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SECOND
EDITION
rorlyllilnl Ynr.
Dully Kluhlli Vcnr.
NO CALL FOR INTERVENTION
NO NECESSITY
10 RESORT TO
ARMS AS YET
Picslilrnt Wilson intends to Continue
His Mexican Investigation In "Bio
Brotherly" Fashion and Is Not
Pessimistic as to Final Result.
Newspapers Btamrd for Present Ad
tallon Situation no Worse Than
tor Months Past.
WASHINGTON, .July 2H.--Tlicrc
in no more n sity lor Mexican in-
ti'rwiilioii Hutu Hide was a month
ago. Tim situation is serious 1ml
not critical.
It in staled in official sources llmt
the pictddi'llt believes lillli'll of Hi"
imitation 1m iIui to newspaper liutili
tiMliiliiniH iiml Unit certain news
piipcro iiml person who have rein
li cm in Mexico mi' responsible for
tin- increased iippteheiiHloii.
('oiitlpiic. liiwMlgiMloH
It cnu Im stilted In tin' most mi
tlioriliitivn wuv llmt tlii" president In
tends lo continue hi Mexican inves
ligations in "big brotherly" fiiHliion,
which hut not yet considered "force
of ihiiih." It is iindetstood llif presi
di'iit In not MMimUlio ns to tliu re
null. ,
At th"' executive offices today a
n-Mirl llmt Urn president i consid
ering ii dual plan for intervention
Hibmitlcd hy Ambassador Wilson wiih
illicit nliHiird. Tim umbiiNsndnr'H
xoliiinlnoiiH report on condition In
Mexico inildo no recommendations.
According ' I'm ndininistrntinn
"irrcupnntdble talk" hy persons In
high millioiity mid Hie ntlrihuting by
n news agency lo llie president views
which he does not entertain are the
only things now complicating the
.Mexican situation. There ift no
ilonlit llmt rcporlM of recent Mexican
debate in poiicre have aggravated
eeilnin factions in Mexico ami have
inaile Amcrlcn's ruhlcin niore diffi
mil. In the opinion of the prcHhlent
iiml his ndviscrs, this Is Urn only
thing which htm changed (he siliiulioii
in a month.
Hi Ml Finor Mediation
The president linn considered me
liation mom closely limn any other
plan lo cope with llie Mexican trou
hle, hut U still open minded on the
mailer, and ll mav he slutcd au
thoritatively that he 1h still willing
to onvliiceil that recondition of
(he llnerlii government wonhl he a
good remedy. It Ik likely this will
he the first Hidijeel he discusses
with Ambassador Wilson at their
confereime.
II in reported here thai there in no
verification for report thai Mnerln
U uilliiiL lo withdraw from llie prcsi-
ilcntial race if Im in reeognir.cd us
provisional president anil permitted
to iclaiii IiIh place until a successor
qualifies. The president, however,
rceiiL'iilrefi that conditions might
change at any moment in hiipIi n wny
iih lo force Intervention, hut ho in
tend lo avohl it if possible.
This afternoon (ho president, Seo
retury llrvan and AmhaHHiulor Henry
Lane Wilson will go at length Into
the silnnlioii and al that lime Am
bassador Wilson' report on Mexican
coiuUIIojih will he Keunued and hi
vppiiiiumiudullon for.' uu American
1'iiiiiHO of acllou heard. ,
STORE LOSS BY FIRE
(IIIANTH 1'AHH, On'., duly W.
Fire liiKt night deHtroyed two alory
frame liuildlni; on Kront Hired, and
willi II the WiiiiKhtal millinery htore,
llin pioneer CKtahlifthihuut oMho kind
in llie diHtrlul.
Tim millinery Hlom had oemipied
liy u eleanhiK and inimidnj,' immmrn
and hy it nmiiiiiiK Iioiimh on lha upper
flour. I,ohm mi Hie millinery Hluru Ih
.llllll), without IiiHiiranee. Tim
hulliliuK huhuiut'd to llm WYIdumu
VHllltO,
Medford
SPECIAL
AD
TAX UPHELD BY
CIRCUIT
III
Jmllie Galloway Holds That Curative
Act Passed hy Last Lcnlslaturc Is
In Force at Present Time and the
Intent Is Sufficient to Govern.
ftallroails ami Other Corporations
Cannot Escape Upon Plea of Double
TaxationDemurrer Sustained.
KAI.KM. Ore.. .Inlv 'JH.-llolilillL'
Iiml if the nheriff of Mnrioii cotiuty
wiih oinpclhil to iHHiie lax rcecipiH
I'nr cncli chiMHificil nroiierlv null-
jecteil lo liixaliou it uoulil result in
no eiiormoiw extra expeiiHii to the
county and wonhl iiIho reiiuire a Htimll
nriiiy of lepntitti to keen Hie rcconln
hImmuIiI. .IiiiIl-c (liillotvnv of llie cir
cuit court thin metiiiui: hUHtiiincd the
demurrer nkini: for a iliHiiilHial of
a pclllion recently filcit hy the Ore
gon ami Califonija railroml eompauy
in which n writ of mandamtiH wiih
iikcil coiiipclliim Sheriff Kieh to ne-
eepl the petitioner h lax money cover
ing the iiMNCNtmenlri on llie cnuipnu.v'H
property in Marion couulv Icmh Hip
amount aHcbcl iih Mpecial road lax.
In the opinion of Judge (lulloway,
the curative act which wiih paHHed hy
the hint lepxlnlure, which wiih in
tended to netlli) the uUPHtinu of din.
iriniliiiiliiiii lii'lu'ii'ii donhle InxntiiiU
Iii (ho adoption of the Nperlal road
lax, in in force at the present lime
nnd the intent of the law in xuffi-
dent lo remove any ground for rcu-
mou lo heheve tluil where a perKon
!h aiHCHned for county, ulalo mid
hcIiooI In v, the nHHesHtneut of n npe-
c al road lax doe not iieeeHHiiriiy
roMtill in doulde taxation.
The Soulhi'rn Pacific, llie Weycr
houierH nnd oilier timliprcorporntiouH
have refiiHcd lo pay the special road
tax levied In pertain Jack-on pniintv
road diflrielH upon the name plea
UHcd In Marion count v.
HEAVY LOSSES 10
Ml'.Xin) CITY, July 28. Wireles
lertpatclieH fiiuu Moneolova today
nay (hut 700 rehclH were killed and
1011(1 wounded in un eighteen hour
hattle whicli ended late, yesterday in
the Canon Del Cannon. Ctmhuihi.
(Icucrnl Miiiih,' il in declared, 'om
pletcly routed the rehelH.
The liallle Mailed when llm fed
eniln Hiirprised the rebels force. They
captured many cannon, took prico
Hern mid secured stores nnd horses.
The rebels me mild lo he in a condi
tion of utter demoraliralion.
i Kiiiifii'nintioii litis heen received
here of Hie reorled buttle in Ctmhuila,
and il Is not denied that it pos.ibly
may be a federal Imnx for the pur
pose of Inspiring public confidence. ,
ISADORA BRIDGE BURNS
10
ItOKKMIim. Ore.. July 118. On
aeeount of a bridge over a guleh
near Isadora, near Oakland, Ore.,
heliij; destroyed by fire, .loseluiH Dan.
iels, secretary of thu navy; Mrs.
Daniels, (lovernor West and other
menibers of the Daniels party were
compelled lasl night to gropo their
way hy the. light of trainmen's, lant
erns through a guleh 7rt feet deep
and Im) feel wide, to enable Iheiu to
reach 1'niilmul on schedule (mm.
It required two special (rains to
maintain Hie Hchedule, mm (o convey
the parly lo llm guleh and another
on llm olbur wide to earry Iheiu lo
t'ortluud,
FEDERAL
VICTORY
REBELS
REPORTED
MI3DF0RD,
UNCONQUERED !
CHIEE INSPIRES
Mrs. Pankhurst From Invalid's Chair
Speaks to Militant Suf frajjettes and
Meellnn Breaks up In Free-for-all
Fluht With the Police.
Trouhle Starts When Miss Kenney Is
Taken Into Custody Leader Col
lapses During Speech hut Recovers.
' LONDON', July i!B. Inhidred by n
npceeh delivered from an invalid'
chair by Mrs. Kiiuucliue I'mikburst,
Hid uuconipiered lender of I'liglaiid's
mililuul suffragettes, today's weilily
meeting of the Women's Siu'iuf and
I'olilical Cniiin here broke up in a
fricfor-all fight hetwecii tlie mill-
taiitK nnd tbe police. Several
liccmen were severely benleii
others left the pnviliou with
faces torn mid scratched.
Trouble came soon after
mid
their
Mn.
I'nukhurol, pale and emaciated from
frequent hunger striking hi Kngland
prisons, was wheeled to the platform.
She received a great ovalion.
Mrs. I'nukhurst was followed hy
Mis Anno Kenney, one of thu most
Hritcut of the Hiiffragettes, and
the fighting Marled whun tlio jMiliee
took her into. custody.
Despite tin apMnl hy n trained
nurse, Mrs. I'ankhnrst spoVe briefly
from Imr chair. Once sho coIlnped
but resumiM itftcr Inking n. utimulnnt.
The mililauf leader first aut'tioned
off her "eat mid inouio'' license for
WOO.
"The end of the weary struggle Is
in sight," she said. "I'uhlio opinion
Is turning in our fnvor. We will not
stop militancy until our claims nre
granted."
LONDON, July 28. Worn and
emaciated by hunger striking in Kug
ttr.lt prisons, Mrs. Kmmeliuo I'nuk
hurst, the noted militant suffragette
leader, appeared hero today at tho
weekly meeting of Hie Women's So.
cinl mid I'olilical Union mid was
given a great ovation.
Mrs. Pankhurst, whoso life wns
despaired of a few days ago, rose
from a sick bed to attend the meet
lug. She was conveyed to the pn
viliou in mi automohilo mid carried
lo the platform in an invalid chair.
The police did not molest the suffra
gette leader, although they nro cm
powered to arrest her at any time
under the "eat and mousu'' act.
Twenty-four men and women were
arrested in the rioting at Trafalgar
Square wero tried in How Street
court today.. They wero given the
nlteruative of paying fines or im
prisonment of from five days lo onu
month. The majority preferred im
prisonment.
REBEL LEADERS
WASHINGTON, July 28. Fran
eiseo Del Valla of Los Angeles con
ferred today with Secretary of Statu
llryau on the Mexican situation. Del
Vallo wiih angry because of report
thai ho had spied on Ambassador
Henry L. Wilson. It In understood
ho reported to Hryan on Urn strength
of the Mexican factious and gave do
tails of Hie smuggling across thu
American border ol arum mid ammu
nition for tho rebels.
President K. h. Hrown or the Na
tional llailwnys of Mexico, called ftt
the state department today. He
probably will seo President Wilson Io
nian ow.
John HiiBsett Moore, counselor for
the slate department, and Ambusna
dni' Wilson bud a conference today,
prcHunmbly in regard lo tho Dixon
shooting at Juarez.
Senator Pomoreim of Ohio today
asked Seeielary Hryan lo demand
tint release of Herunrd McDonald, (he
American held at Chihuahua, lliyau
sold Im had alieiidy iiiudu Ihodo
mutid. t.iAuODi
WHEN TO IT
BRYAN
CONSULTS
Mail Tribune
OIlEfJON, MONDAY, .JULY 28, 3018.
IS PRESIDENT MELLEN OF THE
THE
Tli u Is the latent photo of Chark'K
II, Mellon, deposed jirmldont of tho
New York, Now' lluvcn & llnrtford
railroad, which ha been attacked hy
inmost every puuilp agency iikc
ninto railroad comniiRstoiiK unit tnn
niierntnie commerce communion, I
and gunorally denounced hy tho puh-.
lie. Tho road In uurdutied with debt, J
it cquipiucni i run uown ana nc
rliloutg uro (rcqucnU All of which
the cm-rule or It official havo
been centered on the Imllillng of n
coiuieto' trolley; water and rail
GOVERNOR-WEST
"I will tnko tho matter of fixh
screens for irrigation ditch up with
the state game and fish commission
at once nnd Piulenvor to secure
speedy action," said Governor West
while in Medford Sunday, hi response
to requeits hy local anglers that
something he done to stop the sacri
fice of fry in wnter ditches. The
governor uUo promised to push tho
Millie Falls butchery proposal.
Asked if he had had any request
for stale interference in Hie alleged
bouses of ill fame in Medford, tho
governor said that bo had not.
"Since I adopted the Miliey of giv
ing publicity to letters making accu
sations UH)ii these subjects," said
the governor "I have had n rcmark
uhlo falling off in corrcsondeuce.
There is no reason why my office
should he ued to satisfy animosi
ties or grudges, and if any one has
a complaint lo make, he must expect
the Hnme publicity for the accuser
as for the accused, and must expect
to back up his assertions with proof."
flovernor West promised that ho
would accompany a Medford good
roads delegation lo the Kurekii meet
ing August Ul or would nccoiupany
Secretary Lane to Crater Lake Aug
ust 22, which ever was decided tho
more important for tho community.
SEVEN 'NEW POSTAL
WASHINGTON, July 28. Seven
(owns in the northwest will bo af
fected September 2, when all presi
dential post offices not now postal
savings depositaries nro made such.
They are: Karlingtou and Zillab,
Wash.; Hillshoro and Athena, Ore.;
Klk ttiver, Hhunmer and Kimberloy,
Idaho.
THREE MINUTE SESSION
ENOUGH FOR CONGRESS
WASHINGTON, July 28. Tho
house held u Ihreo minute hchsIoii to
day, adjourning Immediately after
thij chaplain prayer.
. JtMTV, - ,-..-
viK md
PROMISES
SCREENING DITCHES
NEW HAVEN
GOAT FOR J. P. MORGAN & C0.7
monopoly In .New icnginnd ratnor
than tho operation of a railroad.
J. P. Morgan & Co. havo long
controlled the road. Thoy have mip
plk'il tho hugo i a mi Mellon uicd lit
extending tho monopoly. Many per
ioiib believe ho took this couno be
came directed to do to by tho bank
era, and that now that tho policy
hag proved a colossal failure and a
nacriflco la demanded by tho public,
Morgan & Co. bnvo slipped the
hlamo over their shoulilora to those
of Mr. Molten.
JERSEY MOOSER
TAKES SINGLE TAX
TltHNTON, N. J., July 28. That
certain members of tho progreailve
party havo decided to advance far
beyond the position taken by the
hut party platform 1 Indicated
hero today by tlfo declarations of
Kdtnund K. Osborne, a progressive
leader, who has Jiut announced hit?
candidacy lor governor of New Jer
sey. Ho has framed n platform
which includes tho follewing:
"I propose that wo abolish all
taxes oil personal property (Includ
ing household furniture, machin
ery, merchandise and livestock) and
nil Improvements on land, such no
buildings, nnd that vart of tho
value of farm lands produced by
labor clearing, ditching, fencing
and cultivation. This Is no experi
ment; tho system Is In successful
operntlon In Vancouver, Victoria
nnd other cities and towns of Can
ada. This will encourago owners of
land to build and Improvo, mid will
put an oml to tho Inequalities of
tho prosont absurd taxing system,
which penalizes honesty and re
wards tax- dodging and evasion. Tho
attempt to locate and tax porsoiml
property has been tried for mor?
than a thousand years, and has al
ways Int'i'il Tho taxation of so
curltloJ Is double, taxation.
' i favor applying tho homo rule
prinelplo by giving each municipal
ity tlii r tint by referendum to own
un d operate any publto utility, such
as gas, electric light or trolley, and
to adopt a now chartor." ,
IS
REACHED BY JAPAN
WASHINGTON', July 28. An op
timUtiu view of tho negotiations with
Japan arising from her protest
ugainst tho California aiili-alieu laud
law wns taken hero today hy udmhu
istratiou officials, Each declared a
complete understanding is in sight.
Another iuler-ehuugu of notes is
expected hut it wns said tho diplo.
nmtiu correspondence had clearly es
tablished tho fueiidliip'SH of the
United Stutes government tor Japan,
mid that tho Mikudo Is counUaiit of
thU fuut. ...
AS HER PLATFOPM
IN MEXICO
AS
IITINI1
mm
MINES
NEAR CALUMET
Strikers Attack Non-Unlonsfsls
Troops Rushed to Scene, Dispense
Strikers hut Several Injured Dis
trict Is Heavily Guarded.
Employes Renting Company Houses
to Be Evicted Soon Operators
Reach no Agreement.
t
COPPER MINE SITUATION
Striking copper miners
number 18,000.
Surface men idle on nc- "
count of strike 7000.
Principal interests involved
Calumet nnd Hecla mining
company. "
Mines affected nnmbcr
about thirty. ""
Strikers demand: Eight "
liniirilnv? .ihnlitinn nt nnn man
" drilling mnchines; wngo in-
cronic; recognition o tho
union; better working condi-
"" lions. ""
Iron miners who may he
affected hy strike number
40,000.
Iron miners strike xvould
involve Mesaba, Marquette,
Gogehio nnd Mineral ranges.
f-f-f-f-f
CAMJMBT, MIc, July 28 The
first rioting In tho copper mining
regions camo today when strikers
attacked a number of nonunlonlsts
about a mtlo from Calumet. Troops
wero rushed to tho sccno and dis
persed the strikers, but several
non-union men wero badly hurt.
James Waddelt, a professional
strikebreaker, says ho has fifty non
union miners working at Hancock
and could rush 3000 men hero In
two days.
Militiamen caught thrco men ap
proaching tho Islo Hoynlo powder
hoiuo today. They wero arrested
after firing several shots. Several
attempts havo been mado to blow
up dynamlto houses near tho mines.
Mines Heavily Guarded
Tho district was heavily guarded
today and up to 10 o'clock no ser
ious disorder had been reported.
Many of tho minors recruited by
tho owners to take tho strikers
places wero persuaded to remain
away from tho mines by tho pick
ets.
Tho strlko leaders disclaim any
knowledge of tho burning of u storo
near Marquotto owned by a man
who refused to extend crldlt to the
strikers. Many of tho miners tiro
leaving tho district and sufforlng Is
expected among tho strikers soon
Employes renting company houses,
it Is expected, will bo evicted soon.
Tho operators conferred today, but
reached no doflnlto decision regard
ing futuro action.
Troops ut Keweenaw
Pickets nro canvassing tho strike
district thoroughly. Groups of
strikers are guarding nil entrances
to tbe mines, but n number of non
unionists havo been Imported who
aro propured to go to work if given
nn opportunity.
Troops wore; sent Into Kowoenaw
county today nt tho request of tho
sheriff, who anticipates troublo.
CUT STREET CAR
FARES IN PORTLAND
POUTLANI), Ore., July 28. An
ordinance providing for six street
car rides for twenly-fivo cents is be
ing prepared today hy Commissioner
Daly for introduction in tho oily com
mission Wednesday. Tho measuru
will probably ho referred In u com
mittee ul that tium and brought up
for final action next week.
It Is believed (hut tho ordinance
will ho pawned.
WEATHER
Hnlr tonight nnd Trrty.
Mux. 80, inln. 01, hum. IH
NO. .109.
!L ! I
OF
Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the
Navy and Mrs. Daniels Sound
Praises of Regions Beauty After
Ride from Ashland to Medford.
Visit to Crater Lake Promised for
Next Year Believes hi MlnfHfl
With the People.
"Tho Rogue Itivcr valley Im
presses me as ono of tho most plc
turcsquo and delightful valleys
havo over seen. Tho cities of Med
ford and Ashland aro very Inviting,
clean, well kept, up to Jato and
modern. My rldo through the beau
tiful country helps mo better to un
derstand tho luro of tho west," said
Josephus Daniels, secretary of tho
navy, Sunday after being driven
from Ashland to Medford with Mrs.
Daniels, bis secretary, and Gover
nor West, whero they again caught
their train.
"Your country reminds mo much
of tho mountain valleys of my own
state. North Carolina." continued,
tho secretary." ft Is similar to th
Ashvlllo, region except, of course,
you havo the perfectly kept orch
ards and moro cultivable area. I
am very sorry that my schedule,
will not permit ma to visit Crater
Lake, but I promise that I will oa
my trip next year.
"They tell mo that L am the first
secretary of tbe navy to visit the
coast In a long time That Is to be
my policy. I Intend to familiarize
myself with conditions and keep In
touch with the peoplo by mingling
among them. Tho administration
Intends to find out what tho people
want and need front tho peoplo
themselves.
"Our trip has been a most de
lightful one. Wo havo had perfect
weather all tho way and evory
whero havo been welcomed with a
cordiality that puts ovon our fam
ous southern hospitality in tho
shade."
Mrs. Daniels seconded hor hus
band's praises. Llko him sho Is
unassuming, unaffected, democratic
and most upproachable. That thoy
aro a delightful couplo was the ver
dict or thoso that met them.
Governor West arrived 8unday
and spont tho day in Medford go
ing to Ashland by auto in tho aft
ernoon. At Ashland tho secretary
was wolcomcd by a commercial club
delegation headed by A. H. Moorej
E. J. Kaiser. W. M. Harbor, who
formerly edited a paper Iii North
Carolina, mid tho secretary of the
commercial club, who placed flow
ors and fruit aboard tho train.
Thoso from Medford who brought
tho secretary hero wero Judgo Ton
Velio, Dr, and Mrs. J. M. Keene,
Miss Putnam mid 0. Putnam.
Mr. Daniels was much Interested
in tho Mall Trlbuno, stating that for
twenty years ho edited a jiapor In
a city about tho slzo of Modford.l
with a plant similar to that of the
local paper.
REBELS CAPTURE
EAGLE PASS, Tox.. July 28.
Confirmation of reports Moxlcuu
constitutionalists havo captured San
Luis Polosl, a city of 80,000 people.
32 G miles north of Mexico City, was
brougt hero today hy refugees. It
also Is roported that tho rebels
havo taken acatocas nnd Agua
Calloutes.
Tho battlo at San lulls Polosl
raged for two days, 200 soldiers ou
each uldo bolng killed. An army
of 4000 rebels oxpects to attack
Sultlllo this wook. Then tbe entire
rebel force will concentrate Into &
single army mid attack Mexico City,
Hawthorn, nwoet peas and hedge
roses aro reported as being In fuver
In Paris for summer millinery.
ROCHE
RIVER
VALLEY CHARMS
CHIEF
NAVY
N
PALOS
rk&
$4
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