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' l i 207 Second Strut Medford Mail Tribune H SECOND EDITION WEATHER day Mat. 7il Mln, nl. 1'nlr tonight, Jtnln Tlitir- Knrlrlli1r1 Yenr. I'nllv -KlMhlh Yimr MIODKOIM) OKIWON, WKDNKSDAY, OCTOBKIfc 20, 1013. NO. 180 !ij? WILSON MAY SEND HUERTA ULTIMATUM ill REIHM N HUERTA I TO BE 0 MAN Pirslttcnl Sluils Hltuseir Ui to Work Out Mexican Problem Ennjand, Germany and France Likely to Suppoit Action Taken. revolutionists Threaten French Col ony Near Mazatlan, Which Is Point of Greatest Danijer. WAHIIINJ1TON, Oct. 29. Presl dunl Wilson hIiiiI himself In lili utility today lo work nut tlio Mnxl run problem. , Hit will nuuirgo from his seclusion Willi nn open declaration to tlio world whnl to mperl (rom tlio Hulled KUti'N lit din way of settling affairs In tlio southern republic. Tim president promlsed'tho powers tlml lin would cuiiliclnto a definite policy. In giving this promlso to tlio diplomatic rejir'inntntl ' of tlio various nntloim, ho nisdit those two IiolntN clear, Tlio I'nltml Ktuton will resent out sldu Iritorcfurctiro In Mexico. Tlio problem U essentially nn American problem. TliU warning wn emphatic. Tlmt tlio chief oxocutUo was con nlilorhiR nn iiltliiintuin to President lluiirln. demanding lilts retirement, also wns known definitely. It wns believed In Washington tlmt he would Imvo KhrIUIi, (lonunti nml I'ronrli ujiiort in such n iloinnnd. In the faro of such n situation diplomats hern woro of the opinion that lluorta would have to ylold. Today's point of greatest dnncor In Mexico wns bollovod to ho Santa Ik iinitlo, forty miles Inlntid (rom Mnznt Inn, whiro revolutionists wero then toning Krotich colony, Tlio cruUor Mnrylnnd was nt MntAtlnii. "Will marine ho landed " Secre tary of Hlato llrynn was nuked, "Wo shall nffnrd Iho muiio protec tlou to tlio French tlml wo would to Americans," war tlio secretary's an nw or, l.ntost advices from Mnxatlau wore alarming. (Icnornl I'ollx Dlnz, now on honrd tlio United Hlntoa bntt It-nlilp I.ouls Innn nt Vorn (Irtir, will ho Inndod nt n neutral point or sent hy n conimnr clnl vessel lo Havana, nn ho may I'llTt. TOOK 1 00 TABLETS; DOOMED 10 DIE SANTA MONICA, gill., Out. Bfl. Doomoil (o tlio from IhoH'ffoels of Hill lili'lilorldo of mercury tiiblot wliicli hIio swallowed when hIio bo ciiiiio despondent Iioouiiko of ill lu'iillli nml poverty, Mw, ICuto Hoi luuil, 22, In iiiulor observation In St. CitllturiiuH hospllnl toduy. Mrs. Holland purchased n liottlo containing 100 Inhli'tH of Iho poison - I '." grniiiH In nil. After Hwnllnw iug Iho deadly poison four nt n ilmo, hIio liiiHCil tlm Imtllo willi wnlor and drunk tlio Solution. Fifteen minutes Inter- Mio wns found sobbing on tlio floor of her room nml tnken lo tlio lmspitul, where exlremo menus wcro used to novo lior life. Dr. Klunloy MeOeo, house Burgeon nl tlio hospital, iloelnreit tlmt tlio wouuiit had not Iho bhndow of a clmiico to live. El COLON, Out. 20.-Passengers ar riving hero today i'roin tlio nouth Haid tlio rovolutloii in Kuuador was Hprondiui;, (leuornl Coneha, the ichul loader, waH nald lo huvo routed tho iruveinuii'iit foiveti on Hcvoral llMllllCltflllU I VVV"U" . . T OF STATE NOT SHOW AT FAIR Southern California Withdraws From All Participation In Panama-Pa-clflc Exposition at San Francisco, Accordlnn to Ultimatum. Quarrel Arose Over Cliarne for Floor Space Claim Injustice Beinu Done as Entire State Pays. OAKLAND, Cl., Del. 'JO.-Soull ern California Iuik withdriiwu from all pnrtli'iuntlou in the I'niininn-I'a- eifio rxMiHition in San lVatieisco in llll'i, aecordinj; o an tiltiiualum tie liviTi'd Imlav hy It. V. I'ridhnm, ehainnau of Iho hoard of HiiprrvU orn of I.n Aih'pIi'h coiinty. to Iho Sou Frniieiii'fl fair eommihHionerH, at a mi'clini; in the llolel Oakland here. Tlio nellon wiih taken nn Ihe Krotiuil that southern California Iiiin poulnlitileil 3.1 or rent of the $., 000,000 nppronrialeil liv the ulale for Iho exponltion, and Hint Ihe Snn Franrixro romminloneh4 were Irv ing to "hold up" Ihe ooulli for floor tmrn chnrVN in the rouutleH huilil- inc nl Ihe fair. Put t'p or Hlny Off I'riiltiam'H iillimaluin rnued n sen intlon nmong Iho eomminHioner nud Im wiim told Hint tlm Houthrrn eotiu-lie-i he rcpreMcnled rlllier iiiuhI imv for floor npno or Rlnv off Ihe ex position greund: wl'li their exhihitK, Tlio ehnrue U $2 n foot. Owing to tlio fnel that the meellng hot wren Ihe Houlhenierfl nml the fair com tnlxxIonerA wn nlonny, it wni held hrhind rloned doorn nud every pre entition wan taken, Hint thn proeeed liiB ho kepi secret. Several jiarlie ipnnln, howcer, talked nfler the meeting wan over. (Inlini InJiiKtlrn rridhnm elninied tlmt nn injuliee wan helng done lilrt portion of the ilnte, in view of Ihe fnel that the Nlnle nuthoriticti had allowed the im- itroodou lo co ahrond during the thno when Iho hondn for the expooi lion werv helng volel, which led nil counlieM in the stnto to helieve that floor npnee would ho c'ven free in the Mtnie huildiui; for the exhihltrt of the different coniiliec. It wiih under thix iinprexion, l'rid ham claimed, that the southern eouii tie mihmiUed to the henvy npprei priatiou. JAIL TEN WOMEN FOR STREET SPEAKING I'OHTI.AND, Oct. 29. Ten wom en nro In' tlio city Jail today nwnltliiR lienrliiR on rhnrRua of blockading ntreot traffic hy ntemptluK to hold an open air meting In tlio congested dis trict. Tlio women woro tnkon Into cub tody Inst night nftor Mrs. Mary Kehwnli, ouo of tholr number, had precipitated a near riot by climbing a telephone polo and attempting to do llvor mi nddrctiH from that olovntlon. llouch warrants woro also sworn nut for two moil who attempted to Interfere with tho progress of tho patrol wagon convoying tho women to tho city jail. STOCK MARKET DOWN THEN UP NEW YOHK. Out. 20. Tho cen- eral I rend of Iho nlool; iiiarket was ilnwnwiuil nt tho oponing today, nl- though lew stnoks woro up frno tionally. Ciumdiaii Puoifiu droppod n itoitit and Miusoiirl Paolfio Il-l. Clenorally tho ohaugos wcro hiuiUI. Jiiuer tho toiio improved, Heading, with n 1 -point rino, leading Iho ad vanco, HoudiJ were sleady, The nmrkol closed firm, SOUTHERN A re 'imT vi r it JT iri IWlBrffTMrf tMr i I ymL" Y' rm rili' I mwSfsKSIttUBaBSii r VA mf Ml ib Vf uViAftrsliiiBV i 7 ?aB.wv-Alr,siKJr, 1 hmmmKm iWv m " VBIBKIIKV ."v I , , c . mwxu- - !l -. A m I 1 1 III i r ' A ' BBLmidi vm Nrw . i ,y T rVrmllBMHBil I1icm n V -VXT tfc' X W .XtTLmY Ti XT-V-9 I L? -1. .. wsv,r -"- L POWERS DISPLAY AT PANAMA F NHW YOHK, Oct. 29. Kx-Moyor Jna. D, I'lielnn of Han 1'rancUco ar rived hero today from Kuropo on tho liner Imporntor, still hopeful that Kngland nud (lormany wll ducldo fin ally to bo represented at tho Snn Francisco 1915 exposition. "All countries on both hemispheres will exhibit," ho said, "except Hug land, (lormany, Hussln and Grecco. 1 think (lormany and Knglnnd co lored Into nn unholy nllanco In de ciding not to exhibit, 'on account ot tho sentiment ot their manufactur ers. Their manufacturers huvo slnco shown themsolves anxious to exhibit, and I mill hope both nations will ylold to their demand." Other distinguished pnsscugors on tho Impcrntor woro Count and Coun tess Szochouyl, Huron Von liorustortt Win. J. Hums, Klslo I). Wolf and Miss Anno Morgan. It wns tho Imperntor'a last run this year mid wns mado In tho rec ord tlmo for tho Imporntor of flvo dujB, fifteen bourn and flvo min utes. E IN BIXBY CASE I.OS ANCIKLKS, Cnh, Oct. 20. That all mutters growing out of tho viuits of Oeorgo II. llixliy of I.ong Heaeh and other wealthy men to girla who lived nt tho Jonquil npnrl nionts hero will ho dragged again into tho legal spotlight was. indicated horo today by tho announcement of United States Distriot Atlornoy Al bert Sehoouovor that ho has gone over ovidcueo purporting to bhow the existence of a blackmailing plot, mid will probo thoroughly events lending to tho unest of ". 11. Stevens unit 0. S. MoKelvey. PHELAN HOPEFU sstfl V I ELECTION DAY IN MEXICO. CHANDLER EN DEFEATS FAMOUS POI.TI.AXI). Oet. 20.- II. Chnnd ler l'gnn of Medford, former nn tiounl elmmpioii, nud Harry H. Da vis of Portland, tenm'n.g against the noted Itritixh jirofcssionnl golfers, Hurry Vnnlon nud l'.dwnnl Hay, won tho morning round, -1 up. They played eighteen holes this morning nml nro playing the samo number tlim nfterunoii. Kgau and Davis played in wonder ful form nml their work wns compli mented hy the Hrilibhern, who de clared it was the best they had seen on tho coast. TEXAS ANO KANSAS Al'STlN, Tex., Oct. 20. It was colder hero today for October than in ninny years. Fears, wero ex pressed that the cotton crop would he ruined. TOPEKA, Knn., Oct. 20. Ther mometers registered tho coldest Oc tober weather today over recorded horo. Tlievo was l'ivo inches of snow. T SENTENCED TO SEVEN YEARS IN PRISON NEW YOHK, Oct. 20.-Dr. Ernest Juret, alleged aeeomplieo of Hans Schmidt, confessed slayer of Anna Auniullor, in u counterfeiting scheme, was SQiiteneed today hy United States Judge Hunt to seven yours' impiisonment in tho federal prison nt Atluntu, On. ENGLISH GOLFERS -n. v. n.i DIAZ LEFT HOTEL OWING $1000 BILL El VERA CRUZ, Oct. 20. Tho pro prietor of tho German hotel, where Diaz was n guest before taking ref ugo in tho United States consulnte, summoned beforo the local authori ties to cive tho details of his rela tions with tho fugitive sworo that American Consul Canada mado all tho arrangements for tho gcnernl to leave the hotel. Tho hotel man ndded mournfully that Dins nud his two companions left tho hostelry $10u0 in debt for their entertainment there. .Alocolea, it wns only learned Inst night, has also been a fugitivo since Sunday. Ho wns arrested on that date, charged with flourishing n pis tol nt ono of tho polling places, wns released later on bond nnd took ref ugo with German Consul Gorr, who was still sheltering him today. It was believed ho would bo put on hoard tho kaiser's cruiser Herthn nud landed nt somo neutral point. AGAINST CHIEF WHITE SAN FRANCISCO, Oet. 20. Nearly 100 witnesses will appear for and against Chief of Polieo G. A. White nt his hearing beforo tho po lieo commissioners beginning tonight, on chnrges of dereliction of duty, In competency nnd other oftenses. Mayor Itolph, District Attornoy Pick ort mid many othor officials nro among those sunnnonod to testify. RAISE FT. CROCKER FROM TWO TO TEN COMPANIES GALVESTON, Tox., Oet. 20. Thnt tho war department intends to raise Fort Croekor from a two to u leu-coinpnny regulnr nnny jost wns learned hero today, AS LANDLORD WIDOW'S FATE BIDS ASKED FOR IN EATON CASE GRADING ROAD RESTSWjTHJURY OVERSISKIYOUS Mrs. Eaton Confident of Acquittal on Charrjc of Havlnq Poisoned Ad miralExtolled as Wonderful Wo man by Attorneys for Defense. Sympathy of Crowded Courtroom With Defendant-Did Not Need to Give Testimony. PLYMOUTH, Mass., Oct. 20. The cbj'c of Mrs. Jennie May Eatoi, on trial here for the murder of her hubnnd, Admiral Jiweph G. Enlon, was exjvocted lo go to the jury be fore night. The defendant is confi dent of ncquiltnt, nnd frequently nodded her head in approval of the Kints made by Dcfnnso Atlornoy Morse in his argument this morning. The courtroom wns crowded, tho spectators, nppnrently sympathizing with Mrs. Eaton. Attorney Mor extolled the defendant's courage, adding: "Mrs. Eaton is n mot wonderful woman, sue was not obliged :o tes tify. She could hnve remained silent nnd forced the government to prov its case. But she did not. "'I will meet my nccttbcr, (eslif..- nnd let tho jurors judge whciher I nm crnzy or whether I killed my husband,' she said. "And I believe the jury U con vinced of her innocence." Attorney Morso closed for Ihe de- fenso nt 2:30 o'clock nnd DUtnei Attorney Barker opened his argument for tho prosecution. SENT VERA CRUZ HAMPTON ROADS, Vn., Oet. 29. Tho American battleships Virginia, Rhode Island, New Jersey nnd Ne- braskn sailed from hero today for Vera Cruz, whero they will rcliove tho worships nlready on duty. Iho latter have now been nt Vera Cruz nearly up to tho expiration of tho period allowed for foreign fighting vessels to remain m Mexican waters without permission from the govern ment. This President Huertu re fused. YALE FOOTBALL GAME NBW HAVEN, Conn., Oct. 29. With Walter Camp In. personal chargo of tho work, many sweeplus changes wero mado. today In tho Yalo varsity football cloven. Tho rhanges, as nrangod by Camp, fol lew: Hubbard, right ond; Maddon, right tacklo; Caldwell, right guurd; Mil ler, center; Kotcham, right half back. Avery, left end and Cornish, qunrtoMmck, Tho romnlndor of tho Hno-up was unchanged. JESSIE'S INVITATIONS WASHINGTON, Oet. 29. About threo-fourths of tho invitations to tho wedding horo noxt month of Miss Jcssio Wilson, daughter of tho pres ident, to Francis Bowes Snvro at tho Wliito House, will bo dolivered by messonger, according to an nouncement today. Only tho invita tions to friends m distant cities will bo mailed. Miss Wilson wns planning today n trip to Now York to select the furn ishings for hur new home, NW WARSHIPS Major Bowlby and County Approve Estimates and Advertise for Bids Contracts to Be Let November 19 Earth and Reck to Be Moved Contract for 50,000' Barrels of Ce ment Slflned WIKi Portland Bea ver Cement Comoany at Gold Hill. Major If. W. Bowlby, stnto high way commissioner, arrived Wednes day and at a conference with Judge Tou Voile nnd Commissioners Leovor and Smith, tho contract with Beav er-Portland Cement company for C0,- 000 barrels of cemont for uso on tho Pacific Highway, was signed. Tho contract calls for delivery next June Tho estimates and quantities for tho new grade over tho Siskiyou wcro revlowcd and an order mado advertising for bids for grading. Ulds will bo rccelvod up to November 19, by tho county clerk. Tho adver tisement for bids reads as follews: XOTICK TO CO.VTItACTOItS Scaled proposals, addressed to County Court of Jackson County, Oregon, and endorsed "Proposals for constructing Siskiyou Mountain Sec tion of tho Pacific Highway In Jack son County, will be received by this County Court ot Jackson county at its offlco in tho courthouso, Jackson ville, Oregon, .until 2 o'clock, p. m. of tho 19th day ot Novombor, 1913, and at that tlmo and placo wilt bo publicly opened and read. All proposals must bo mado upon blank form to bo obtained from tho state highway engineer at bis offlco, Masonic building, Saloni; must glvo tho prices proposed, both in writing and figures; and must bo signed by tbo bidder, with his address. Each bid is to bo presented under sealed cover and shall bo accompa nied by cash, a bidder's bond mado payable to Jackson county, or a certi fied check mado payablo to tho county Judge ot Jackson county, for an amount equal to at least tivo ;.3r cent of tho amount ot said bid, and no bid shall bo considered unless such cash, bond, or check is enclosed therewith. Such bidder's bond shall bo conditioned that if said bid bo ac cepted tho party bidding will duly en ter into and execute tho contract. Should tho successful bidder ta whom tho contract Is awarded fall to executo tho samo within tun days (not including. Sunday) from tho dato of notification of such award, such cash, bond, or check shall bo forfeited to Jackson county and tho samo shall bo tho property of tho county. All other cash, bonds and certified checks will bo returned to tho unsuccessful bidder who sub mitted tho samo. A corporato surety bond will bo required tor tho faithful pcrformanco ot tbo contract lit sum equal to ono halt ot tho total amount ot tho bid. All bids aro to bo compared on tho basis ot tho stato highway engineer's estimates of tho quantities ot work to bo dono as follews: 1. 134, I2S cublo yards ot earth cxecavation. (Continued from Page 2.) GRAND JURY FAILS TO SOLVE PUZZLE Tho now grand jury wns dismissed this morning without returning any indictment in tho $21,000 shortage in tho books of ex-Slicrif t Wilbur Jonda, who made good tho deficit at u heavy personal biiorifico. Tho Mut uto of limitation forestalled loal action upon ovideneo submitted. Thu report of Expert Viinn was examin ed, but showed nothing except tlmt the money wns missed, but through what channels no ono knows. ' OF M ING MONEY