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; t .,t.rf " j (Mtrrw 1 Medford Mail Tribune ' SECOND EDITION WEATHER Itnln tonight nm! Tnrnlily Mux. LI; .Mht. , Knrtyllilril rir. Dnllv KlKlilh Ynr MRP-FORD. OIU'XJON, AIOXIMY, yON'MMURK 37, 1013. NO. 201 J V A. W ON PROGRESS MADE TOWARD PEACE Alarmlsls Reports Contradicted Ousting of Hucrta's Minister of No Concern Cash Supplies Cut Off Fiom Dictator. Rebels Will On Eiicourancd to At tack City of Mexico If It Is Found Huerta Secretly Financed. WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.-John Mini, Pnwidinl WiIwhi'h iMiiUmiry to Mxlno, Id nut on the point of goiu(r nti himrd olio of the Americnn battle hIiIih nt Wra On. Cnnmil ('lunula !m mt gultlng ready Id elmtn tin American consulate nl lilt' M4IIH' piano. ('ImrKi! l'Affiri O'Shmiishin i nut hImhiI lo clone llm AhhtiVum nmhiimy in Mexico City. Prhliuit W'llmin wkm Mill eonf limit tmlnv thnt diplomacy "ill H solve I tin Mexican problem. I'ni!n" IPing Made Thii president mnile nil them' ihlnv I tin In nt bin conference with Mi" iutHiHir eorrenpoiulenlH hero ! dny. Mi' made it drnr also Hint In1 f. t ill believed progrtW was ! t made ill llio liiri'itlioii of pence In Mexico. Tim Washington iidmiiiiM ration will nnt in lh leoM concerned, ' wild Malrd, nt On' otiwtinif of Presi dent Iluertn' intnUtiT of llm iit -inr, (lutein Ah1n. Tint incident wn. lint mmsi'Wrcil any of Dm United SIhIoh government' nffiiir. IIllBrtl. it Wll IHlillll'll out. llHM llHl ltirt cash supplies ftoin nutMdn Hi.' country cut off. It vvnn declined thnt it vm admitted even in Mexbo Hint IhiH pnuroc noon will be ' ImusUd. It Is expected Hint when lids liHiiiinim 1 1 io tlii'lMlor'x lieutn- Hilt will nit dMrt him nml nolliing wilt Ih left for hint lint to get on! in u hurry. A ft it llm Capital Should it develop, however, that thn llnortu nitininiMlrntioii in l.ui fiiiuuind through uiuUiiounl thm iihU, it wan stated, tlm rebel will In encouraged In nlU'inpl Mexico Ciix's capture Tin) raising nf Hie embargo "i arm, it wiih lunrnrtl, will only In' Hit Washington ntlmiuislriiliun'M InM Mep, however. Tlm president Iioh to nvonl it. Tim executive was invcMigtiHng (mlnv llio stories of wholesale exe cution of fedora! prisoners tiv (it'll unit Villa nt Jiiiin'. Shoiihl they irovn tine, however, it could not lie li'imu'il how tlm information 'vouhl iil'IVnt llm iiogotinliniirf with General Currnnii. ' ('nrrnnn'H Klutrini'iit Si'iiiiior Cntrou of Now Mi'Mco, who I'liiiferri'it with Villn nt Jimrn. it wiiK fllulril, did do only nn u pit nlu nltlr.cn unit not uh mi mliniii intruliou rriri)Hiululin. Tlm only iimlriictiouH to Williuin Hiiyunl llnli', (Cnntlniuul on Pako 4) E3IC J- ' : IN LAKES STORM CMWtihAlil), 0., Nov. 17.-Coii-KroBHiniin florilon toli'Ki'nplu'il to I'lOHidout WilHon today iihWiij? ii full iiivt'Htiunlion of llm sorvloo Kivcnhy tlm weather Inirvmi in fouin'cllon with tlm rci'onl Htonn on til" Kioat laki'H iih a Vomilt of which lmlwocn 200 and 1100 livc wcro lost nml prop erty, aooordiiiK lo boiiui oritiinulcH, vitlui'il nt $10,000,006, (IcHtro.vcd. Tlm cIiiuro lins htion inmlo, (lordou infonnod tho president, Hint llm weather hlireuu K''o iiiHiiffieient warniiiK of tho storm nnd wiih limn indirectly roHpuiiHllilo for llio heavy Iohhoh, CaptuiiiH of vchsdIh xvliloh Hiirvived UMiirt" Hint llm bureau merely flow tho uHiial torm h1j,'IiiiIh, hut did not diapluy hurriuauo wnrn- BLAME WEATHER BUREAU 0 iugs. J ESPEE SUDS LEAVE K Trainmen Aurcc to Return to Wcrk Pending Result of Arhltratlon liy Trdrral Board and End What Prom Iscd to Be Lonu Tlcup of Traffic. Four Unions Involved Effort Made to Adjust Differences Between Par tics First. U'AKIIINdTO.V, Khv. 17. Tin- Htril.in" Iniiuiiicii on llm &oulhrii I'uuifio liiMii lii'tHi'cn I'.l I'ajio nml Kow OilimiiH Imvo HRn-cil lo ri'lurn lo woik iiniuiMliiilfly, Miinlinn (In otitcdimt of furtliiT ni'ijotlntiouM, i' wn Hlnlcil lotliiy hy iin'iiihn of llm fcilcrnl lionnl of mi'ilinlion nm con (liliHtlon. Arliilmlion plmm. it '' niMi'il, would ho niitioiiimt'il IIiIh nfi unmoii. HOUSTON. Tex., Nov. 17. Tlm! llm Hlrikc on llm Allnutii' divininu of llio Koiilherit I'acifio rnilromt hnd been hellleil whh ulalcd loilav n! llm hiMiiliiinttcrit of llm United Train men' uiiIihim here. It wiih uiuler mIoikI Hint llm Southern l'lieifie Ki'ti erul nffii'om in New York had or dered the division ofneinU lo meet hc trninuieit'rt eomiuittee. rourdifferciil iiiiioiim were involved in tlm trikc. 'I'hev hud joined foreex mid wanted to UeKoliale willi Hie ruilrond eoiiiwuv through u joint clnninillee. Thin tlm coiiipnnv refiiH ed to do, inintin on dealing with llinn Hpparalely. Under tlm terum of the nKreemon! finally reached llm company xielded (he m)iiI and Ni;uified iln willinpiehri to neccpt the joint committee. If limy can do ho, llm committer and the rnilrond k representative will Iry lo M'tllo llm differenecH between the company and it cmploycx. Should limy fail, Hie conlroverny will be left lo llio federal mediation boaiil. PLAN 10 SHELVE RKATTI.i:, Nov. 17. President Ktuutml (lointiom ot tlm American IVderntlnn ot l.nlior will not bo hIii-UoiI witliout a flKlit. llo does dot (alio kindly to tho plnn to luivo him retire nnd wrlto tlm history of tlm labor movement In Amorlcn, to umlcu way for John W, Mitchell, wIioko frleniU a to liooutliiK lilm for tho prenlduiiey. When told that hlri friends wore urKliiK that Im cot out of tho harness, floiupors snld: "I don't know whether I lmvo any ability as a writer, hut I know that I lmvo ability iih a tlithtor." aotnnors' cIobo friends deny thnt they lmvo urged him to retlro nnd brand tho atatouiont ot backers ot Mitchell as a mibtlo nttompt to "throw a scare Into Oompura" nnd lend him to rotlro uiuler tho plan an Kitted rather than faco dofoat.' "John Mitchell la tho greatest loader In libor movements in this, or any othor country," said Wnlkor, "and will certainly bo n satisfactory head of tho federation." Should Mltcholl ho oloctod It will ho a groat victory for tho tusurgouts of which McDonald nml Walker nro among tlio leatlors. v .,wri $35,000 GEMS ARE STOLEN IN CHICAGO CTJIMU ItAPlPS, In., Nov. 17. I;. (IroHri. ii t'liieaiio diamond mereh- nnt, reported hero today that he had been robbed of k"8 worth .f:ir,OU0 whilo tniNcliiiL' helwoeii Davenport and MinneapoliH, Tho robbery, he paid, ooonrred Friday night. U WITH! A GOMPE AN DELECT MITCHELL NS A MANY DO S IS 0 N ON 0 State Enulnccr Bowlby Here In Con nection With Lcttliiu of Contracts Wednesday Will Also Have Cliaruo of Highway In Clatsop. Fifteen Bidders Expected on Grad Inn of Siskiyou Hluliway and Half a Dozen on Central Point Road. Major Ii. I,. Koulby, lule hit,'li way engineer, arrived from Antoria Moiidiiy in eouiieiiioii with llm let ting of cnulrnctM for Ihe conHliuc tioii 'if the I'acifiit highvMiy, con (raelx for which will be let Veil mm day. "There will he at leul fifti'i'ii bid den) on conM ruction of the road over Ihe Siski.voin nu, and prolmldv oik on the Hiirfficiiig of Hie Cenlnil I'oint-.Medford road. lropcel fm upecdy eoimtnielioii nre brfjlit. "rlnlwip county voted 100.000 highway bondu Innt rlretiou and !m (iinird llm eoiifitruetinn over to thv Mlnte highwny coiniuiHion. They ad- vertiHc this week for tho hiilo of liAiulri." Many biililer,nre in tho city, both for llm grading nnd pnviug con IractH. Anion;; them nre representa tive of the Harbor Axphalt Co., th Ulark-IIenery Co. nnd tlm Wurr.-n CoiiMtnirtion To., the Jnines ICen nedy Co. of Salt Lake City and Oie IumIi & Jnpliu of Portlaud, J. Y Sweeney Co. of Portland nnd Mul vill Unix, of Alton, III. County Clerk Gardner received u letter Monday from tho juirrJiaei of tho bond, slliliug Hint notwith standing roportn circulated by ilu iipMinted bidderrt for IioiuIh, tlm Kyudicnte Heeuring I hem stood ready to take them iih mioh as issued. TO T OF AI.I1ANT. N. Y.. Nov. 17. Gov- ernor .Martin II. (llyiiu will confer tomorrow, it was Mulct! today at tlm executive ofliees here, with tho bends of Hcveral railroad syMeim, with noted cfouomiMK and witli national offmialn concerning ipt uttiick nt the next bcsmoii of tho New York legis lature on tho high cost of living. Among those Hrheduled to attend the meeting nro President Howard I'lliolt and Prt'Milenl W. C. Hrovvn, respectively of tlio New Haven nnd New York Central railroads; Vincent AMtor and Franklin Itonncvcll. Uuiled Stales Senator O'flormau of New York, it was added, probably would launch a Miuilur campaign in tlio national Icgndnlurc. E 8A.V KltANCISCO, Cnl., Nov. 17. Dlspntchea recelvod hero from Chl cngo atnto thnt Wllllo Hltchlo, light weight world's chniuplnn, would rench Snn Francisco Wodnosdny. Whllo iu Chicago Itltchlo snld ho liked Now York nnd would rotuin tlioro na booh au ho gets through with his 20 round match Docombor 20 with llnrlom Tommy Murphy Iu Snn Francisco to moot oltbor Jack Ilrltton, Young Shugruo or Proddlo Welsh In a ton round contest. I SELLS T l'OKTLANO, Nov. 17. A con tract for tho sale of nnnroximulolv 10.000.000 feet of saw timber in tho Olympio national 1'oroht in Washing ton was today awarded to tlio bnow Creek LmriMiu? eomnauv oV Seuttlo liv llw Piii'lliiml ni'fiKii nl' llm llniln.l I Stntea forostry. CONFER LW LIVING EVERYBODY IS WATCHING THE t ItAj - ''ti:, wJi ISi f M MERKLE ''Tw 'jhimA l'rel Mcrklc, Star I-'IrM llaseiiinn of VILU KEEPS GOOD DENIES EXECUTIONS! 't V.. PASO, Texns, Nov. 1". Ocn. 1'ancho Villn was keerlng excellent order In Juarez today. Ho had chosen municipal officials from among tho citizens with oso Vclnrdo na janyor and today tho port was opened for importations, Pcrdo Maoso acting ns customs collector. Gen eral Onrranzn wns also expected to transfer his headquarters to Juarez. Tho fedornl prisoners wcro nt work digging graves for tho men killed In Saturday morning's fight ing. Somo of them, It xvns said, had nsked permlshlon to Join tho rebels, nnd probably would bo allowed to do so. (eneral Villn today mnilo denial that more thnu eight ot his prisoners had been executed, though ouo man. ho snld, wns shot whllo nttcmptliiR to escape. Those executed, It was stated, wore punished for treason. It wns unofficially confirmed thnt they Included Col. Controrns and Captain Portlllo, of tho fcdcrnl garrison, nnd Pnblo Ktinvo nnd Juan Cordova, ot tho Juarez police. Villa wns understood today to bo planning nn Immcdlato resumption ot his attack on Chihuahua City, ngnlnst which tho rebels lmvo been operating for somo time, but where hostilities wore suspended Into Inst week tor tho descent on Juarez. CHIEF OF ORDINANCE WASHINGTON, Nov. 17. 1W dent Wilson today sent to tho sen ate tlio nomination of Hrigadier Gen eral William Crazier to bo cjiief of tlio bureau of ordnance, nnd Hint of Lieutenant Colonel Ren J. Alvord to bo nn adjutant general with the rank of colonel DISASTROUS LANDSLIDE UPON CANADIAN PACIFIC VANCOUVER, n. C,, Nov. 17. Tho most disastrous land and rook slldo in tho history of tho Canadian Pacific railroad toro out -100 feet of trnelc near North Rend early Sun day morniiip;. eavryinir rails, road bed nnd telegraph poles into tho ra- viuo below. Alt trains lmvo been cancelled while nn nnnv of men is engaged in repairing tho damage. An effort is being made to have Hie roud ready for Irut'fio tonight. D N JUAREZ GIANTS-WHITE SOX GAME TODAY f r J i iytivlVni tho N'ntluiinl league, With (iliiutx. WIFE OF GOTHAM'S BUTA SUFFRAGETTE t NKW YORK", Nov. 17. It may bo ' due to tlio votes for women move inent, or to the inerensing desire for uizurro iniormntion, or pernnpi. more like, to our ever-growing cu riosity. Whatever ihe Vnusc, the fnet remains thnt the New York pub lie wants to know more nnd more nhoul tlio men they elect to public office nml tho spotlight of publicity now turns even to a mnn's family. John Purroy Mitchell, in the tre mendous politica) upheaval that brought about tlio complete defeat of Tammany mil left the tiger's hide drying on tho fence, wn.s elected mayor of Greater New Work nnd immediately the people want to know about Mrs. John Purroy Mitchell. Well, sho is n suffragiM. The cu rios.ity seekers learned thnt right off tlio reel. Mrs. Mitchell believes in woman suffrage. Sho even be lieves in women taking tlio stump to get the ballot tliit is, other women. Mrs. MJIehell herself will never take the stump, though she "believes in the principle," ns sho puts it. "I guess I nm n homo body," sho said. "I believo in women working for Ihe ballot, lint I could never bring myself to slump. I alwnys ex peet to dust tho piano nnd do other things like Hint. I believe in suf frage, I hough. I go on record now as a suffragist. As long as five years ngo I joined tho Kotinl Suffrage r'ranehiso society, but I have never been nelivo for tlio cause. Nor will my position as wife of tho innyor nffeot my nt tit title, though ns 1ms been suggested, I might now bo n valuable nequisition to 'the enuse.' I nm content to let more aggressive women to do tlio stumping." E NOGAT.ES, Ariz., Nov. 17. Tlio proposed rebel attack upon Mnznt lau has been postponed nml nil was quiet today nlong tho west Mexican const, according to advices received here. No word lins been received from Victoria, capital of the stato of Ta mnlpas, where, it was reported Into yesterday, n battlo wns likely. General Cnrrnnzn nnd Willinm Unyard Halo, said to bo a representative- of (ho Washington administru- .Hon, had held no further conference at noon today. MAYOR HOME-BODY I SPURNED LOVER LARGE CROWD FAILING IN DUEL AT BIG GAME SH00TSH1SELF SPITE OF MIST Disappointed Over His Rejection by Miss Vestal Hoxsey, Ed Underbill Shoots Twice at Himself, Inflict ing Superficial Scalp Wound. Shooting Follows Refusal of Rival, Ed Bortwlck, to Fight Duel When Challenged by Rejected Suitor. Disappointed becauso of hi rejec tion nt tho hands of Mrs. Vestal iloxsey, nged 22. marrlod but separ ated from her husband, KM Underbill nger 27, a miner, employed on coun ty road work under Supervisor Sam Van Dyke, attempted to commit sui cide at 8:30 Monday morning by shooting himself In the head with a Colt's -14 revolver at 132 South Grap. street. Uy a mlraclo the bullet plowed Its way from tho forehead to the crown of tho head Inflicting only a scalp wound. Infntimtcil Wltli Woman According to George Hoxsey, brother of tho woman, Underbill has been paying court to nor ardently, and Sunday asked her hand in mar riage. This was met with a flat re fusal ho says and words followed. Miss Hoxsey. Sunday night went out with Ed Uostwlck employed at the West Side livery itablc3, and this was no balm to Underbill, who this morning Is alleged to havo chal lenged his rival to a duel. Host wick refused, and Undorhlll then fired two shots at himself, ono In flicting tho .ecalp wound, and the other going through tho roof. Itcfutc to Itldo in Ambulance After tho shotting, tho ambulance and Dr. Porter were called. Decauso tho ambulanco was driven by Uost wlck his rival. Underbill refused to ride to the hospital and was placed In Dr. Porter's auto. An examina tion showed only a superficial wound, and was released from tho hospital an hour after tho accident. Miss Hoxsey's husband, George PUkfngton Is in California, but slnco her separation sho has been using hor maiden name. Sho was tho woman detectlvo In the Earl Potter case. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 17.-At- intors were immensely interested here toduv iu the news that the Great Western Power company had engaged Hobort Fowler to patrol lie wires from tho Sierras to tho sea. carrying with him iu his net opium n lineman to locale nnd repair break. Some exports inclined to think the aeroplane had not yet reached n stage of development where it can be depended on for n regular service of this kind, but nil agreed n vast field of enterprise had been opened for airmen if tho experiment proves a success. It wns said Fowler would hem work for the power company No vember 20. Adolph Sutro nnd Captain Thnmnx Heckwith had a tumble into the bay during yesterday's aviation meet nt tho exposition grounds, hut wore fished out in safety. Kobert Fow lor's cngino stopped nt a height of sovcrnl bundled feet nnd ho nnd Otto Uybitski hnd to descend to Hie win ter's surface, where n boat picked them up, but in doing it snapped ono of tho flying craft's propeller blades, mnking it necessary to tow tlio nm- cliino ashore. Hoy Francis nnd Harry nnd Silas Christofforson mndo successful flights. MRS. PANKHURST TO TALK ON SOCIAL EVIL IN GOTHAM NKW YORK. Nov. 17. Mrs. Em- meliuo l'nnkhurst will make uu ad dress nt tho Kltingo theater, it Wiu announcod today, on "Tho Social Evil." The announcement added Hint sho will "call spades spades." mm AS POWER SYSTEM Rain Threatens, But People Turn Out From All Parts of Southern Ore-' Don to Sec Big Players, Who Arc Met at Ashland and Given Tour. Business Practically Suspends In Medford Banks and Business Houses Close. Dosplto tho peevishness ot tho weathjor man, Indications this morn ing pointed to a big crowd at .tho Whlto Sox-Olant gamo. Heavy cloud overcast the sky, nnd drizzles of rain fell Intermittently, causing fears tho gamo would bn called, hut falling to dampen tho ardor of tho fans. Out-of-town visitors began to nr rive Sunday for the gamo, and this morning's train brought large dele gations from Southern Oregon points. The special train bearing tho base ball visitors arrived at noon, tho autos leaving at 10 to meet tho party at Ashland for a tour of the orchartl districts. Tho grounds are In good condition, nnd the rain will not pro vent tho game. , During tho gamo business will bo practically suspended, banks, busi ness and public offices closing. A full list has been secured for tho banquet at tho Medford Hotot after the game. Tho brides and women' ot tho baseball party will bo entertained during their stay here by a commit tee from tho Greater Medford club, teams Is as follews: Tho probablo llno-up Is: WI1II0 Sox Weaver, 11; Itath, 3b; Speaker, cf; Crawford, rf; Chase, lb; Schae fcr, 2b; Evans, If; Schalk, c; Russell, V. Daly, lb. Giants Snodgrass, cf; Magec. if; Lobort, 3b; Doyle. 2b; Merkle, lb; Doolan, ss; Thorpe, rf. Tho Whlto Sox-Giants' special ar rived at noon. All ot tho party ex cept attaches and President Comlskoy and family, loft tho train nt Ashland for n tour ot tho valley by auto. Mis. Comlskcy and daughter and othor ladles ot the-party were mot by a committee of ladles from tho Great er Medford club and taken to tho Medford Hotel. A largo crowd of fans greeted thn train. Christy Mathowson and Cblof Meyers, tho Giants' star battery left tho teams at San Francisco. WIVES OWN HALF ESTHOMESTEAD SUFFRAGE STATES WASHINGTON, Nov. 17. Tli United States supreme court decided todav iu favor of the women in tho dispute between tho rospeetivo inter ests of husbands and wives in farm homostoads iu tlio state of Wash ington. It affirmed tho decision that, un der tho stnto law, xvivex havo hnlf,in terest in government liomesteuds iu Washington after tho . titles had passed from tho government. Tho decision was rendered iu tho suit of John Iluichser against his step-ehil-ilrcn. who elnimed their mother's half interest in land near Spokane. PRINCESS FLEES FROM m PARIS. Nov. 17. That Princess William Eitel Frioderich. wife qf lCn : ser WilhelmJs hecond sou, hud deserv ed hor husband was n report vide vh eireulntt'd horo today. Ouo rumor stated that tho princess Jiud fled, here, hut was intercepted nnd re turned to Germany. Still nnqHier re port wus that sho w, neejuded, lit family ensile, but had refused to re turn to lmr husband, N 7