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TtffMl Hlltirrlefll ? 207 Second Street f CMS! Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Hair. Mux. Ml, mi. , Precipitation, ,HO. r II Knrly-tlilnl Ymr. Dally i:iulitli Year. MEDFORD, OIWCJON, WMDNKSDAY, JULY 23, 19J3. NO. 105. ' t J. MEXICAN MOB RIPS OLD GLORY CHEERS JAPAN American and British Finns Tore to Shrcils, Trninpcl Into Dust, anil Eiulilcm (i I Japan Greeted Willi En thusiasm In Capitol of Mexico. "Accursed Grltinncs" Siiliiects of Ex rcrntlons Troops Used to Dis perse Tliroiifl of Rioters. MF.XICO CITY, .Inly '.'.'I. -ItlppiiiR llrilihh mill American Hugs In rib Imiiim, trampling Hiiiii in Hi" dust mnl muichiug uiiilur tin' Japanr-so flags, which they saluted with cheers, a tiinti uf Mexican lii'io lull' yesterday gnvo indication of Iho temper of I ho city. Tim moli was coiiimihi'i1 uf several llimNiiiiil wiirldncmcii. clerks mnl stu dents, who hiiil lii-i'ii discharged liy their employers mnl were on their way In tin' palace I" proles! lo Presi dent lliii'iln. Tito throng punned u .Inpatient curio hIiup In Avnililu Knn I'runelMitn, where llrilih, American, JnpunoMi mnl Mexican flns wero dis pln.M'il, Tlmy wrenched tin! Uritlsh iiml American emblem from tlirlr standard, lorn them to shred mnl Hlnmpi'il llifiii in the ilirl of I ho dirt of tho street, while n chorus o execrations went up, eupccinlly for llm "uceuiited gringncs." When llm Anglo-Savm standard liiiil been wholly destroyed Hid lend i'W of Iho moli raited llm Japanese flag aloft mnl inarched itvvnv with :t in n mtv florin of cheer. Willi every foot of the mob's progress It gullied In number mnl it In f forei of mounted police mnl cnviilry was necessary in disperse urn wrong. Mexican iiewnpnper hero toilny print hcnvallnnnl starlet of llm event which limy ho expected to follow Iho mlvtitt of the new Jnpiinesit intnltrr, playing up In largo tvp details f Ihc great demonstration which greeted him. Trlrgrnpli ll,l,'' hclwccn hero mnl Ihc Amcrli'iin honlcr were restored Indnv hut n ceiiMirship of uewH still pCTrl!. SULZER BLAMES I AI.HANW. N. Y., July 'JII. Illiumi for the fiio Ineily ut Hinlnimtoii ycMtcriluy waw put up to Charles K. Muiphy, lender of Tiiuunany Hull, hy (Inventor William Hulxor hem toilny. "It wiih no itwful cntuhtrophe," wild the overnor, "mnl one of Hioho thiucH Hint oiilit not to happen. It in it reproach to our civilization, hut whut can wo tin when our labor de partment in ho tied upf 'Wo citiiuot prevent midi I nt(,'cilicrt us Hint nt llluuhmulou when Mr, Mur phy will not permit his leislatiue tu confirm John Mitchell or JumcH M. Lynch an heml of the xtuto labor bur eau. Nut t luil hf can Hay anything upiliist cither uf theno men, Iiociiiiho both ate pmilctihiilv ipinlificil for tho position, hut JiihI hecmixti ho enn uot inline hiri own unlit for thu plueu." SING CONVICTS REFUSE TO ESCAPE OHMNINU, n. v., July aa. lio- cituuo not u hIiikIo convict attempted to oucapo front HIiik HIdk yoHteiduy tlurliiu n iIiiiiiiikIuk (lie there, ul thuiiKlt tho mttuH wore open for two Iiuiiih, Warden Olaney declareil to day Hint ho lutoiitla to auk Governor Hulxor (or elomoney for iiimiy of thu lumiitcB. 1'or more Hutu two hourH firemen camo mill w6ut freely throiiKh tho opOit KitttiH mnl even iuIiikIuiI with thu piiHiiiinrn, (Tho latter rofiued to imiko any break fur liberty, hut aid ed iih heat they could to miluliio tho i IlllllfiU AMMANY BOSS HR mm ' v -I . l i-.U'.' TURKS ADVANCE FORCES POIRS TO INTERVENE Only Question to Dc Determined Is Whether Powers Shall Dclcnntc Russia to Act for Concert or United Effort Be made to Restore Peace. Turkey's Rc-occupatlon of Adrlnttoplc and Kirk Klllssrh Causes Greatest Anxiety. IIIM'IIAItHHT, July 23. Official dispatches from liolli llclgrudtt ami AltmiiN loilny ilecliiro that Horvln anil (Ircecii have agreed to uegollato an nruiUlli'ii with llulgnrln ut NInIi, ami liavii accepted tin Itoinuanlaii pro piiial to liolil tint regular punco con ferences tu Itutiuiaiila. llotli tlrecro mnl Benin Insist that Itnimuiulit reditu Turkey's ropiest Hint tlm porta bo permitted to par tlclpatn In ttm negotiations. LONDON, July 2a. With offlrlnln of tlm Kovnriiuicnl (rcnly ailiulttltiK Hint Intervention liy tho powcm In tlm ll.ilkau HtniKKlii It nlmont icr tnlu iih n reaull of Turkvy'ri ailvanrc, Hlr IMwanl Orcy anil tlm ainlitimn- iIurH of tlm powiirH In London toilny liulil it litirrleil rouforoiiro nt tho forelKii nfflro over tho Hltuntlnu In tho near cunt, which lit admittedly of tlm Krnvct. Tlm only ipieittou to lm nettled, npparutitly, I whether tho power hIiiiII tint unitedly or thnll ilclcKnto nno power In art for tho conrcrt. ltllMllll III llullOVdl t() llO tho IIIOHt avnllntilo for tho tnftk, hut If mIio artM nlouo II lit (carctl that (lorinitny mnl AiiHtrlu limy ho Jcnloun mnl tlutt it Kouornl roufliiKmtlnii m)f oimun. Tho Kruatcut nnxlcty prcvnlU lturc thoriiKh Turkcy'ii orcupiitlon of Ail rlitnnplo ami Kirk KIIIkkdIi, mnl Lo catiito ot tho ittnaily Monlein mhanro ncrixH tho L'tioH-Modlit frontier laid down liy tho treaty of London. It ht Imllcu'il that Turkey, now that HiilKitrltt In prone, him determined to iRitoro tho London convention nntl to uKitln fecuro for tho crcxcdi. n cry foot of territory lout lu the rot-cut war, TIiIh determination It la believed, will ho ntcruly frowned en hy tho piiwum. TO FLAG FROM INSULT roilTLAND. Or., July '!.'&. Aa an outKrowtli of tho recent tlUonlcrH rcaiiltltiK (rout Mit)or AIIico'h prohl bltlou ot Htrcet HpcaklnK, City At torney L. A. Itucho, nt tho reipieat of tho miiyor, Ih today prepnrlnR mi orilliianco provldliiK (or it hoitvy flue ami Imprltiouiuout (or persoim who liiHtill tho flat;. Tho proposed ordi nance will carry mi emergency rhttiHo which iiinkcH It pnxtilhlo (or tho city romnilmilon to enact It tin meilliitoly. 0. K. I'etornon, mi I. W. W cliariicd with illmirilcrly rotnltict for attempting to Hpcak lu tho HtrcctH In violation o( tho major'H order, wan found Kullty !' u Jury lit tho inunlc- Ipul court. Ho will ho Kcntoiicoil Inter. AUI-.Ij, lown, July UJI. Accompa nied hy u litifto putty of Iowu demo units, Seurctury of Htntu llrymi is hcio today mid tonight will k hy im tomohilo to leeluiu ut l'uuoru. lie will return via Chicago to Washing ton, reaching tho capital on Friday. HOWARD ELLIOTT" TO SUCCEED MELLEN NMW Yoinc, July aa It was reported hero today Hint Howard Hlllott, prouldunt of tho Northurii Pacific, h to Hticcced Chitrlua B, Mul len iih president of Hut Now York, Now Haven & II ml ford railroad. GOV. FOSS 8AYS NEW TARIFF DILL DRIVES HIM TO CANADA I" -'LXialllllB flnwrnnr l-'tinu of MitNNnclitiHctN, who witt miioiiK thoHo incntioncil for the ilcmociiitii' iiomiiiiition for presi dent, Ihm miuuiinceil Unit tho 11. F. Hlnileviint com puny, it machinery uiiiuufiicturiiiK plant coulrolleil hy him, with it plant, in MiiHitnchiiHfttH, Iiiih Imii.IiI miother in (lull, Ontario. Thu chief rciiHim in the failure of tho tlemocmtic nuijnrity in eou;rc to provide in the new tariff hill for re eiroeity with C.iumht. Other rcn-i-oiih are the power of tho labor unions mnl the coiirieiptcut ilifliciil li'v with ivoikmeu, he kayK. E- CITY OF TORREON BY 3 DAYS FIGHT MKX'ICn CITY, July 23 (via (lal vcHtou). After a deiiperato three dityn' (IkIiI, it rebel (orco today cap tured Torreou. TliU ituw reached hero mdity throiiKh it wlrclcsn ills pntclt (rout ZncittrCiiH. PetnllH of tho tnkliif; of Torrcon hy tho rcholri are ns yet unobtain able, hut It la known that C000 of them, Jointly commanded by Gen eral Carrlll ami thrcu other rebel chief it, attacked tho city Sunday anil fought day mnl nlKbt until lt hiit rendcr. Two thoiiMnnd federal Iroopn, provided with heavy artil lery, defended tho city. Their tpimt were pohtcd In tho IiIIIm on tho town'ri outaklrlH and mossed down thu roboln until I ant night, when tliclr ammunition wiih exhautttcd. Tho fcdcrnlR then worn tlrlvon Into Torrcon mnl forced to nurrcmlor. Tho Iokmo.1 to both Hldert In tho battle are reported to have been very heavy. TAHITI TO EXHIBIT AT HAN FUANCISCO, Cnl., July 23. W, I'awtlor, recently appointed governor o( Tahiti by President I'olucnlro of France, milled today on tho Hteamer Aoranul for Ills post lit tho South Sea IhUuhV. llo wits ac companied by his wife, mothor and three children. Onvernnr I'awtlor declared that ho was greatly Interested lit tho I'auniun-l'acKlo exposition hero and would arrange to send an oxhlhlt of untlvoR mid of Island products to Kan FranelKco In 1015. U. B. (irant mid his hrldo and tho Cntliolln bishop of tho Solomon 1st mitla wero among' tho other dlsttn- gulshed passengers Milling on tho Aorangt, PREFERS DEATH TO T I.OS ANHKLKS, Cal July 23. One tint ova of Ids depnrtmo for San Quoiitiii lo servo twelve years for njuvder, Jiinies L. Murphy iittemptetl to commit suicide, hy hhiKhing his throat mnl wrists with thu blade of a safety nir.or, which ho hail tied to a stiok. Hu was found unconscious today hy a turnkey at thu county jail, where ho is confined. Ho pioh- nbly will recover. Muiphy recently wiir fonnd guilty of thu iiiiirdur of Mrs. Irene Mattls Kmith, a former ehonis girl. Ho be came despmiileul when his attorneys fulled to eooiiio tuiothor trial. - REBELS CAPTUR TARIFF BILL IS SUPPORTED BY G S Stronfl Indication That Progressive Republicans Support Many Reduc tions Comes When Democrats Rt cclvc Support on Speeding up. La Follctte, Works, Cummins, Jones, Borah, Crawford, Bristow and Nor rls Vote Favorably. WAKIIINOTOK, July 2.J.-Strong iiiilicittion that procrcxiivc rcpnbli eaim intend Hiip)ortiui; the ileiuoerntit in many of tho reduction provided in tho Underwood tariff hill en me in the hcuiito todny when thu majority mcinberH "jmctlcd up'' procccdure iiml won out Jiv thu firxt vote. Tho tent vulu camo when Scnntor Kmoot of Utah moved lo retain thu I'nyne rule of two cents n ixmnd on oxnlle iicid iimtcnd of 1'A ccntn pro vldei In the t mlmiuiitrntion hill. Kmnul' motion wnt Inxt, TiO (o 20. .ScnntorH LiiFollette, Workw, ruin- miiiH, Jones, Itoruh, Crawford, llrit- tow nud NorrtH, nil proj-rcsivo re- puhlicniiH, HiiiMrtvil the ilcmocrntH The ratcH on pyropallic ncid pro vided ill the Underwood bill alho were upheld hy n vote of ." to 10. I'nltH republican henutorn voieinjr opMtHition in the bcniito to tho Uu dertvooil tariff hill expediute their Hpccchcn, Senator KimmoiiH of North Carolina, chainnmi of the nennte fi nance committee, nuuounccd hero to day that hn intended to block further "nlow talk" hy ilcmandini; the read inr of the tariff bill. The house trammeled no biihincRS todny of note, ninl ndjottmed nftcr beiiuj in neshion forty minutes. House democrats mid rcpuhlicmiK were Mill Hipuihhlini; today over the cfforlh of the minority to air the Dijnpt-Cnini-nclli whito hhtvo enne on thu floor of Iho house. The rcpuhlicniiH nro de termined to conduct (i filibuster. ID FATALLY HURT 1IINOHAMTON, N. Y., July 23. SUty-thrco dead, ton probably fatal ly Injured mid forty-four missing Is tho latest cstlmato today ot tho death toll exacted by tho (Iro which yesterday razed tho four-story plant lioro of tho Ulnghamton Clothing company. Most ot tho victims nro women nnd girls. Many ot tho Injured nro suffering from crushed nnd broken limbs and mo praying for denth to cud tholr agony. A rigid Investigation of tho flro Is planned by tho statu authorities. Tho loss of tho company Is estimat ed nt saoo.ooo. A tangled iuiins of machinery, en countered this afternoon, is hamper ing thu work of tho searchers in tho ruins. It is expected Hint it will he days before all tho hodics aro re covered. U'REN SEEKS TO Sitlcin, Or., July 23. Following tho decision by tho supremo court yesterday upholding tho constitution ality or tho Day bill, calling a spe cial referendum election tor next Novomhor, thu next suit In connec tion with tlio election will bo (Hod tomorrow by W. 8. U'Uon ot Oregon City. It will bo a mandamus suit to compel tho secretary of stnto to put Initiative measures on tho bal lot along with tho referendum meas ures. Information that tho suit, will bo (Hud hero tomorrow wits given by U'Hen over tho tulophoiio To Attor ney (ionorul Crawford, SIXTY-THREE AD A R FIRE SUBMIT REASONS FORMER POLITICIAN HELD IN LONDON FOR ATTACK jainua m. K, u urAuy, who onco promUod to rise high In the politics of New York mate, and who did Ket mi far as tho speakership o( tho lower hotiso of tho legislature and later became a member of congress, was tho center of a London suffras etto sensation tho other day. When two men adherents of tho cause Hred n jiopRun In tho public gallery of tho house of commons and then threw among tho members on tho floor n lot or handbills bearing tho legend, "Votes for Women," nnd many crtido sketches, Mr. O'Grady was taken In charge. T TO NAME TARIFF BOARD WASHINGTON, July 23.-.The monotonous reading of letter onul leped lobbying hy tho National Asso ciation of Manufacturers was re sumed nt today's hearing of tho en nto lobby committee. Senator Heed of Missouri ciH'nc1 tho session by rending tho litht of otic batch of 50(10 letters. Hundred of others still remain to he rend. Today's letters referred to the Danbury 11111101' striko uf 1000 nud Inw the N. A. M. when thero was a ntoviucnt started to incicaso foi- mer I'restdciit Tnft's tariff board to five members, tried (o lmvc Frederic! Schwcdtmnn, then president of the Citizens Industrial Association, np pointed to membership on H'Q board Mullial! said that in .September, WOO, ho went to Philadelphia and urgiil the hntmukctt; there, who wero interested in the fnnhurj tfrike, to employ lormer Cotn'rrssimin Jaun.3 Wr.tson as their nttornev, ''becnuso Wntson always was u friend lo tho N A.M." PLOT TO SMUGGLE JAPS INTO CANADA VANCOUVER, n. O., July 23.- Cunndlau Immlgrntlon authorities aro today investigating wh'at they bollovo a gigantic plot to smuggle Orientals Into Ilrltlsh Columbia, fol lowing tho arrest ot eight Japaueso nt Helta Coola, Tho men woro brought hero on tho steamer Camo sun nud It found to bo unlawfully horo will bo doported. It is bolloved that ilia men woro brought over by a Japancio sealer or fishing boat nud lauded near tho northern fishing port. For 6OH10 tlmo tho authorities hnvo been trying to verify reports Hint Japanoso woro being landed on tho Queen Charlotte Islands by Jap anoso sailing bouts, with Instruc tions to work their way to the dif ferent canneries and wines and es tablish residence by working thoro for several months, coming south on regular steamers with their pay chocks to show that they have boon In the province some tlmo, CARDINAL GIBBONS SEVENTY-NINE TODAY 11ALTIMOKK, Md.,' July 23. Jmncs Cardinal (libhouH was 70 years old today, Ho spent, his biitlt- day anuivuisary at the homo of a friend in Union Mills, Md, ' 11 nud reds of letters and telegrams of congrat ulation were received hy hU eminence, among ihuiu n letter from tho Pope. MANUFACTURERS MAY REPEAL NEUTRALITYLAW WITH MEXICO President Wilson Seriously Consid ered Takinq Down Barriers and Pcrmlttlnn Rebels to Secure Un limited Supply of Guns. Serious Trouble In Madtro Where American Cowboys Ambush and Kill Mexican Cattle Thieves. WASHINGTON, July 23. Presi dent Wilson continued today his ex amination into the stnto of affairs in. Mexico, ilcvotin most of his time to the problem. lie held n long confer ence with Senator Pimcrcne of Ohio on tho subject hut no inkling of their talk wits given out nt the executive offices, nnd Scnulor Pomcrcnc abso lutely refused to discuss his conver sation with the president in nny way. Itcponl of the Mexican neutrality laws, it is authoritatively learned here todny, is being seriously consid ered hy President Wilson. He will confer this afternoon with Chairman llncoii nnd Hood of the senate and hoiiso foreign committees, nnd post tivcly nt that time will decide thj matter. It is admitted that the ef fect of such action would be to give unlimited guns nnd ammunition to tho rehi'l forces battling with President Ilucrtn. nnd undoubtedly increase thJ bloodshot' throughout Mexico. Fragmentary advices received nt the Mate department from Mexico sny that there is serious trouble in Mndcrn, where Amcricpn cowboyj ambushed Mexican catllc thwfe hilling two ofjlin. WEAK TONE SHOWN ON STOCK MARKET NEW YORK, July 23. A decidedly weak tone was manifested nt the opening of the stock market todny. Union Pacific, Can, Smelting ami C. nnd O. each fell one. New Haven six per cents dropped 3V. Califor nia Petroleum dropped 2 5-8 to a now low record. American Tobacco Inter fell 4 and American Kxpress 5. Leaders liko Canadian Pacific, Union Pacific nnd Lehigh Vnlley wero weak under pressure, declining nbout a point each. Government bonds fell to n new low level at DO'i bid for tho twos, llotids were generally heavy. The market closed dull. TOO MUCH LAUNDRY EOF SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., July 23. Too llttlo tact and too much laun dry brought George Hlsson Into tho courthouse today to defend a di vorce suit. "George's specialty," said Mrs, Ulsson, "is handing out raw deals. Tho day after our marriage ho op ened n trunk crammed to bursting with soiled clothes und polntod to tho washtub. Then 1 wautod him to tako mo out to dinner. " 'Stay at homo," ho told hno, 'and huvo u souslblo bowl of soup and a roll.' "Thou when the rent camo duo ho ducked." George grinned throughout his wife's testimony. FIGHT FOR ARSENAL WASHINGTON, July 23. Tho United States consul at Shanghai cabled tho statu department today that Chinese rebels aud government troops nra fighting thero (or posses Hon of the government arsenal. All Amorlciuia aro reported tare, letter dlspatchos Indicated that tuo federal troops rutalnod possession, T SWEEPS AWAY BALESjF HAY Severe Electrical Storm Accompanied by Record July Rainfall Delnfes Valley Griffin Creek Region Only Section Suffering Heavy Losses. Power Company Loses Three Larg Transformers and Dozen Small Ones Hay and Grain Hud. Ono ot tho most serere oleclrlcat storms, accompanied by one l th heaviest July rainfalls oa record del uged tho Rogue River valley Tues day night and Wednesday morning. In portions the storm assumed pro portions of n cloudburst, though In Medford but .80 of an Inch of rain was recorded, making 1.02 for July, as against a normal ot J 9. Cloudburst Reported Alt country telephone lines went down and electric lines were put out of commission In all tho smaller towns of the valley. Lsrgo trans formers ot tho California-Oregon Power Co. at Gold Ray, Rogue River and Jacksonville we.ro burned out and a dozen smaller ones throughout the county. Gold Hill, Eagle Point and Medford all suffered. The Rogue river rose two feet during tho night. Griffin creek was th highest In Its history, Jackson creek, tho Applcgate and Bear creek all went on a rampage. The only dam age reported Is to grain and airalfa, principally In the Griffin creek coun try. No damage to frrtlt Is reported. Three Inches ot rata fell wltbla an hour at Griffin creek, about 6 pclock Tuesday. A wall ot water from two to three feet la height swept down from the hi ft, irweplns; everything befpro It, hay and grata stacks; and even bales ot hay were carried away. Tho heaviest losor was J. W. Bonar who lost his entire crop of hay and grain. 'William .Sholblo was an other hoavy loser. The Orphan Anno, tho Geary and other orchard wero flooded, sustaining slight dam ago from washing. Upper Roguo High Another cloudburst Is said to have occurred on tho upper rogue, though tho loss of tho telephone prevent def inite Information. Bupt. Mitchell ot tho Elk crook hatchery, who was In tho city Wednesday, says It la probablo tho salmon racks noar the hatchery were swept away. The river Is two feet high and muddy, spoiling fishing for tho next weok. but Insuring a fresh run ot salmon and stcelhead trout. The Applcgate Is also said to have sustained a cloudburst, but as alt lines nro down, confirmation Is Im possible. It Is known, however, that the rainfall was unusually heavy. Butto Kails reports heavy rain fall, beginning at 4 o'clock Wednes day morning, whllo tho precipitation at Ashland, Talent and Phoonlx was much greater than at Medford. Tho total rainfall for the season from Soptembor 1 to date Is now 20.07 Inches. The normal Is 20.81, and tho season is shy 6,74, despite unusual precipitation for April, May, Juno and July. October, November. December, January, February and March woro shy, but the distribution has boon better this year. ARANT GIVES UP T TO HOLD CRATER LAKE JOB PORTLAND, Ore., July 23. United States Murbuul Scott today wired Federal District Attorney Kennies from Crater Lake National Park that the work of transferring tho offioo of superintendent of the park from W. P. Araut to Will O. Steel had hceu completed and that Im would leave for Portland toduy. lie stated that Arant announced he would make no further effort to jn4)hw contention (hut ho hud been illegally removed. Deputy Marshal D. D. Puller wns left at Crater Lake while Arant, who was allowed three dnyit In wbiekta complete some work, mfialned fujita CLOUDBURS FIGH , I