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"tin. ? Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDIT J ON VfEATUHk t, il Fair tonight nnl Nhiurdsy Nhi;trdsy I Mux, IN; Mill. III. Kctrtyllilnl Yiwr. IMIlv- KIkIiIIi Yrtir ESPEETRANMEN AW NG ON SUNSET LINES NA SI Allnnllc nml Gulf Divisions of South- crn Pacific CrlijIctl Attempts to Move Trains at New Orleans Brlnu Showers of Stones anil Bricks TO RESIGN WHEN N MEET Federal Intcrofercneo Appealed For liy Southern Senators and Commer cial Interests ofTcxas NDV OUI.KAXS, oJCv. n.-or-IH'ihIm of IIm' Milking unionists on tlu Atlantic illusion of lliu KoiitliiMii I'mtlfo iiillroiitl predicted this nil xrnooii Hint the strike would extend to llio I'nolfiu uonnt system within IH bonis. This was In tin' fnni of llii niKt'i linn liy Sun I'liinoixoo officials of Ihi' eniiipnuy lluit lln'V liiol iilwnys settled differences with their riu hIo.vkm miiii'iilily Mini iliil not look for a coo l Htriki'. Willing to Arbltrnlo 1'iwddiuit St'ott of Hid HmiiH't Itouti nnnotinoed lliiM afternoon tlmt llio Houtheni I'lioifio (Hiiiiimiiv nn willing to arbitrate everything. The men replied tlmt the rotul had waited too long nml iiiiit luieotintit with ttii'in direct. It ilnvnlopotl tlmt tin' walkout oo iMirri'il just two bourn after tin gov ernment hnil offered to mediate in tlu dispute. Tim strikebound iliikou was able to operate only two (rain today. WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 l.Scun- toiH llmikili'll mid Tliorntoii iiiiiirit to I'rixtiili'tit Wllm toilny to take immediate action toward settling lh Soiillurn Pacific, strike, telling Iilm lluit if it continue long Industrie will fnoo ruin. Thi proufdcnl iiKMiitiil tlo'iit tlml tlu department of Inlior will ilo Crlllillg mHihlc to ('Mil till' lli Jllllo. NT.W OIII.KAXK, Nov. II. Fol lowing )st night's walkout of I ruin nii'ii mill cngiucmon on tin SimMIiti Pacific's Sunset linos, tho firt at tempt to move ii I ruin hero toilny drought ii shower of stone nml brick from it crowd of Mriho m'iii pathiors gnthcrcd in tin rail-Mini yiuiU. No oiu was hint nml tin trniii pulled out, hotunl for Texa. ('ommnroinl associations hero nn.l in Texas wore liniliiiLT today in mi appeal to I'ri'hiih'iit Wilson to iulHi'. olio in (tut ilixpnli', mm tho MIo has I ii'il up government hhipmi'titH of mules nml nnimiinition to tin Ten Mexican frontier, n will iik tin iiiovi'inriit of tin) rolton nml siiirar crops. Tim men, to tho iniiiilicr of about 'Jollil, ipiit work IiiMt nilit nt 7 o'clock. All (rains starting on their riniH nflVr tlml hour woio nnnn1liil, On those which Marled oailier but iliil not roach Ihi'ir doNlinntious mill after 7 tho men finished (liolr num. Tin) strikers' version of llio di- piito in Hint their unions woio unable to enforce tlu-ir eoiilruots with llio I'ompnny nml tlmt (liny could not -f fool u Hnlinfiu'lory m'ttlfniont of n llht of (17 Krinviuii'OH, Thn nrollnu IiooiIh of Loconioliyo KninocrH nml Kiiomi'ii ami tho Order of Knilioml ComliiclorH nml Trniiumni wimo in volvoil. At the hint inoiiiciit llio roinpnny nppcnh'il In (ho foil oral hoiinl of mi'ilinlion nml nihilrntion, lint it wan too Into to prevent thn wnlkoitt. Dictator Chan(jcs Front When Powcis Ajrco to Back Up United States. Attitude Is Now One of Appeal Rather Than Defiance MRDFOItn. ORMCON, 1W1IMV, XOVISAimglt M, WW. THE MARJORIE BROWN AS SHE WENT BENEATH THE WAVES NO. 202 Anxiety Felt Over Conditions at Chi huliiia City, Which Rebels arc Be-clrnlnu-AII Wire Cut KAY SENDS LIST BUI HOLDS UP RATES RAhKM, Nov. J I. Stulo TioiiHiir or lvny toilny Inuisiniltoil to 0. (1. Hrovvn, oloik of tho nlnto land lion id, tho k of di'liiHiH'ii School fluid iiiilt'H ri'ipii'filoil hy (lovornor WVhI. Ho rol'iisi'd, howovor, lo di'lior lo llio iilorlc of tho lionnl tho 8000 nolo tliciiisolvi'H, iis lU'innmli'il liy n icho lntion pnrtsnd hy tho lion id yosloidnv. A mnmlmiimi hiiit will lio linmlil liv tho hoard nk'aiiiHt him to dooiilo who in Hid h'Kiil oiiHtoilinn of tho nolos nml Hit'iu itii'H, winch iiliout 4(1,000,000 of sohool funds. wifo," wcro liis luat wonld, WASHINGTON, Nov. U I'nM ih'iit Wilnon nml Srriolnrv of SUili llrynn witro rctioi'iit toilny t'oio'ciii- ini! Mrxh'o, hot hccnifil mitiHlitil with tho Hitnntioii. It wiih known that th ndettinit rn lioit wiih Hiiro (lcncrnl lliifrlu would retire iik prcHithnt of.Moxii'o, ilionah it did not nppenr to have Iitii d--riilcil jimt how or when. Tho iikiiii point wiih that dipnlchoH from .loin I.iad nml flinruo ()'.SIiiiiihm,--V ' Mexico hhowi-d tin diclnliir hnd do ciiled it would ho hopi'Wvoi fo.' Inm to trv lo ih-fv tho I'nili-d State. Iinckcd up hy llio othor world pow'i To tho ntory that Hiiprtn hod '-prof-ed a illniKiioMH to roMiKii when ooncroHN mietH nml that O Munich iichhv had Raid (hero tmixt lo im nipetini; of r-niiKri'H iiiiIchh uuarait troM were lmvcii nuniiiHt loL'iHlnlion of which tin) I'liilid Stales dinappr-ivcil, wiim nni'onfinncil, tint pn-lly uenor ally hi'lic'ved. No lniKcr Defiant There neemed no dnidit that IIiur la nml hiK MipporteiK had oxeliMime.l their altitiulo of definnce toward l ho United Stale for one of appeal, nml wcro doHpcratcIy nii.xiniii to ntnvi) off any xneli step hy tho Washington aduiiuistratinn an iccopiition of tho hulliKcrcnlH. Anxiety wan felt eoiicernini; ron ditioim nt Chihuahua ('itv, from which tho rehcln, liavint; cut Hi wireM, nono wiih availahlc. ll'ivn.it liecn rcpiiNeil in atteinptH to h'nrm llio town, it win xaid (lcncrnl Villa, tho rehel comimimlcr, had celtu'd down to htano it out liv a xicp. Confer Willi HeluN William llavard Halo had an en KaKcmcnt lo meet (lcncrnl Carrnnrn, ex (Imcriior Ma.xtoicna of Sonora nml the memhers of (ho .foicmi reliel onhiiict this nftoriioon, prciua nhly to iIIm-iikm aiinini: the rehclx, or. if llncrla ronit;nn, hi niicccKxor in tho pioihiona pnidcnoy until an election can ho held. American nml Mexican Hlockx on llio London market wcro hi router on tho hlrennlli of fiiMirnhlo rciortM eonccrniin; ncuolialioim between the WiihhhiKlon nml llnorlii m)ininiitrn tlniiM. Ilnorln, who wni reported to lone fled, wiih M'on on the strccln of Mex ico City; .lohn l.iml, reported assnH binated, wiih perfectly nafo in Vera Cm. Tho Kcont oiuihoi' ('lii'Hlcr reached Vera Cmr, supposedly to tnku l.iml home, which jjiivo nno tn ;iie'cH that tho Mexican affair N near a wimlup. Scorelarv of Slato llrynn Mini "icpioM'iitiilioiih1 had heen lnadti to llucrla. hut no "demands." Htrliiltlm: iliotoKniIi of nclioonor mi alio wont dowit tho other day with her crew laiihcd to mants. Ccorca of Klinl'nr wrecks nro reported on tho rd-nt I.akcn from Sunday's Htorni In which 27G unllora lost their llve. WILSON I YUAN CON ES CABINET MEIERS AS INDIVIDUALS 10 SEIZE POWER Fl m PAR IN I WA8I I IXISTON, Nov. 1 4 I'resl- dent Wilson shattered another prece dent toilny. lio had business to transact with various incinticrs of his cabinet, but Instcnd of cntlliiR n moot- ' lat; he talked with thorn Individually. It was said he thought ho could expedluto business thus. And ho did, (Officialdom whinnered that tho I'KKIN, Nov. ll.-Tlicro were many hiRiis here (today that Presi dent Vunii Shi Kai is itcrfcclly nwnre of the bittcrncHH he has created : mnoin; the hontheru Chinese hv the , Hleps ho has taken Inward the es- ' tahlihhmcnt of a virtual dictatorship under himself on the ruins of the overthrown monarchy. MR FEIGNS MP LOSS OF LIFE ON GREAT m N 01 IS 275 Hundred and Eighty-one Perished In Eleven Wrecks Sixteen Ships Car rying 20 or More Men Lost The Wreckage of Many Vessels Seen Propertv Loss Exceeds Ten Million Dollars Another Gale Raging In Lake Eric PLACED ON STAND I I III la tun unit kl minimise urtitrtu In I.-., .1.1,..! .11. .11 1,.... !....- 1. --..- " " "s-VUMWis-. VSSW.i.-. ,w ............- r...M -, break up the political party of which when ho U d Ucu..lnR with an Indl-! I)r s y J, ' , f. vldual cabinet member matters cou- . ,- . ... ;. ., . rernliiK tho affairs of his particular .,.. . .... ... . , . ., ... , , . i , , hoiiur replaced as rapidlv as Kissible in tho southern provinces by other, dopartmcnl another member breaks In causing another delay. Postmas ter Ccneral Murlcsoii rolntod what mensiiros had been taken to nnnblo tho parcel post to handle Its holiday business effectively and said It would bo n critical tent. Secretary of Commorco Itedflold discussed u proponed investigation Into tho cost of llvlnn. Tho president and Secretary of State llrynn conferred concerning Mexico, but they nro in such constant touch concornlu-; developments there that there wns small occasion for n special conversation In regard to thorn, and It did not last long. TEACHERS' RIGHT TO BE SKATTU:, Nov. M.Ouo woinuu juror'rt voto prevented l'oter Miller, op trial for murder, from ohluiuiiu; an acquittal In the Hiipoiior court to day. Tim jury, composed of seven women and five men, deliberated for 121 luiurH heforo lieiiiu' discharged nt noon toduy. Tho first voto stood iiiuo for noiiititlul nml I luce for con viction, all tliren votes hehiK ciis hy women, ' - After an ariunout Hint lusted all yoHterdny nfternoon and all last nilil mid through tho nioniiuo;, two of tho women voting for conviction were won over to neipiittal, hut the third woman stood put. Wifo Murderer Hanged ItAWMKS, Wjo., Nov. 1-1. 1. Wurrcu Alkiim wiih hniiKed heio to day for wifo murder in Cheyenne represent April Id, UH'J. "I did not kill my Ni:W YOUIC, Nov. II. Justlco Senbury of tho miproino court today upheld women, In their right to bring children Into tho world. Ilo Issued a writ of mandamus compelling tho Now York board of Kduratlon to restore Mrs. llridga l'ex otto to her position In tho schools. Tho board had dismissed her, osten sibly for violation f a rule concerning leaven of absence, but really becouso sho had hnd n baby without notifying tho board. REDMOND BEATEN Bf SUFFRAGETTES NKWCASTLK, r.uglaiul, Nov. 11. A suffragette hprang nt John Ifcd mond, tho IrMi parliamentary leader, as lie wiih stepping forward to ad tlresrt a homo inlo meeting hero o iiight,.niirt, heforo others could come to his 'rescue beat him soundly with her handbag ,ou tho face au'd head. He was not seriously hurt. Rains Deluge Franco 1'AKIS, Nov. 1 1. Tremendous rains were fulling Ihrouglionl r'rnnoo today, and the streams, including the Seine, on which l'aris is situated, were rising so fast tlml a repetition was feared of the gicat floods of 1010. " " " ' i Lotter enrrtors In Itussln are pnld from 112.00 to S17 a month. wuom mo president thinks lie can trust. Arrests and summary execu tions continue frequently. Such members of the two liu-c of parliament a stho president had not already arrested or exoelled mot jointly yestenlny and under prepare from the chief executive permanently suspended their sessions. CONTRACTORS TO GIVE Ni:V YOItK. Nov. II. S. 1 Hull, who had a :'3,000 highway contract, was chief witness at tho Investiga tion of graft charges against Tam many officials. Ho testified behind closed doors, but It was understood ho ald ho was forced by threats Into contributing 1-50 to tho democratic ntato campaign strong box; that ho showed tho cancelled check, payable to Stato Chairman Norman Mack and that Stato Treasurer Arthur McLean, iiIbo a witness acknowledge tho check's authenticity. An indictment charging extortion was returned against Hvorett V. Kowler of Kingston, N. Y., alleged to bo ono of "Uoss" Murphy's "bag men." BY CONSTITUTIONALISTS NOOALKS, Sonora, Nov. 34- Mes sages received heio today retried tho capture of Culiacauu, capital of tho stale of Sonora, hy the constitutionalists. Tho dispatches contained no de tails, ltehel sympathizers hero im mediately launched a hilarious cele bration, parading tho streets and shouting "Viva (.'arrnnzns." Watklns- Pearson Married- At the residence of l.ee Watkius, 30:i lhist Kleventh street, Miss Margery Watkins and Carl l'earson, Wednesday, November l'J. nt 7:30 o'clock, tho Hev. K. O. Kl dridgo officiating. Wages In Victoria, Australia, have Incroiised almost 2G per cent tn -0 years, WHKATON, III., Nov. 11. "I don't bcllcvo thcro Is a God above, I but I'm pretty certain there Is a devil below," was tho opening statement today of Henry Spencer on trial hero for tho murder of Mrs. Mildred AIM-son-Ilcxroat, when ho took tho stand In his own defense. Ha refused to bo sworn and when asked his namo said: "I am Jean Valjcan and I lira ovorywhore." - Spencer then started a wordy abuse of Judgo Slusser. "Cover up tho Judgo's face," ho shouted, "so I can't see It. A man with a fnco Ilka his should keep away from public places. It makes mo sick." Spencer answered "I don't know" to most of tho prosecution's ques tions and iirofcssed not to recall the details of tho crlmo with which ho Is charged. Ho also denied that ho had contested to tho police "This man is dellborately stalling" Interrupted tho prosecutor once. "He's stalling well, too." Tho defense rested as soon as Sponcer finished his testimony. It was expected tho closing arguments would begin this afternoon. TO IN MILLER TRIAL SKATTI.K, Nov. M. Indications today aro that the jury which is try mg the celebrated prisoner, l'eter Miller, for the murder of Hush Me- Muiioii four venrs ago will not be able to agree. Tho jurors retired to deliberate tho case at 11:30 a. in. Thursday. At 11:30 today they had been out 24 hours, with no sign of a verdict. In all of the burglary and other eases in which Miller has been con victed and sentenced to a maximum of 70 years in the penitentiary, Judge Joseph Olasgow, is carrying the fight (o tho stato supremo court. Nono of them have been finally decided. Mil ler optimistically declared today that no would yet bo a tree man. BUOYANT RISE IN IILTKALO, N. V.f Nov. 14. Ma rine insurance men here said today that tho losses from this week's storm on the lakes were appalling. Some estimated them nt more than 10,OUO,000. CLEVELAND. Ohio, Nov. 11.--Kvery hour added todav to the lit of known deaths in Sunday's and Monday's storm on the Great Lukes. Kstimntes of the number of vic tims had risen to '275, and it win thought this might fall short of th truth. It was certain that 181 men perished in eleven wreck. Nearly 75 bodies hnd been recovered from Lakes Huron nml Superior. Mors were constantly being washed ashore. Sixteen ships, each carrying 20 or more men, were definitely accounted for as lost. The wreckage of a dozen smaller craft hnd been sighted. Ihe steamships Argus, Ilydnis and L M. Scott, with crews of from 23 to 2.3 men, were long overdue and wreck age from each of them hnd been seen, but their owners still clung to the hopa that they hnd found safi places to rido out tho storm. Another Rale Itnglng Another gnle wns blowing up on I.nko Superior todnv, forcing"the vessels engaged in the work of rescao to run for shelter. The wooden freighter Major sank in this second stor moff WhitefNh Point, but its crew of 18 wns saved. Tho sinking of (he tug Lafayette off Huron Islands Laakc Superior, also was practically confirmed. The I.afayelto carried a crew of 12, all of whom presumably perished. It. A. Harrison of tho Lake Car riers' association had taken charge of tho corpses found along the southern shore of Lake Huron. Sixty bodies thus far have been recovered, nml Hnrrison sent them to Godcreih, Ont., whence they will be shipped to relatives, or, if unclaimed, buried by tho association. Itciciiuo Cutters Critlclied Lake men were expressing much indignation concerning the revenue officials who ordered the cutter Lo mine from Port Huron, leaving the still unidentified wreck of tho boat stranded (here unguarded and with out even n light showing as a warn ing t o navigation. The revenue cut ters, it wns said, have not yet aided a single distressed ship. FIRST CONVICTION KEL CARRIED 10 GALLOWS By PRISON GUARDS Doomed Man Collapses on Way to Scaffold Faints When Noose Is Adjusted Tried to Commit Sui cide but Lost His Nerve Murderer Pays Penalty for Wanton Crime Shot Wife's Lawyer in Divorce Proceedings PASADKNA. Cal., Nov. II. Con victed of fraudulent advertising In ono of tho first prosecutions con ducted uiidor tho now stato law, Loo. MIsch, today was scored by Justice Dunham, 'who, tn fining him S50 de clared tho people aro subject to enough frauds without being vic timized by misleading advertise ments n tho newspapers. MIsch paid his flno. I NRW YOUIC, Nov, 14. A bouyant riso marked tho opening of tho stock market, all the leading stocks being In keou demand. Dlocka of several thousand shares changed hands, and practically all tho speculatlvo leaders rose from 1 to 3 points. A tempor ary set-back followed when Lehigh Vnlloy dropped 2. Mexlcau Petrol eum also lost noaYly all Its rlso. The market closed quiet. Ilonds wero stonily, CRUISER ARRIVES TO L E VKltA CUl'Z. Mex., Nov. 14. The bcout cruiser Chester arrived hero today. 5t was supposed to ImvV) been sent to take KmUsnry Lind hack to tho United States when his mission in Mexico is finished. Its arrival at this timo was interpreted as meaning that some tangible de velopment, either Huerta's surrender or u final break in relations with him, "was very uoar." SALKM, Nov. 13. Oswald Han sel, who murdered Judgo Taylor last September, paid tho penalty hero to day. Ho was practically cnrrled to the gallows and the trap was sprung at 8:37 a. m. Tho body shot to tho end of tho rope, a dlstanco of six feet, at 8:37 and at 8:55 ho was pronounced dead by prison physician Itoy Hyrd. The condemned man lost com plete control of hlmsolf when tho two death guards which wcro to con duct him to tho scaffold opened tho door of his cell. Tho gucrdn told Hansel that "It Is now the tlmo to go to the death chamber," and in stead of arising from his bunk where he had been sitting talking to Hov. George Koehler, Hansel remained quiet, seemingly not hearing what tho guards said. Not until tho min ister told him to proparo himself for the ordeal did tho condemned man stand up and submit to having his arms pinned to his sides by a hcavjr strap. CoIIajmcs on Wny Hansel boro up bravely with groat effort while ho was standing boforo the warden listening to tho reading of tho death warrant but as he reached the top pf tho -stairway of -tho dining room through which ho was to pass to tho death chamber, the man utcrly collapsed and tho two guards had tp carry him to tho cham ber. Hansel opened his eyes and stared wildly at tho nooso which was to bo soon thrown around .his neck, his head dropped back and tho guards wero compelled to carry him up on tho scaffold. Ho died without saying a word. Tried to Commit Sulciilo Tho condomncd prisoner would haro never been hangod this morn ing hnd ho kept his no no at 3 o'clock this morning. Ho tried to commit sulcldo and would havo suc ceeded had ho not becomo fright ened nnd yelled Just in tlrao for tho prison physician to arrive and stop tho flow of blood from a lacoratol artery on his wrist which had been Inflicted by a sharp point of a ploco of tobacco can which Hansel had broken off earlier In tho ovenlng. Tho crlmo which Oswald Hausol expiated on tho gallows today was tho murder of Judgo Frank J. Taylor, president or tho stato board of pilot commissioners and ono of tho most prominent attorneys In Westorn Oregon. Meeting Judgo Taylor In tho railroad station at Astoria Sep tember 14, Hansel shot him down without a moment's warning. Divorce Cuuo of Crlmo Hansel gavo as his reason for tho murder, that Judgo Taylor drew up divorce papers for his wifo making chnrges against him Instead of en deavoring to effect a reconciliation. At his trial Hansel's attorneys do fended him on tho grounds of Insan ity but tho Jury found him gullly of murder In tho first dogreo. Hansol nt ono tlmo was an Innmto of tho stato Insane asylum but was discharged as cured. MARSHALL POSES AS I SACATON, Ariz., Nov. 14. Vlco Presldent Thomas It, Marshall and Gov. (Jo. W. P. Hunt posed as groat t hlto fathers today before the Indians of ths Sacaton reservation horo. Kacli executive, through an Interpreter, de livered an address. Hrlg. Gen. Scott, commanding the border patrol, had left trie reserva tion before the arrival of the Mar shal! party and a proposed ino'etlng between the vice-president and the general was postponed, A X o.t 'Aw'i .