd orow of tho Warren Construction com pany arrived to resurface tho bitu- lithio pavement on Main street, their contract culliut; for niiuutcnau'co for ten yinira, CON ERENCE M1B EXPRESSED GRAND JOY CONGRESS ASKS INS m, A Probe of Protection to Vhite Slavers by Department of Justice In Order President Takes a Hand and Will Personally Investigate the Case. - Secretary Wilson Assumes Responsi bility for Postponement of Trials of Diggs and Camincttl. WASHINGTON. Juno 22. Presi dent Wilson announced today tb.it ho Intends personally to Invcstlgat the circumstances of the resignation of John L. McNab, United States dis trict attornoy for the northorn dis trict or California. .Ito wild he had called ror all papers In the case. The fact that Secretary of Labor William II. Wilson has taken upon himself tho responsibility ror tbo postpone ment or tho trials nr Maury I. Dlggs and F. Drew Camlpotti hocau-o ho wanted young Camlncttl's rather to come hero nnd familiarize himself with bis now duties as commissioner of Immigration, canted tho president to take au Interest In the contro versy. Ho declared bo Intended to hear everyone concerned In tho ar ralr. Kahn Iiitnxliiri.il I'roho Representative . Kahn, or Califor nia, Introduced In 'tbo house iodny rcsolutlons demanding tbat tbo attorney-general produco all tho docu ments and orders referring to the postponement or tho Dlggs and Cam luettl and tho Western Fuel trust trials, which resulted in the resigna tion or United States - District At torney J. L. McNab, or San Francis co. Tho resolutions aro broad enough to cover every paper In tho depart ment or Justice rererrlng to tho case. Secretary or I.abor Wilson refused to comment rurthor on tho matter. Commissioner General or Immigra tion Camincttl said: "Under orders or the department or labor, I am pro hlbtcd from discussing any program or the department. Persoually, I havo nothing to say." Seeincil Humane Move President Wilson snid lie wns not informed ns lo tho details of tho Digg-J-Camiuctti ca-e, but that on the surface it seemed to be n hiiinnuo move to allow Caminctti's father to attend the trial. It to reported that Attorney General Mclteyuolds nnd Secretary Itrynn have conferred over tho matter. Assistant Attorney General Wil liam R. Ilnrr, who is in churgo of the Western Fuel anti-trust case, also conferred with Melleynolds. David Starr Jordan, chancellor of Stanford University, called at the white houso today mid discussed the MoNnb resignation with tho presi dent. Jordan called aitction to tho stnto statement tlint W. II. T. Dev lin, attorney for Cnminetti, wo called hen? about tho time tho cases wero duo for trial, to appear in n land office suit. C. C. Hoynton, partner of Devlin, mndo a statement that District Attorney McNab had ngn'cd to n postponement of tho enses, provided that it would appear that the department of justico and not McNab did it. Judiciary l'robo Representative Hinehnugh of Illi nois introduced in the houso this af tornoon n resolution demanding that tho judiciary committeo probo tho McNab matter. In n statement ho denounced tho alleged attempt lo "nullify nn net of congress." "This case presents tho spcelnelo of a member of tho cabinet reiiueslnK tho nttomoy general to delay tho trial of a son of another high government official indicted for a most hoinons offense," Ilinebnuch said. "Tho rea son given is that such action is 'in tho interest of tho public service' " TWENTY TO DIE FOR KILLING GRAND VIZIER CONSTANTINOI'LK, May 23, Followinj n t'ourt martini twenty men nro under sentenco of death today for tho assassination of Shofket Pasliu, grand visior of Turkey. PEOPLE VERSOS BANKS IS ISSUE SAYS WILSON Only Two Alternatives Either tho People Themselves or the Bankers Shall Control No President Auda cious Enough to Pfay Politics. Currency Plan In Line With Federal Control of Railroads Half Billion Emcrjjcncy Currency Authorized. WASHINGTON. Juno 23. Declar ing that no president "would bo nj: daclous enough to play politics with tho credits or tho nation' President Wilson announced to tho newspaper correspondents hero today that the wholo weight or the administration would bo put Into tho support or tljo currency reform bill to bo Insroducml this afternoon or tomorrow In tho rennte by Senator Owens, of Okla homa, and In tho house by IlefTrc scntatlro Glass, ot Virginia. Ifo sad that only two alternatives aro pos-1 slblo in rc-organlzatlon or tho cur rency system of tbu country Tvhcthor tho people themsutvos or tho bankors shall control. Tho cur rency bill, ho said, was Just as mucji an administration measure as tbo Underwood tariff bill. Central ItoanI of Control. Tho proposal that a rcntnil board ' of control bo appointed by tho pres ident wIUj the consent of tho,Kcnat would not bo changed. President Wilson said, If bo could holp It, no matter haw much tho bankers oIk JccL To tho chargo that such a plan places too much power In tho hands of a "political presldont," ho replied that ho did not consider It possible that any chief executive could bo suf ficiently audacious to attempt to gain political advantiigo through tbo uso or tho nation's credit. President Wilson said ho consid ered tho currency plan In lino with tho present system ot federal con trol of tho railroads. When tho In torstato commerco commission was formed, ho recalled tho fact that tho bankers objected becnuso It was not composed or railroad men. , Tho currency bill authorizes tbo Issue or K.00, 000,000 enior;ency cur rency, to be nvallablo only whgn needed, as In time ot financial strin gency, and to bo retired whon tho emergency to ended. This emergency currency would not conflict with money already in circulation. lliilf Million Currency. Tho president said that tho ttguru (Continued on page 3.) L OF CAMETTI WASHINGTON. Juno 23. Demand fop tho romowtl from of tics of A. Cnminetti, of California, commis sioner general oP immigration, wns ' voiced here this nfternoon by Con gressman Mnnn, minority Jenifer in tho houe. Ho said in part: "If the president believes, in tho Mann net and docs hto duty ho will nppoiut n new commissioner of immi gration on the ground that tho pres ent commissioner hns used his no- litical uud'officint influence to pro- vent his sou's trial for thu "valuation of 11 younj- girl. "Has the president tho nervo to ' do this? Cnminetti, tho father, wuh appointed commissioner general of immigration hecnuso of Ida promi nence, iu demoqratto politics, not for, known efficiency. Cnminetti, tho,. son, is indicted under tho Mnnn net;' Tho only way tho son enn bo no-., nutltcd is by ininperhu with tho curio.'1 Tho influence of tho now commis sioner of immigration nnd of hto po litical friends has nlrondy affiled the present, administration iii this CUHO. K REMOVA FROM NEW JOB '-,