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, , -HmviHUjfmifniHtfH!,.- ifi wfj;: ! tf v W?2s Slr, Medford Mail Tribune ii SECOND EDITION WEATHERi Ilnln tonight nnd Saturday Mat. 7H Mln. 18. V K. rorly.tlilnl Tnnr. IMllyKluMh Viy, MEDFORD, OKIOflON, FRIDAY, OfTOBIM .'51, 1l.'l. NO. 191 rtCr HUERTAREJECTS WILSONDEMAND FOR RETIREMENT HUERTA'S HENCHMAN. Dictator Busy Locking Up Enemies hy Wholesale Foreigners Prepare to Flee Carranza Merely Asks nijlit to Import Arms. Relicts Capturo Chihuahua City nnd Announce Capturo of Monterey as Scheduled for Sunday. fci't . !bk' f A i WILSON SHOWS SIGNS OE FIGHT CURRENCY BILE Proposed Changes hy Senate Com mlttco of Glass-Owcn Dill Anijcrs President Clash Certain If Pres ent Program Is Continued. 4 4 4- f MEXICAN SITUATION Pieiiloil WlNoil deXOled liiiiiH.'li" Imliiy to studying what tin Molonn rebel nr likely In uri'inuiliNli if ho gio tlii'in u fri'i' linnil. General Ciirrnnrn, llm nbrl lender, sent word thai In doe imt particularly I'nm fur recognition, lull will over throw Ilucrlii in two mouth if allowed (o ImiKirt arm. II wns reported from Mox ii'n Citv (hut lluorln Iimh an iiiiiiiii't'il he will not retire lit Prcidonl Wilson's ili'iiinml. lln wan locking up li one mii'H liv Hi" wholesale mill foreigners in tin' city tiro preparing I" flc. Tim warship Michigan left Wrii (Vint to put Felix Din mi it northbound Now York Culm mail nlcntiiNhip it t sen. The Mexican rebels pro pMn to capture Monterey Siiinliiy. The federal worn repot led o have ovnmintnl Chiliitnlnin City, leaving tho roidout, including American, in n piitiiu lot tin' rebels occupy it nnd uinMiirro litem. Forly-sovrn rumlos with tortured o death liv rebel ni'iir Sun I.iiIh Potot.1. An lltillnh wurliii sailed from Spozia for Mexican wiilem. GUUJ2AL TJLAUQULT General Aiircllnno Mln liquet In n enn tl Id ii 1 0 fur Vk'n I'riyilili'iit on ttiu llucrln ticket, ntul It Ii believed Hint llucrin will arbitrarily declare lilm elected President. L . . BI6HAM WLBUR KME I BY BY President Asserts No Central Dank Will Be Accepted Threatens Fight on Floor of Senate. MIA E DEER WASHINGTON', Ort. ni. C'onfl dentlnl ail Icon from Mexico City to tlin Mliito department liullratiMl toilny tho Kit'iiii-Ki arthlty among I'rmlcloui llnrrlii'rt followura In tlin Moxlrun rniillnl WliolnKnto nrrnslH worn IioIiik mndn In roiuioctloii wllli tlio nlli'Koil plot to iiimnimlimtu tlie illclntor, mill It wim iimliirHtooil to tin tlio Intor'H plnu to VM nit liU loaillu KoppoiiontH In tho Motrotiolltnu itlitrlrt lockoil up io foro roiiKresM iuootn tomorrow to cnii viinh tlin uloctlon roHtiltH. (lumlion, Cnlnro ami do I.a I'unnto, lluortii'u rival rnmllilatoM, conraitoil tlmlr ilofont, which with Dlnz, n fuyl tlvo, loft tho illctator nlouo In (ho riohl. ClIllflTM Willi Hon. I.OUX Tho proiildont hud n Ioiik confer on co durliiK tho forenoon with llonx I.oiik, hoiul of tho liuronii of I.ntln Amurlcnn nfnflrH, coiicurnliiK coimu Inr ropnrtH of coudltloiiH In tho Moxl can Intorlor. Formor Kollcltor oOnornl John lluuaotl Mooro of tho stnto dopart (Continued on pane a.) KILBANrKNOCKSluT Wlllnir Klino, ukciI IT.. Ilvlm; on (Irlffln crook, flrod tho fatal uliot that oinli'il llm II To of (loorKu lllKhutn of Oro:on City on Trail crack Thuinlny luorniiiK. whllo huutlim doer. Kline tiili'lihoned tho tiowrt of i ho tragedy to tliu ilierlft' office, ami uftorwurU Knvo hlmiolf up. Corutor KlIIok; will nrrlvit with tho body thin nUcr noon, Klinu roturnol '.tltli Sheriff KliiKlor Inst niKlit. AccordliiR to tho nliorlf'n offlco ver olon of tho affair, Klino and hU coin pnnlou, Clydn Walter, loft their camp early for a hunt, (ioorrc Hicham, tho dvad man, provlouiily leavlii; a uotn tollliiR whoro door ould hi fonnJ. Thoy procovdud por dl'rctlon. nnd iiiimioa novcn ucor. hiiou wtro flrod, hut iioiio foil. Klma, howotor, thoiiKht ho woiindud ono cud wont down tho trail. SooIiik nn ohjoct In Uo 'iruih thnt looked to hi in llko ;i d-er, ho fired, tho, hiillot Mtrlklni; lllKliniu In tho hack nnd jiaBliiK throiiijn nU hid itoya. Klmo niMlicd for nld, laid IIIkIuiiii waa taken to Skyruian'n ranch, tho iieareHt tclophouo. Klnio caino on to moot tho Hhcrlff. An ltuiiut will ho ImIi! homo Hum Haturday. lllKhnm wat nu uuelo of 1. C. IIIkIiimii, and a hrothor n( Mra. Kllppol of I':, North i"!ly. Ho wim Hiondlni; n vacation with IiIh lirot ti er, William lllu.im i.otr wliorj tho accident occurtol Tho fime-al urnui;omn"H will ho mndo upon :ho nril'.l cf tlu hody. WASHINGTON. Oil. :i. i'rohi. ilont Wilxon mIiowciI h'uh of fihl today wIh'M fiiriiixlioil with n Mute liieut outlining tho cliiinijiM propimod hv tin Iioiihii nnd Foiifilo I'lirroiicy vommittoiiH in the OlnsH-Owen hill. llm nihihiitu iiilimutoil Unit n oIiinIi jh cerlnin lictweoii tin; chief I'xeotitivu nml Home of tliu iIcmocrutK in the national li'islnlnre if they ooiuiiiuo wiin mo prohoui pronrnm. Ho. ronslilcrri, it wjih htiitoil, that thoy tiro oiniiKctilntint; tho hill. One, limn: which it wn unM lie corliilnly would not nercpt in n ron trul liiiiiuk witli hriiiieliox tliroui out the country, t'nlcmt the nonnto cominiltoi! nurooH to tlio regional hank plan, it wan declared, ho will enrry tlio fight to tliu floor of tho upier chnmhor. PLAZA WHICH REBELS ARE SWEEPING WITH MACHINE GUNS I. i ii.. , Senator Itood Smoot of Utah fotiRhl hard today to force n dofl nltu vol ii an hi proposed Kovornmcnt controlled cloarlm; hoimo currency H)ittom and Biicceoded In dendlocttliiB tho vuuiito currency commlttco. Hmoot'a mcamiro In effect, provlden a central hank Ryitom, with 47 branches located In cltlca that now nro Rovornmont reserve points. Half of tho currency committee men favor tho 8nioot plan and lead er of tho administration's currency hill fear Its passago will ho Brcatly delayed unlci tho Utah senator do- slsts. THE PLAZA DE APiMA6 AND THE CATHETDFJAL K MONTEREY, WHERE A BATTLE BETWEESJ THE FEDEAL, AND REBELS 1 NOW INI PROQRE . Tho rebel attack on tho city of Monterey, In tho State of Nucra Leon, Is raging. The attack Is from all sides, ami the fielding Is scicrc. Tho rebel have n number of machine guns, whose rain of lead they arc pouring Into the fid en I ranks. Federal reinforcements under General Navarretc at Lampazos, about ono hundred miles north of Monterey, nro unable to proceed to Monterey owing to tho destruction of the bridges. BOTH SEYMOUR SPANOS PERISH UPON GALLOWS Medford Murderers Hanged Together at Salem, Die Protesting Their In nocence and Forglvlnq Their Exe cutioners. 0, Law Avenges Slaying of Georo Dedaskalous by Companions Th Crime a Cold-Blooded One. MRS. ASTOR SAYS SHE IS PROUD OF BEING AMERICAN CINCINNATI, Ohio, Oct. .11'. FlKht fans horo worn convlncod today that Johnny Kllhauo, tho foathur wulght champion, packH it punch, following his knockout horo Inst nlglit of KnonUput Mara of Cincinnati In tlio Bovonth round of iv scheduled ton round bout. Until Kllhauo put over tho knock nut wallop tho nion woro about on nu even biisla. In tho Hucond round MarH floored Kllhauo, hut tho cham pion waH up fighting fiercely In nn liiHttiut, nnd ovouod up umttom hy minding Mara to tho mat. Mara mot hlu fluluh whon ho niado n runti at Klllmno. Tho champion caught him coming In with u Htrulitht right to tho Jaw and Mara wont down for tho count. ' 10 STATE WIDE STRIKE DKXVrcil, Colo., Oct. HI. The ox et'iilivo Imnnl of tho Colonulo Foil oration of Labor today nuthor'ucit Preniilent Mol.ouuuu to I'all, lit li'n ilinorolion, u xpeeinl eouventioit of llm ft'ilorntion to ilimniHrt n Hlntowido Htriko of nil trmlcx to mipiiort the coat minem now out, if tho opcrut orn conlinuo to refuso to negotiate for iv Kotllenieiit of tho ilispulo. Mo l.eiinnn ileelared thin aftoriioon that ho wohM not not for Hovcrnl duys. J. 1). LawNon, a nieiulicr of the minor' dislriet liounl, promised Gov ernor AmmniiH toilny that tlio hlrik' ori would mtrrcudcr their nrma to night. HENNESSY TESTIFIES OF TAMMANY GRAFT NEW YOHK, Oot. .11. John A. IlennoHHy, William Ritlxur'ri ox-npo-einl graft investigator, Kiimmoued lioforo tho grand jury today to mnko good liin eliiugert of corruption against Tatnmuu.vitoH, Riiggestod Unit Disliiut Attorney Whitman poritpoui) IiIh impiiry until after election. Ho Huid hiri throat wiih in such condition from the political spooohoH ho has been making that ho could not tcH lll'y, Wliitmnn, novorlhulcHs, order ed him In appear. IIciiudhhv vo ripouded by voiiuultlug it llirout spo NKW YOinC, Oct. :il. Sfrs. Ida von Claiissen, who onno won famo by threatening Colonel Koosevolt nnd was sent to Illoomiiigdalo ukvIuui for it, hut wiir htibhoipicntly released, had her nanily called in ipicslion ngiiin toilny. Sho was nrroMod, charged with llrrealcning to kill President Charles Strauss of tho water Mipply board, hut when brought into court toilny, arranged for her release on SfiOOO bail. Her frioniN woro nhout to pro duce it when Dislriet Attorney Whit man demanded thnt bail ho refused and tho woman examined by alienists. Judge Mnlone, learning that her brother joined in Whitman's request, mmnuueed that ho would npKint two phybiciaim to investigate. l'OUTI.ANl), Oct. 31. Stato Qanio Warden Flnloy today began In earn est tho enforcement of tho law passed by tho last leglsluturo prohibiting tho wearing of nlgrottes on women's hats nml providing a penalty of J25 ftuo and tho loss of tho gaudy feath er for violation. This wook eight women -woro Btrlpnod of tholr llegnl hat adorn in'ont hut today Flnloy annouucod that horoattor tho flno of J2G would also ho phiBtorod on. NKW VOIHC, Oct. .11 Drc-sed simply, but becomiuglv, Mrs. William Wnldorf Astor, npcompnnicd by her C-year-old sou, William, Jr., nrrived hens todny fnun Kuglnnd. , jrp. Ak lor'rt huxbnnd, who owns many mil lions of dollars' worth of ronl o- tnte in New York, renounced his cit izenship in this country to become u subject of Gront Ilritaiu. Mrs. As tor, however, snys lie is Mill n cit izen of tho United States. "Yes, 1 nin nn American," ese said, "and I nm proud of it. I mn n Virginian, mid I nm proud of that, too. Yankees may change, but southerners never. 1 simply could not slay nwny from Virginia nny longer, nnd 1 intend to vWt my poo plo there." . Mrs. Astor congratulated the Tnif ed States on forbidding the importa tion of bird plumage, nddiug: "If nny of tho women who enme over on tlio l.usitnuia with me mo wenriui aigrettes I hope the feath ers nro confiscated." It wns tho first visit to this coun try of young William Astor, and he wns nil eyes nnd full of interest. KITTY GORDON'S SHOW BUSTS, LOS ANGELES l.OS ANdKM-S, Oct. 31. Kitty Gordon,. KnglMi light opera star, is recovering loday from a nervous strain Hint rcultcd iu her collapse last night nt a theater where tdio was nppenring here, Tlio collapc, ac cording to her innnnger, wns duo largely to finnneiul troubles that re sulted in plans to disband her com pany tomorrow night. Miss Gordon will remain hero until sho has recov ered. According to hur innnnger, sho will bo responsible personally for her company's transportation bnck to New York. CANAL SMALL AIO MILLER FIGHTS 10 NORTHWEST . HARD TO SUSTAIN DECLARES LOVETT. LABOR CONVICTIONS i SKATTI.K, Oct. .11. It. S. Lovett,' CHICAGO. Oct. 31. I'nltod States president of the Union I'acitic mil- district Attorney Chas. W. Miller of wny system, who nrrived in Seattle Indianapolis made a hard fight In this morning mid returned to Port- tD0 feJoral court of appeals hero to lmitl this nftcnioon, said: ,la ln support of his contention that "Thero will bo Fomc JmnUrrati6ira femoral tribunal was tho proper with .tho canal ojieniug. but this scc-.I,,aC0 ,n wh,ch t0 "y to labor lead tion of tho country will not bo nblc crs conrlctcd at tho Indiana capital .- it i .. - n folv' mnnlhi .en nt MiMnllnl,, I. I io snnuow up incoming iinnuiniiout- ... ..Bw . u....v.w ,u much faster than it has in the past Tho I'minmn canal will not mean so much to the const ns many have sup posed. "Itnilrond rntos will not bo affect ed by it, nnd people mid freight trav eling now by tho railmnds will con tinue to do so, nnd the water traffic will still go by wntor." On the tariff, President I.ovell said: "Tlio people nro in the proper spirit for workin? changes out, nnd conditions nro right. It is a time when financial affairs and condi tions of tho country gcnornllv will not bo greatly affected bv it." STOCKS LOSE UNDER NKW YOHK. Oct. 31. The stock market opened today with practi cally tho entire list under yester day's close, Union Pacific with a 1 point loss, was under pressure. Wheeling &- I.nko Kiio preferred lost 2 nnd Agricultural Chemical 1. New Haven convertibles touched a now low point nt 103 fi-S. The general bond market was easy. After tho first hour there wns but little active selling mid tho list held steady. Tho market closed dull. widespread plot to dynnmlto non union buildings. Tho point the court seemed In clined to ralso'was whether tho pro secution did not make tho inlstako of building its case on tho dynamiting of buildings, over which tho courts of tho various states where dynamlt ings occurred would bavo Jurisdic tion, rather than on tho Interstate transportation of exploslres undor conditions which violated a federal statute. "Conspiracy to dostroy buildings. you know," pointed out Judgo Baker, "Is not conspiracy to transport dyna mlto on passengor trains, lu viola tion of tho statute." "But ovldenco Is not lacking from tho record," urged Mlllor, "that dy namlto was illegally transported, and that Its transportation preceded de structive explosions. Wo will snow at least 30 specific instances of It, all of thorn later than January, 1910, w.hon tho law becamo effective "Wo will also show that tho presi dent of tho Iron Worker's Union signed checks to pay for theso dyna mltlngs, and tho executive board ap proved tho bills." E AT SEA BY IP OFF FOR MEXICO HOMH, Oct. 31. Tho Italian oruisor Frances Forrucvio sailed from Spot'iu today for Mexican wnt- ers. LARGE TORN OUT TO HEAR HIRAM SPEAK ItOSTON, Oct. 3t. Progressives hero woro outhusiastio today over tho success of tho turnout nt tho suburb of Mnlden last night to hoar Gover nor Johnson of California in support of tho progressive gubernatorial ticket. Tho orowd was so great that two overflow meetings bad to- be held. Tho governor wns wnrmly greeted. Johnson bml mndo six speeches onrliur in tho day. Ho continued his cuiupaign todny and will speak to- f night iu Boston, E DOUGLAS, Ariz., Oct. .11. Re ports of what is claimed to bo the richest gold striko in the recent his tory of Sonora reached hero todny. Tho now gold territory lies 100 miles south of tho international border, near tho famous Kltigre mine. Prospectors from tho district reached Douglas today witli what thoy claim to bo snmples of tho ore. It 13 reported that tho new disoov ory is heavily guarded. FALLS INTO BOILING WINE DIES IN TERRIBLE AGONY SANTA ROSA, Oil., Oct. 31. Antone Miguel, employed at tho Italian-Swiss colony, fell into a vnt of boiling wine, today and died Inter iu UmblQ agotiy. 11KRL1N, Oot. 31. Tlio German liner Kron Prinzessiu Cecilio report ed by wireless today having rescued tho cryw of twenty-five men from tho French bnrquo Potrie, on firo in mid-ocean. Three of tho Petrio's snilors, it was udded, wcro wushort overboard and drowned before the Kron Priuzessin Cecilia arrived. 8AI.KM, Ore., Oct. 31. At 8:25 this morning a llttlo procession headed by Frank Soymour botwocn two guards and closely followed by Mlko Spnnos, also between guards. marched down through tho big din ing hall at tho prison nnd ontorod tho death chambor at Us southern end. Thoy wcro accompanied by Hev. Father Mooro of this city"; Father Victor, of Tlgaril and Father L. E. Miller, of Falrport repeating tho Mlsorcrc. Soymolir ascended tho scaffold with a firm atop and turn ing faced tho llttlo crowd nssombled. Ho stood apparently unconcerned as ho waited for Spnnos to tako his placo at his side. Then at a nod from tho warden ho spoken In a firm ami even volco. Ho said: Both Protest Innocence '(I have but a fow moments to llvo and I want to say with mr ' dvlntr breath that I hope I may bo tho last mnn In Oregon to go through tho trap. I forglvo everybody for all that ho has done to mo or Is about to bo dono and to say that I 'am Innocent." ' As ho stopped speaking Spanos said: "With my dying words I want-to- say that wo aro not tho boyB who killed tho man. The story I havo told Is true. I am ready to go. I forglvo everybody and ask for for giveness and shall pray Ood Almighty for all of you." Xo Tremor In Volco Thero was no tremor ln his volco and somehow standing under tho black wing of death, his words bore conviction to most. In a moment tho black caps woro adjusted and tho ropes placed, thoro was a harsh rattlo as tho trap doors dropped and a "chug" as tho bodies shot down and Jumped up from tho recoil of tho rope. Seymour's body showed aorao signs of life, tho muscles contracting and causing tho body to squirm but Spanos showed llttlo or no motion. Seymour was cut down at 8:37 and Spnnos, who showed wonderful vi tality, at 8:45. ( Both men wero optimistic last night and greeted their follow priso ners with a "good-byo" in as cheor ful tones as they could under tho cir cumstances. Thoy woro still hope ful at bed-tlmo last night that Inter vention might como In their behair, and tho othor prlsonors did what they could by word nnd look to bear them up ln this boiler. Hopes Tostel Last Night Tho ropes woro tested lasted night. hluges on tho traps ollod nnd tested and nil dono that could bo accom plished to do away with any hitch la tho execution of sontenco. .At eight o'clock tho Jury of twolvd men drawn to attest to tho fact that a legal execution had been carrlod out assembled at tho prison. Tho (Continued on pge 3.) W. C. T. U. IN SESSION ASDURY PARK, N. J., Oct. 31. With COO delegates, representing nonrly overy stato iu tho Union, pros, cut, tho fortieth annual convention oi tho Women's Christinn Tempornnct Uniqn opened hero todny. Mrs. Lib linn M. Stevens, tho organization's president, lauded Secretary of State William J. Hryan and Congressman ITobson of Alabama iu her opening address, E-OFh.." SLINGSBY BABY CASE SAN FRANCISCO, CaJ., Oct. 31. -Tho grand jury investigation into tho ' Slingsby baby caso will ba suspended v until tho boaring boforo tho British ' qonsul is completed, nccordiug to District Attomoy Fiokert. Then, ho suid, tho grand jury will piobo tho inattor to tho bottom. ' ? Fickort wns greatly inconsod to dny over charges bv Attomoy Geo, A. Knight, representing the Slingsby heirs, opposed to Lioutonunt Slinga by, that ho, Fickort, wan UBing tho grand jury to further personal en'da. Knight's chnrges wero made before Judgo Dunno, tho attomoy nlBO'al-' Icging that Fiokert hud been retained by Lieuteuaiit Slingsby. Ml ti ; f S -1