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9 t Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Fnlr tonight nnl Wednes dayMax. nit .Mln. IW. I riirlyllilrd Timr Unity -.Kmlitli Ymr MI-JDFOUn. OIN'XION, TI'rOSDAY, NOVI3AIHKU 11, V.m. no. mn STORM CAUSES A HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE PROPERTY DAMAGE TOTALS MILLIONS FT MAN MRS T ON LAKES; Entire East Under Blanket of Snow From Two to Ten Feet Deep Zero Wralhrr Prevails Much Suffering Tliroii(liout tlio States Ccal Fnmlno Adds to Suffering Largo Steamers Wrecked and Those Aboard Lost CHICAGO, Nov. 11. r.iiiiriiniim ilitiiiMUH wit limn1 ii nil iiiHiiy live wtif Miufftd out by tin) hlirHid wliicli Hwiiit tin lake legion Snudii" Mml yoalHiilnv mill whm t mi I jimt bo hShnIhk (it milmiiln IihIhv. mr Iiolli of property mill live wore groHliwt oh III" lake, wtiun nJiIihhk IimiI nut I'loni'il Mini widow wro owht liv iirprUe I tin1 I'nrli ot uliinn nf Midi nevi'iily within the memory nf any of ilirm. Revised estimate todnv placed tin? number of Urn storm' dead nt fiom lid to inn. Tim vhIiii' oT llio properly ihhImi.vI i'imiIiI only In1 roughly (THi-kimmI, lull amounted to million, .Hiiim llliiiiki'iK I. ntiil Throughout thu tonn-nwopt region IrJophomi mill t tI ie rn ( 1 1 wire wore down tvrynIiro. Snow in drift fmitt 2 to 5JU foot dorp entered tlm iNiuiiliy, nml through it trniiw were itriwpiug, luuirx lutv. or Muck fnM, noinplntoly Mailed. In Chicago, De troit, Cleveland, lltitfnlo, oCIiiiiiImih mnl PilUliuri; Mrort car Koniee vero mtjondeil or badly diorgun ineil; lighting plant with uiillv out of coinniiiuiioti, nml Ntippliim of fond Mini find were riinniiiK Miort through Ilia jiililii-m' imihilih' to ii'iii'h retail or Mini llio retailer lulpli'hHiii'MM to make dslivorinH to their ouMomor. Tlm thermometer wns hut u few dognuxi above rem mnt hiifforiiin was intense. CHICAGO, Nov. 11.-That scores ptirlnlnul In I lm storm which Iiiih boon nwoopliiK llui (front I. ii I; on Muro early Wundny wait feared horn today. .Ml on liimnl (ho unidentified n(cuiun1iIp on (lull Hock, Mnulton Island, In Lnkn Superior, woro Im IIhwmI to hu doomed. Llfo wmirH failed In repented attempts to roach tint Mrnndod oinfl. Thu vessel's wnri) awash whou tliiwn broke today nml tlio members ot tlio rrow could lio soon, Inkliuil In tlio rlKKhiK. It wiim Imllovoil tliuro wcro -S on luinril Hovorat woro tliuiiKlit to liu ilciul nl roinly from oxiioHtiro. Tlm lino (ruinator Mlclitcd ycittor ilny, floatliiK linttmn upwuril off Tort uron, wan lituntirioil tlio Anion Cliirlui or tlio KlnvliiKtiloii (lout. I.lfo biivora Hit Itl tlioy OioiikIiI tlio vcbhuI in rr IlmI u crow of aliout forty ami woro convinced that all woro drowno woro convlncud that all woro drownod. I.lnor HlnKs in Iwiko Mohiuikoh from Hiiult tilo Mario mild tlm TomlliiBOii llnnr Juidob DuvIiIhoii lind Keno down off Oroua C'npo l'olut, Inlo Huporlor, proauni- (Contliiiina on puKo 3.) refuses" S si " E SAIiKM, Nov. 11. -Hiiof J nut ion MoHiiili) of tlio Hiipicnio com I today refused to (jrnnt a stiiy of prooood iiiK'H in tlio oauo of Oswuld C, limi ne), Hoiitoiuioil to liu limiKod uo.t Kri day for tlio murder of Jiuluo Frank .1. Taylor in AHtoriu. Tlio uiiko wiih piohentoil to IIiii Hupi'cino ooiirt on appeal from tlm dcoihlou of llio cir cuit com I of Olnthop county rofiiH iiii; to kiiiiiI a Htay of oxcmition ho that an iippi'al nii'ilil lio perfected. Thin nicniiH thai HiiiihoI will ho exe cuted Friday uiiIchh h ropriovo in uniiitcil bv Oovcrnor West. CREWS A'S AU REPUDIATED BY IT ncportcd That Ennland Intends Im mediately to Withdraw Recogni tionAmbassador Patjc Excesses Appreciation (or Asqtilth's Speech Hands-off Policy Advocated by the Premier No Disposition to Thwart America's Mexican Policy LONDON. Nov. II. That KiikIuiiiI ItitoiidH liiiiiiodlntuly to withdraw roroKtiltlon of I'ronldont llurrta of Moxlro Man roportod In illjiloinatlc circle hero today. WASIIINfSTON. Nov. 11. AiiiIiiih rndor I'uko, Ainorloa'ti diplomatic riiproKotitntlvn In Kimluml wan urn dirntooil tmlny to liuvit oxpromtod to Premier Amiultli tlio WnHhliiKlou ad laliilntrntloti'it apiirocl.Mlon of n streni: "hmidn of Moxlco" miooch niado hy tlio l'rotiilcr nl tlio London Lord Mayor'it annual hnmpiut Innt nlKhl. Anqullli I'Veti wont ho (ar an prac tically to ujioIokUo (or KiiKlaml'ii riuoKiilllon of I'roHldoiit lliiorta. Thy Ilrlllnh Kovuriiinnut hud netthor thu will nor thu power to liitorvono In Mvxlro, ho explained, ami had to trunact ljiiitliiumuultli nonio uuo, mi nicor.nUed the only Individual who (ruined to represent what government artmtlly oxUtviI. That KiiKlnud had tho vltKlitcm (lUpoBltlon to thwart Aiuorlca' Mexican policy, howuver. ho empliiitlcally denied. Tho nddroHH win muicrnlly taken In diplomatic clrclcM hero an n roimdla (Ion of tho autl-Auiorlcaii Mexican imllry which I'orolnn Mlnlrttor Sir Kd ward (Iroy was regarded, almoit with out exception, on hnvlni; followed mid an mi linpllml aHiiiranco that thorn will he a dlntltict chanKo In tho (or olmi offlco'M uiethnd In future. SPENCER CALLS E BONE WIIKATON, II., Nov. II- llonry .Spencer, driiK (loud on trial horo (or tho murder of Mm. Mildred AIIIkoii Itoxroat, n Chicago dancliiK teacher, bitterly nliimed JuiIro 8luaor today. "Yoti'ro n honoliend," ho told tho court, "and a cheap politician, If your hralim woro dyiiumlto they wouldn't crack nn ncoru hull." .Slaten Attorney llndley clmrced that Hpeucor wiim deliberately (oIkii Iiik limaiilty. Hponcor a I no aliimcd llndley, hit own loiiiihoI mid voulro men. WASIIINUTON, Nov. 1.. Senator eiininliorluln of Oregon today intro duced a resolution in the senate an - onrinlinu .fLTi.OflO for KiiffercM from tho recent ilitfaslnfiiH fitorm at Nome, AlnKkn. Tho rcbolution was introduced at llio request of Gover nor Strong. L HOT WASHINGTON, Nov. 11. Tlio American lmttlchliip Louisiana wiih orilored today from Vera Cruz to Tuxpiuu, wliero an iiltaok by rehelK was threatened and foreign property mid liven were lielioved in dmiger. Tlio giinliout W'lieoliiig wiih already on its way lo Tuxpam, m AN JIJDG HEAD LOWTI TO 010 ratiS REFLECTED II I J ikv" vSS3"K5fri jfe3B9B jBwqsx ' Mlt) MAMGARLf.T WILSCM XSSv- WTaI JdWlEkW JKrnu MISS ELEANOT5 WILSON , RAILROAD MM 111 fflilfflT GEI 7 PER CENT IPliS WM AID IN IRK WAGE INCREASE; BLipl . ROSE PLANTING DAY NKW VOUK, Nov. tl Itnllroad men vXireMtcd only moderato itatlH diction today, with award of tho ar bitration board which settled tho wnco dUputo between H cantvrn rallroada and approxlmatoly 100,000 of their vtupioyoii. AccordlnK to tho board tho cot of living lu Increased 7 per cent ilnco 1 1 0 9 , when tho men received their Init lucrcntio nml n 7 jicr cent In crease In wap.oH waa ordered accord liiRly. Tho mou nssert tho living rost ban lucrciiHed much more than 7 per cent. Thu wno Incrcmto totaln K.,000, 000 anuunlly, or about half what tho men nuked. Tho arbitrators woro Vlco PrenldouU V. Attorbury o( tho I'onusyhaula and A. II. Smith of tho Now York Central railroads, ox Mayor Soth Low o( Now York, Now York Statu Arbitration Commissioner J. II. Klnloy, Vlco-rrcsldont L. B. Sheppnrd of tho Order of Hallway ConductorH nml Kdltor Daniel L. Ceiifo, o( tho Hallway Trnlmnon. GRAF! PROBE TOO NKW YOUIC. Nov. 11. On tho wltnoHH stand at tho InveatlKatlou District Attorney Whltmnn Is con ducting Into chnrgCB o( Tununany corruption (leorEo McOiilro. a Syrn ciiho contractor, (ell unconscious from excitement this afternoon and had to bo carried (rout tho court room. Mcdulro had Just admitted author ship of tho famous telegram to ox (lovornor Suiter's Kraft Investigator, John llonuessy, Blgncd "M" and mnklug accusations itgnlust Tammany officials. Following his collaimo tho Invos tlmitlon was adjourned until Thurs day, NOTICE OF APPEAL E POltTLAND, Nov. 11. A bill of oxcoptiops, appealing tlio eases of 7000 cross complaints and iiiterven orri in tho litigation between (ho gov ernment nml tlio Southern l'aeifio railway over tlio Oregon & Califor nia laud grautt was filed in tlio fed eral court lieer today by Attorney Lewis C. Garrigus. This is tlio for mal outieo of ti'icnl of these liti gants to tlio United States circuit court of. nppeals. Tlio grounds for the appeal from Judge WVdvmtnn's ruling nllege llfdl tiqmnito errors in big ruling. Mfi.CHAHiLES EVANS HUCSHES.clR.. PLANS COMPLETED E WASHINGTON, Nov. 11. With official announcement ot tho arrange ments It becnino known that tho wed ding of Miss Jessie Woodrow Wilson nml Mr. Francis II. Snyrc, In tho whlto house on Tuesday, Novombor 25, will reflect tho serious Interest In llfu of tlio president's daughter and hor (Innco. Tho ceremony will bring together tho diplomatic representa tives ot foreign powers and their wives, mid wll bo thoroughly nud brilliantly representative ot official and residential society. Tho mem bers ot tho wedding party havo been chosen from agon tho associates ot Miss Wilson nml Mr. Sayro In tho philanthropic and soclel service to which they havo devoted their youth Oil energies. Miss Margaret Woodrow Wilson, tho oldest daughter of tho family, will bo her sister's chlot attendant. Tho bridesmaids will bo Miss Eleanor Handolph Wilson, tho youngest mom bor ot tho Wilson family; Miss Mary G, White, of llaltlmoro, a classmnto of Miss Jessie Wilson nt Gouchcr College, llaltlmoro; Miss Adollno Mitchell Scott, daughter of Profes sor William It. Scott, of Princeton, N. J., n neighbor slnco tho bride's early girlhood, and MIsa Marjorlo Drown, daughter of Colonel B, T. Hrowu, of Atlanta, Gn. Miss Ilrown Is a second cousin on tho maternal sldo. T UP 10 WASHINGTON, Nov. 11. Treas ury officials were nskeil today whether they purpose, to levy n double taxation in cases wliero a mail ami his wifo both have incomes. Officials whu were considering the mailer said joint incomes up to ijwOUU probably would bo exempted. 13TH WEDDING I ous MCE Ot WILSON DIP. WILFfEO T. OCENFEU S. MKXICO C1TV, Nov. 11. Runs continued today on the Ilanco Nn oioimle and tho Dank of London nml Mexico Soldiers with londed carbines guurded both iutditutious and herded the excited depositors in and out. Despite their clnmorings for specio, tliey were paid iiioth' in bank notes, which, as no one knows whether there nre silver reserves to redeem them, were very gruuiblingly re ceived. President Huertri and Vice Presi dent ninnquet were umjorstuod to be preparing to scud their families abroad. POUT HURON, Mich., Nov. 11. Returned (rem a search (or wrecks In this vicinity, tho captain of tho tug Sarnla City, roportcd today that ho bolloved two steamships wcro sunk In n collision In tho storm eight miles north ot hero. Ono o( the vessels he Inferred was completely submerged. Tho other, a COO footer, was resting bottom up ward with its bow protruding out ot tho water, IIo could gtvo tho nnmo of neither ship, LONDON, Nov. 11. Militant suf fragettes today wrecked tlio Cactus house, Alexandria Park, Manchester, with a bomb, doing $.")0,000 damages, burned down tlio Cut ford tenuis club house southeast of Loudon, and nart ly hunted Hegbrook, it mansion near Bristol. N CONTINUE N MEX AN BANKS PA Kill!! PUT! Wonted Fifty women to old In tho cutting nml distribution of rose cuttings to school children Wednes day. Report at tho St. .Mark's building at 9 o'clock In the morning. Twenty-two women working all day Tuesday were unablo to complete tho work of assorting arid making 10,000 rose slips for planting by school children. A general call for assistants Is Issued. All women whs can sparo a few hours are requested to report Wednesday. Initial steps In tho rose movement wcro taken this morning, with ad dresses In tho schools ot the city on how to plant and caro (or tho (lower. Hen Sheldon told tho pupils how to plant and caro (or tho cuttings, and Mrs. LMgar S. Hater explained tho various types and methods ot grow ing. This afternoon tho Greater Med ford club ladles aro making ready (or tho distribution of 10,000 roso clip pings tomorrow morning to the school children, who will plant them In tho yards of their homes. Owing to the pressure ot other business Professor O'Gara was un- ablo to deliver his talks as sched uled. STOCKS GOING UP NKW YOKIC, Nov. 11. A rally which started late yesterday con tinued at tlio opening of tho stock market today. Tlio entire active list opened higher, although the demand fas strongest for Steel and Heading. Union Pacific, Missouri Pacific, Harvester, National Biscuit nnd Southern Pacific; each registered n full point gain. Ponds wcro irregu lar. The nmrkct dosed steady. T T WASHINGTON, Nov. 11.- Pepre sentntivo Kvnns of Montana today introduced n resolution in the houso directing tlio department of justico to institute injunction proceedings to prevent the whipping post law in l)elawaro becoming effective Kvnns called tho whipping post "cruel and inhuman punishment." CHINESE KILLED IN FIGHT WITH MONGOLS KALGAN, China, Nov. 11. Five or six hundred Chinese soldiers have boeu killed in ti battlo with Moiico liuus north of here, according to stragglers from the bciilcn force nr liviug horo today, POWERS INK UNITED STATES Mexican Oirtlook Brlghtci Euro pean Diplomats Join Llnd In Bring ing Pressure to Bear Upon Dictator England Changes Front Wilson Suggests to Powers Wisdom of Starving Huerta Into Submis J sion Bryan Enlists Other Aid WASHINGTON, Nov. 11. Tho Mexican outlook seemed brlghtor to day. Though Secretary of State Ilryan last night made public the text of President Hucrta's message to tho Mexico City diplomatic corps, refus ing to rotlro, tho Impression never thelcss prevailed that ho was about to do so. Kuro'pcan diplomats wcro said to havo Joined American Emissary Llnd and Charge d'Affalrcs O'Shaughncssy In bringing pressuro to bear on tho dictator that ho was woakcnlng. Knglmnd Changes Front England was roportcd about to withdraw Its recognition from Huer ta.. The Washington administration was rejoiced over a speech by Eugllsh Premier Asqulth denying that Enf Uid was J.rjlngUkAhJMLrt. Amcrlc's Mexican policy. Ambassador Page thanked Foreign Secretary Sir Ed ward Grey for the speech which had an element of sarcasm In It, slnco evoryono considered It Grey's policy that Asqulth was repudiating. President Wilson was understood to havo suggested to tho powers tho wisdom of starving Huerta out by ro (uslug horn anoro loans, and Frauca was reported to havo agrcod. To Starve Huerta Out Secretary Ilryan told tho minis ters (rom Central America that iio hemisphere's peaco might dopond on a settlement of tho Mexican diffi culty and they promised to support tho American policy. Tho gunboat Wheeling was on Its way from Vera Cruz and the battle ship Louisiana was ordored to fol low It to Tiixpam, whoro n rebel at tack, with possible dangor to foreign property and lives, wns (cared. T TO FIGHT LOS ANGELES, Nov. 11. Leach Cross o( Now oYrk will reach Los Angeles next Sunday to begln-trnln-ing (or his Thanksgiving day mntcli with Joe Rivers. A message to Pro moter McCarey stated today that Cross, who (ought ten vicious rounds with Champion WIIIlo Rltchlo in Now York last night probably will leavo Gotham toulglitr. McCarey denied roports from Port land that Pud Anderson will bo sub stituted for Cross In tho Rivers match. Ho admitted that ho wire.l Andorson'a manager, Dick Donald, late yestorday. asking for terms for Pud's sorvlco In tho event that Cross wns knocked out by Rltchlo. PLAN TO ELECTRIFY MILWAUKEE, Nov, 11. Chicago, Milwnukeo & St. Paul railroad of. fioials announced today that con tracts will soon bo let for electrify ing 111) miles ot the Ptiget Sound division over tho Hitter Itoot moiin-' tains. Thoy said tho plan was to eleclrif" 100 miles pf tlio svijtoin an nually until tlio entire Paget Sound division had been electrified, A ANT A CR B ES