Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, August 27, 1913, SECOND EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Texti)re9on Hftfnrfaal '0' Second Street , , l Medford Mail Tribune MS SECOND EDITION WEATHER Fair tonight and Thnreday Ma. HA; Mln. M, rorlydilnl Yunr, Dully lilillilti Year. MEDFORD, ORKOON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 3913. NO, 135 h ( . LET MEXICANS WITH UNITED WILSON'S N IE! President Outlines Friendly .Overtures Made Toward Mediation by the Administration and Rejection of Same by Huerta Demands In cluded New Election, Result to Oe Accepted by All Factions, With Hucrtn Barred as Candidate Americans Advised to Leave Mexico. WASHINGTON, Aug. 27. I'ront (hint Woodrow Wilson played hla truttf p card In dm Mnlxrun alluatlon Unlay whim lm appeared nt 1:01 o'clock In (hi) lioiimi of r)lroHoii(ntlvui mill rond, to n Joint seaalun of coif Knua n apodal melange on tho altun Hun growing out of tho lUiiMtlnntloii of I'rmlilimt Mmloro and tho naaump lion of ixiwur by Vlrtorlauo llunrla. Tim president's moasngo ndvlaed: Tlmt nil Americana bo earnestly urufil lo lenvn Mexico linuitiillatoly. Tim I Mexico Imi Informed tlmt ex mnptnry punlahineiit will follow If Atimrlrnn live urn endangered. It Ilium fight M Out Tlmt Hid .Mcxlrnti fnctloim tio per inltlml lo flKht out tlinlr troubles. Tho proaldent nitiHt prohibit ship 1111ml of ttrniH to liotli Mexican fed erals nml robela to niaum tin neu trality of tho United Hlatea. Tho fnlluro of John l.tml'it nego tlntlon win reported by t)io prunt ilniil hut ha said tho door atlll wm not rimed to further pence overtures, Tho president regnrda tho Ituntloit it rrltlrnl. Ill adilro-s to eongrcaa breathed frleiiilahlp to tho Moxlcnn pcopln hut uxtrumn pcaalmlam con n'rnlni t tit outlook for Immmllnto (ii'itro liven una lluertn had rejected tho Aiuxrlrnii plan of mediation. In part thn president raid: I'roilikol' .MoMutgn "It It clearly my duly to lay before .)ou fully mid fclthoul reaorvatlon tho facta concerning our present rola tlona with Mexico. I do not need to l!crllM) tho doplornhlo poaturo of Mexican affairs hut It la my duty to 'apeak moat frankly of what tho United Klntra pocrnmunl hna donn nml what t should seek to do In ful fliii'iil of our obligations to Moxtco in a friend and neighbor and alio na to tho American rltl.omi whoao Uvea nml lutcrcata nro affected. "Whnl wo do diiual ho rooted on pntlouro nnd dono with calm mid dlalutoreatod deliberation. Impn tleuro on our part would tin chlldlah nod fraught with ovary rink of wrong nnd folly. Wo can afford to exor clxo tho rcatralnt of n grent nntlou, rcallxlug our MtrmiKtli hut acornlng to nan It. It waa our duty to offer nimlMnncn. Now It la our duty to allow what neutrality will do to eu nlilo tho Mexicans to ant their nf fnlra In order nnd to wwnll fnrtliot; opportunity to offur friendly conn aids. Door Not Yet Closci. "Tho door la not cloned to a re atimptlon of negotiations upon Mex ico'. Iiiltlntlvo or oura. Whlto wo wait tho contest of thn rival forcea undoubtedly for a whllo wilt bo Hhnriier than ovor hecuuao It la plain that mi ond must he in ado to tho ex isting situation and with tho Increased activity of tho coinhatnntn It Is to ho fenrml tlioro will ho Incroasod danger to non-combatants. Tho outaldora' poHltlon Is nlwayn most trying and full of hazard whero tholr Is civil alrlfo nnd n country la upsnt. "Wo Hhould urge all Americans to lenvo Mexico tiiunodlatnly and to as Hint (limit ns far as Is poaalhlo not hociuiao wo moan to Blacken our ef forts to safeguard tholr lives and In tercuts hut toocnuso It Is Imperntlvo that nro tnkn no unuoccaanry rlHka, "Wo should ndvlso ovoryhndy oxer-, JiUr:tar -:; :, a START EVENING CALL .t t-. HAN FltANOlSCO, Cnl., Am,'. 2J, 1 V. KolloKR of I'nandonn nnd John D. Rprockols ot San Francisco mid Snu DIoro, will Btnrt tho Kvon Intf Cull, coincident with tho passing of tho Sun Francisco Morning Call on Boptomhor 1, according to nnounco ment hure today. Kellogg, who It Is said, owns eighty per cout of tho stock of tho now publication will bo prosldont and publlBhor, whllo fliirookuls, who owns tho twonfy por emit remaining Intercut, will bo vlco jircsldout and treasurer, , FIGHT IT OUT STATES NEUTRAL 3SAGE TO CONGRESS clalng authority In Moxlco In thn moat tuieiiulvue.il fashion that wo nro watching vlKllnntly tho fortunes of tliono Atnerlcnna who nro unnhlo to leuvo Dip country nml tlmt wo Intend lo hold n reckotiliiK for nnyotio who cttiKcH thorn autforlng our losa, "It la my duty to nxerrlao tho au thority conferred on mo hy the law of Mnrch , 1 1 1 It , mid to aeo that neither aldn rwelvea nialatanco from tho Auiurlcan aldn of thn border. I nhnlt forbid till exportation of anna mid munition of war from any part of tho United Ktaton to Mexico, tho policy suggeated hy preccdonta and dictated hy maulfeat conaldoratlona of expediency. World llr-tlrr I'caco "Wo enn ni'lthiT ho partisans nor couatltuto otiraolvca thn virtual nut pirn of thn contest. Tho wholo de al res Mexico' punco mid proKresa, Contra I Ainorlrn la about to ha touched hy tho Kroat trade routes. The futitro has much In atoro for Mcxlro na woll na Central America hut tho beat gift will not comu un less Moxlco la ready to recelro and enjoy them honorably. Iloth north and south America await Mexico's development which cannot bo sound mid InalliiK unless It Is thn product of Keiiiilno freedom Juit na ordered covernuiciut la thn foundation or law. "Mnxlco has n groat and envlftblo futurtt If It choonrn to attain tho paths of honest constitutional roy crnment. No Foundation for JVco "1'rescnt clrcumataiicoa In Mexico do not aenm to promise- even n foun dation for peace. Wo havo waited mouth full of peril and anxiety for Improvement. Thn territory held partly hy thn provisional authorities nt Mexico City hna grown smaller and tho prospect of pacifying tho country, ovuu hy nnns, tins grown moro re mote. "Increnslni difficulties enlnnglo tho claimants to tho presidency. They havo not miido their clnlms good. Their aucceasca In tho fluid havo heoii tompornry. War, disor der, dnvnstatlon mid confusion seem to threaten to become tho settled for tune of tho dlstrnctod country. As friends wo could watt no longer for a solution of tho troubles, It was our duly to at least offer our good of fices. I accordingly took" tho llborty of Bonding John Mud as my personal spokesman mid representative Ills Instructions wern: Instruction to Mini "Immodlnto cessation of flghtlnn nnd a definite armistice, scrupulously observed; security for another and frco olectlen: lluortn's pledge that ha would not bo a candidate for presi dent at tho noxt election; ngreomont hy nil Mexican factions to ablda by tho result of that election and to co oporato In orgnnlilng and supporting tho now administration. Mr. Llud was told to say that tho nations of (Contluuod on pass I.) PORT OF ASTORIA BUYS WATER FRONT ASTOUIA, Oro Aug. 37. To bo lu readiness for tho opening ot tho Pnuamn canal tho Port jot Astoria has purchased forty ncros on tho waterfront horo on which to con struct public docks, H was announced today. Tho port has authority to Issuo bonds to tho amount ot SSOO, 000 to dofrny tho cost. BRIDE OF THREE MONTHS DIES FROM OIL STOVE BURNS AHRHDKKN, Wash., Aug, 27. Mrs, John Myllmakl, ngod 23, a brldo ot threo months, died today from jjiurns rocolvod whllo starting n flro lu tho cook stovo with coal oil, Tho woman was so terribly burnod that tho flosh enmo off In strips from por tions of hor body, Ilor husband was sovoroly burnod In attempting to save hor, I lm i ! - n w -? -- , CANADIAN COURT HOUSE AT 0 ' lLkM1mBi'P3Fjmrf mm8rZP sB' J K STtPmriB" tfB pVnBaVPvaasjBCVSiBH 'f iBSK xF5trVK5NrZn Hrl4l.M-fBr!lfaB-KlI2'3JM ' Vim w Efcti&myM wIS IsftfistMB '!fiI iWW&J'-i HI Al'iViPJZ'VajEf WIN, BAY CITY HAS' KKAKCISrO, Cnl., Aiir. 27. Hy n voet of npiiroximntcly four (o one, the Issue of H.fiUO.noO in IjoihIh to extend the municipal street rnilwny system 5s pusscd here todny liy Hnn Kriineisi'i votern. The totnl vote oust wns fi,l28, of which 51, (140 voted for the liomls. Mayor Holph, who foimlit Imnl for the bonds, today issued the follow ing statement: "The new extensions authorized will allow Son Francisco to expand. V' shall start construction work us rapidly ns ossible nml finish the lines without delay. Son Francisco now enn indeed lend in the nice of progressive muuieipiilities nnd hliow other cities of the country how to do things in u substnntinl manner." TIMBER IS HURLED Y TACOMA, Wnah., Aug. 27. Shot with tremendous forco from mi edg ing machine a 4x1 fir timber more than twenty feet lone was driven through the body of Fred Ualvorsou, aged 55, mlllworkor, hero lato yes terday, llalversou died two hours Inter after physicians operated upon him. Tho timber protruded mora than four feet through tho Injured man's hack and It was necessary for othor workmen to saw It oft boforo ho could bo placed In nu nmbulnnco. Hatvorson remained conscious up to tho tlmo ot tho operation. MILLION DOLLAR LOSS M L L HAY POINT, Cnl., Aug. 27. Moro than ninety million feet ot lumber valuod nt 11,000,000 wna destroyod lu a tiro which swept tho SS, 000,0000 plant horo early today ot tho O, A. Smith Lumber company. Tho plant Is tho largest on tho Pacific coast and comprises 3000 acres. A stiff broezo whipped tho flnmos Into a roaring furnace and within an hour twonty flvo , acros had boon burned ovor. At 2 o'clock this morn ing tho firefighters resorted to dyna miting and backfiring to prevent tho flames reaching tho box factory, mills nnd wharves. PORTLAND WOMEN REFUSE TO MAKE PUBLIC THEIR AGE PORTLAND, Ore, Auj?. 27. "Wo will fight before wo will tell how old wo nro,'' wna the tloolurn tiou of women employee of tho city hull todny in refuslnir to ninko -ih-lio their nt-os ill the efficiency record Byslcm ndopted by tho city commis sion. Tho commissioners nro pur. xlod how to nuiko them como through. In nil (ho blanks thus fur returned tho women havo stated that thoy uro ot "legal" nijo, SHERBROOK, SCENE OF THAW 10 KEEP FOX OUT OF E WASHINGTON, Aug. 27. Fight ing to tho last ditch tho confirmation of Tom For, and old lino California politician, as postmaster of Sacramen to, Cat.. United States Senator John I), Works will spoak for on hour to night nt mi exocutivo session of tho senate. Works will contlnuo tho atorray discussion of lar. night when ba was ablo to block Fol'a confirmation. He will bo followed tonight by Senators i.ni'olletteo, CJupp, Ken yon and others. Iloth democrats and republi cans today begged tho progressives to agree to end tholr battle against Fox by ten o'clock Thursday night but tho antl Fox men refusod to mako any promises. Wprks and tho other progressive senators aro expected to band Fox a merciless scoring tonight as woll as to mako a general attack on tho forcea In tho aonato which havo been aiding In his confirmation. Tho caso has aroused hitter feel ing In the scuato and tonight's sea slon Is expected to bo rcdhot. WOLGAST STARTS T OAKLAND, Oil., Auj. 27. A.l Wolgnst, former lightweight cham pion, who is scheduled to meet Joo Azcvcdo, in u. ten-round bout here on Labor day, started (mining in onrnest this afternoon. Wolgnst looks to he in fnirly good shnio nt the present time and is brown as a berry nfler lit- outing in tho coun try. Ho nml Azevedo will (rain nt (he snme camp, the Yosemilo Athletic club in this city, splitting tho hours, Axevcdo working from 2 o'clock to I), while Ad will take possession dur ing tho following hour. Owing to tho fact that there will ho no coun ter pugilistic attractions in San Francisco next Monday, tho Oakland Wheelmen's club will undoubtedly drnw u big lionso. Wolgnst is get ting a $2000 guarantee for his ser vices, with tho privilego of n per centage. Hotting on tho outcome has not yei started, nut woignst's cxperi eiuio and tho apparent good eondi tion of his hands will mako him a heavy ohoico with tho funs, who bo liove his body rips will bo too much for (ho Portuguuso lightweight. --).. 4 Today's Pear Market 4 4 New York Through nuo- 4 "" (ions Hnrtlotts. nverniw $2.7(5. 4 . Philadelphia Through "" mictien: Hoguo Itivor Hart- " 4 letls, $2 lo $2.25. 4 Chicago Through nuetion; " Iloguo Hlvcr HnrdeHs, $1.50 to $2.75. POSIOFFIC TRAINING FORFIGH TRIAL, AND JUDGE GLOBENSKY. siskiu m m mm of COUNTY HIGHWAY On account of statements being circulated by enemies of the bond issue in Ashland that the county court intended to begin construction of the county highway at the Jos ephine county lino instend of the California line, Judge Ton Yelle is sued the following open letter teday: "To the People of Ashland: "The call for the bond election stipulates that construction begins nt the California line. To begin nuywhero else would invalidate tho bond issuo. "It is the county court's intention to nwnrd a contract for tho grading of tho highwny over the Siskiyous as soon ns possible nfter the election, provided the bonds carry, so that the grndo mny settle during the winter before it is surfaced next soring. "The first section of hiphwny con structed will bo that from tho Cali fornia lino to the present county rond. "F. L. TOU YELLE, "County Judge." LISTER SPEAKER AT GOVERNORS'! MEETING COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Aug. 27. Governor Lister of Washington today was ono ot tho principal speak ers at the governor's conferonco horo today. His topic was "Stato Depart ments of Efficiency and Economy." Qovomor Lister was only moderately enthusiastic himself over such de partments but othor governors em phatically denouncod efficiency boards. Governor Stowart of Montana in sisted that "governors could appoint hotter men to spond monoy than tho peoplo could elect." Governor Col quitt ot Tozas assorted that "effi ciency boards only Increase expenses and mako moro political machinery." AUTHORIOF NANCYREE AND HOLY CITY DEAD I1UXTON, England, Aug. 27. Mlchaol Maybrlck, author ot "Tho Holy City,!' "A Warrior Hold," and "Nancy Loo" Is dead horo today at tho ago of C9. Maybrlck, who was a brother-in-law to the notorious Mrs. Florence Maybrlck, tho alleged husband poisoner, took tho woman's two children when sho was sent to prison. HUNDRED HORSES PERISH IN FLAMES AT FRISCO SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Aug. 27, Running mnd in tho smoko-filled Arcndo stables, whero fire broko out horo early (oday, 125 horses fought tho efforts of several dozen patrol men nml firefightor to rescue them, and woro burned to death. A num bor of tho officers and firemon woro painfully injured, but only (wo re quired immodiato uiodical attention. JURY FILLED TO IW CAMINETTI T First Witnesses Called Are Southern Padflc EmployesEvidence to Be Same as That Presented In Dlfffjs Trial Last Week. SAN FRANCISCO, Cat., Aug. 27. The jury which is to try P. Drew. Cnminctti, son of Commissioner Gen eral of Immigration Anthony Cnm inctti, onn charge of violating the Mnnn white slnvc net by transport ing Miis Loin Norris of Sacramento to Reno for nlleged immoral pur poses, was completed in tho TJnileil States district court horo today nt 12 o'clock. Huno Old Testimony According to the, government nroa- ecutors, Matt Sullivan nnd Theodore Roche, the same conrso will bo nur- sued in submitting testimony against Cnminctti, as was followed in tho Diggs trial, and the snme witnesses arc to bo called. lue first witness fo bo called when the case was resumed this af ternoon were Southern Pacific rail way employes, who were to testify to incidents tracing the fliVht of Diggs and Caminetti, Miss Marsha Warrington and Loin, Norris from Sacramento to Reno. The CanJnetU Jary William Adams, retired merchant, married. Asa L. White, lumber mnrried. Charles O. CJnussen, unmarried. Fred 8. Moody, head corporation, married. merchant, architect, of realty capitalist, Frances J. Carolan, married. M. C. Bradley, formerly general manager Pacific Telephone & Tele graph company, married. Charles E. Hunt, retired shoo mcr chant, married. Benjamin II. Diblec, bond broker, roameu. C II. Michaels, wholesalo drug gist, married. Willinra Adams, fire insurance, un married. Thomas II. Haskins, coffee and ten merchant, mnrried. WiHiam A. Heister, real estato, married. NEW LOW MARKS EOR RAILROAD STOCKS NEW YORIV. Aug. 27. Mixed price movemonta markod the open Ing of tho stock market today. New Haven recorded tho widest imovomont. declining two points on active selling to 92, now low record. Southern Pacific also dropped fractionally lower, moving to 90, a now low fig ure for the present decline. Union Pacific and Reading woro slightly higher. Throughout the day fluctuations In tho speculative features wero confined to small frac tions. Bonds wero irregular. Tho market closed dull. WASHINGTON PLAYERS OFF TO PLAY JAPS. BASEBALL l !!. ' I SEATTLE. Wush., Aug. 27. Ten players, Graduate Manager Horr nnd a Japanese interpreter, comprising tho University of Washington base ball team, sailed from Seattle this morning on routo to Japan on tho steamship Yokohama Marti. The varsity team has twelvo gnmos scheduled with university tenuis in Japan. A batting cage has been installed on the liner, where tho members of the team will got their dnil batting practice. MEASLE CHANGES NAME TO ESCAPE RIDICULE SAN FRANCISCO, Cnl., Aug. 27. Andrew Mensle, a young clerk, told Superior Judge Dunne today ho was tired of having people laugh nt his nnino and asked for permission ta change it. In n lengthy petition Menslo set forth at various functions laughter was always created on his introduction hy the pronunciation of his cognomen. He wutita to be call ed Mnsello and tho court said "0. K." - N RECORD Iffi JUDGE CHEERED FOR DECK FAVORiNGTHAW New York Escape Wins VIcterv In Canadian Court Empire State's Efforts to Secure Him Bleckeaj Emitted ta Jury Trial In October. , fiimnnnooE, Que., Aug. 2,7- Harry K. Thaw -o asother victory hare tkta af ternoon when Judge QkitMB ftkr graatetl th motion of ta fiifw York atayer'a lawyer t discontinue their applteatloft' for habeas corpus. The re sult of this decision leaves Thaw juat where he started and blocks New York' effort to socuro him. Thaw bow stands Jailed on n Imperfect commitment and la entitled to a Jury trial In October. SirERBROOKE, Que., Aug. 27. The most sensational demonstration ever seen in a Canadian courtroom was enacted here today when score of spectators tobo to their feet and sheuted: "Hurrah for Judge Glob ensky," and "Give Thaw fair play" for five minutes, when the court postponed action until 3 o'clock this afternoon on an applicttioa by at torneys for Harry K. Thaw, the Mat teawan fugitive, to dismiss the ap plication of Thaw for a writ of habeas corpus. This outburst in Thaw's 1mc tal lowed another scene unparalleled in Canadian court procedure.. It cane when a battery of American photo graphers mounted the platform to the judge's bench and snapped Thaw, his attorneys and spectators an they filed into tho courtroom. The bail iffs and other court attaches were so astounded by this effrontery that they did not interfere until the pho tographers had secured photographs of all the principals m the famous case. Thaw grinned throughout the procedure, seemingly appreciating tho enterprise of his countrymen. Thaw Waffs Atteadaat When Thaw started to enter the inclosure reserved for attorneys he was stopped by a court attendant. "This space," the attache said, "U reserved for the lawyers." "Somo of us here," quickly re sponded Thaw, "are the greatest law yers on tho continent." The attendant gasped, muttered (o himsolf, but allowed tho prisoner to enter, and he sat throughout the pro ceedings surrounded by his attor neys. Attorney Shurtcliffe, representing Thaw, then moved to dismiss the habeas corpus application, saying he acted under the civil code. "Why net under tho civil codef' asked Judge Globensky. "Such ac tion is unprecedented." The court refused to hear the law yers representing Now York state in opposition to Thaw'a application and adjourned for the purpose of con sidering whether to permit with drawal of tho haboaa corpus appli cation. Spectators Roar Approval r Tho spectators roared their ap proval of Judge Qlobensky's refusal to hear tho New York attorneys. "That's tho way to do it," thoy shouted, and "Hurray for Globensky nnd Thaw I" Tho demonstration continued for five minutes, neither Judge Glob ensky .or the court attaches making uny effort to curb the spectators. STATE MAY NOT BUY ' ANY PRINTING PLANT SALEM, Ore., Aug. 27, It la an thorltlatively stated her today that the stato may not purchase a Grist ing plant but will lease Instead small one and let out a large part el the state printing by contract. The committee appointed hy the state printing board to appraise the slaat of the late state prists, W, 8. Dssl- way hsa not put la aa asBaewwue; but announcement Is auie the tfcef might start work Friday er I - i i i . I 4