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H MEDTORD MAIL TRIBUNE SECOND EDITION WEATHER . Hnlii t(inltlit nmt tomorrow Mux. 18: Mln. :M Pro. .!MI. I'urtylliltil Ynr, IMIIv KlKhlti Yrnr tfrcOFOUD. OREGON. TIirRSDA V, NOVUM!! 15 K, 20, 191.1. NO. 207 KEASEL & M'DONALD COMPANY, OF TACOMA, GET CONTRACT FOR HIGHWAY OVER SISKIYOUS 207 Second Strut"" N A IE m mm TOTAL $107,534 Slnlo H l(jli way Engineer nnd Mem lins of County Court Pleased at Sccurlnu Prlco Uiulcr Estimated CostNino Olds Received. Operations to Begin at Onco, Prom ise Successful Contractors Equip ment to Oo Wired For. KomoI A McDowell IaikkImk com imny of Tiiromn, Wwili., worn Thars tiny awarded the contract for grading Ih n nrlfle Highway over lliu UUkljou mountain,, hy Hlnto lllghwiiy Hugl mxir Mow Itiy ami tho county court, Hid piictt IioIiik l07,f.3l.30. Tluty worn I lie loMioi of ilio nltiit iinni, who I'M. All bids woro rejected on pav ing tlm Central I'olnt-.Mcdford rond, n being loo high. Tim rou.l will hu 13 Hilton long, 21 f,.i W,io. Kennel & McDowell hlil 2 rents mi Mirth uxcamllon. 3S cent on loonu work, TS routs on solid rock, 60 cents per mjimro roil on clearing rlr.hl-of-wiiy, $ to mr square rod on grub bing, II. u6 per foot on corrugated Iron ciilicrl 12 Inrh, l uo on 18 Inch, 12 on 21 Inch; 72 on 12 Inch coiiurtn cuHort, l.i)o on IS Inch, mid 1 2 'on 2 1 Ituh; 70 routs pur foot on 12 Inch vitrified tile, 11.30 on IS nub, 2.ri3 on 21 Inch. On ruble niAoiifyr per cilblc yardf claim A, concrete, 111, per ruble ynrd; CIass II. 110; Class C, 110; reinforcing steel, C por 100 pounds. Other bid tolnled nn follow' Am bromi lllrdsull Co, I'ortlmnl, 1121, IJHi.UO; i:, F, Jnhiiiinu, I'ortlnnd, 1 1 10.003 30; l Mc I) Fuller. I3.. i!rt.1,S3; Jeffries &. lluftton, I'ortlnnd, ll!t,73!i,!M; Ilndeu limit., Kugtitie. 1131.010, Oil; J. W. Sweeney, Port hind, It 1.690. DC; llnrber Aiihphnlt Paving Co, 1115,178.12; Turner Co., of Kan Francisco, 1108,710 20. -Mr. I-', A. Konsel will mowi to Mod ford nt onco nnd bncouio n pormn uetit ruNldenl of (ho city, lie likes tho illy nnd the country mid linn Ioiik minted nn excuse to eoino I in re. 111m partner, Mr, McDowell, will also mnvu hero durliiK construction. Work will nlnrt nt once on tlm road, eiiiliuieut In beliiK ordured mid uuup will bo oHtuldlMiiM nt once. Ilnth niemhorit of tlm county court nnd Hlnto Highway Hnglneor Ilowlb) urn highly pleniieil with the price no cured, an tho cHttmntcd cent hud been flKured nt 1120,000. PAY YOUR PORTERS DECENT WAGES IS REPLY TO PULLMAN HAN KUANOIRCO, Nov, 20. "l'ay I our employe dot out wiikoh mid the Hlnto iitllioad coiiiiiiUhIuii will llutou to tho pniponltlon of iiIIowIiik tho coinpauy to iiiIhu ltn raleu for burtliM." wiih tho proiulMU iilvun tho I'lilluiun co;npmiy today by John t-'uhluuimi, preHlileut of tlm ntnto rnlliond coin iiiIhhIoii. Tlm company had appllud to tho coiiiiuIhhIoii for puruilsHlou to iuIhii IIh nitcH. "Tho portora on tho l'ullmiui car," wild KhIiIdiiiiIu, "mo paid hucIi Hcant wiiKeii that tho public; Ih foicod to Klvo thorn n living by 'coiiiIiib acroHs' with tips. Wo mo conlnced that iiuiHt of tho coiiiplalntH iiKiiluHt tlm l'ullmiui company aro duo to tho fad that tho traveling publln has to 'dlK up' for thu portora to pit au loiiiinodutlona which thoy had to mirvod beforo hniul." Wcmllliiu Shops Burn N'KNDMNO, Or., Nov. 20. The miu'liiiio hIioh of tho Hopth-Kclly Ltunhnr eoniiun,v vu ileatVoycil by fire 1'iuly today. Luna CHtimatoil itt 15,000. COWDmAY APPEALS TO UNITED STATES TO PROTECT PROPERY "ZtS5 lonl Couilrny OE ERI LONDON, Nov. 20.- Lord Cow drny, hem! of tho llrltUh IVarnon syn dlcnte, which linn Mexican Interest aiuoiiiitlm; to nillllouii. nke.l Amort- can protection today for hit property and omployus Ainbniindor I'oko milled li In rcqucnt to nMilucton. Ills lordnhlp took tho orcailon to deny hkbIii to tlm nmbaundor that the rearnon ayndlcato has flunncuJ l'rcl(1ent Muertit. , PARTY FAVORED SIIATTLK, Nov. 20 The Ameri onn I'ViJcriilmu of Labor in on ree onl toiluy iin fnvoiini; (he future or Kiiuirnliiiu of n xililieiil labor parly, lollowiu (ho piihHiiuc of llm rcMilu tioiiH eonuuilteeV hiibslitule for Dele pile (Icorgc L. llerry'rt ret.outiou fn Miriiij; thu orKiiuiratioii of uch n parly now. Thm ii the fii-st lime Unit Ihe fed ernlioii Iuih minntiuecil its policy in fiiviiiiii polilienl cuileavor as n whole. Tlm Horry resolution, which wiik ilo Tea I cil, eullcil for u eonfereiice with the hoeialinl parly lo effect un uuilcrHlmiilin. This wan oppoHeil b, Delecato Max lltiyeH of Ohio on be half of tho KoeialistK, who said (hat flurh nu ngi cement could not be reached, owiiil' to thu nocinlisl iuIck iiU'liiiist iiffihiitiuit willi oilier pur- lied. During lii-i hWcch, Hayes in vited nil thu ileloL'iiteK o read tip on iln iloclrinci) mill (hen join thu mi- alist-4. FIGHT ON PINDELL LIKELY IN SENATE WABIIINOTON, Nov. 20. l'resl dent W'Hkou today Bent to tho sunatn tlm miinlnatlnu of Henry N. IMuilull of I'oorln, III,, to ho mnbatftiaitor to HiiBBla, 'J'ho nomination waa re ferred to tho foreign rolatlomt com inlttoo, where thoro Beenieil likely to hu n flKht over It. A lottor wna rocontly mado publlo, purporting to bo from 8onnlor Lowla of HIIuoIh nnd mUlroaucd to I'ludoll, In which tho lluualan ombnaay wna offered for n yonr, without work and merely for tho honor It would bring, If I'ludoll would m;roo to rualgn nt thu end ot tho atatod porlod. Tho propoBltlon Bcouiod to bo mado ns n reward for political eorvlcoa, Ah aoon na IMndull saw tho lottor (u pi lut, howovor, ho doulod that ho Lowla uhortly afterward doulod' that ho mi nt or wroto It. It was hub peeled but no proven that It wna written by Lowla' formor prlvnto sec retin y, Bldimy Moulthrop, now uu dor nrrcat chartscd with forgory. EA PEARSON SYNDICATE ASKS CAN POLITICAL LABOR ON PA NG CENTRAL POINT Prices Too High to Suit State En gineer Will Rcadvcrtlse Later, r.i- cludlnu Ashland-Mcdford Road- Most Bids on Asphaltlc Concrete. Best Bid That of Bldwell, Hayden & Co. of Portland, Though Specifi cations Not Up to Others. IticlN fur 'tuning the Mrdford-Cru- -j trnl Point roiiil were ultocellier (on Ihigh in tit" oiliiion of the slate h'gh iwuy engineer unit members of the eouuly court, utnl thin fuel caused tlm rejeotiou of nil bids Tiiuroiliiv. Ilcfori) liiils nrc asked ut-niii the sur cy of the Ashiuud-Mcdfnrd mail 'will have been eoutplclcd ntul IiiiIk m called for on the entire strip from Ashland to rentrnl Point. The following were the bids m cclvcil : Clark-Henery Co. Aspliiiltir con crele, $1.21; two. inch Wnm-nite, f 1.35; two-inch W'nrrenilc, grnxel in stead of crushed ruck, $1.30; iiHi!uilt. j two jn,.hcH( wi, i,,,.,, ,ill(i,.P. .:. nKphultic rouercle, Inn inrhcx, with flilntlor. one inch, 1.3". Wirrcn Const ruction Co. AfcphnU tie concrete, two inched, .$1.20; Vr renitr, two intiu-d, $1.38; Wnrrcnlte, two ineheHj pnivrl, $1.33. AmtiroM lllnlKnil, Snlcmiihnl lie concrete, two inches, $1.15. Schcll & Schell Oil rnncndnrn, tin renin. Ibirlicr Asphalt Pavinir Co. Ak- iphallio eouciele, two inelirx, $1.12',. IHdwell, Ilnydrii & Co., Portland AsphnUic concrete, two inches $1.10. ipcccificittinuH incomplete. Tho comparative fipireH are not u fair linnis to figure tho cosl. ns the iNpecificnlions of nil contnictors ilif tfercd, Minio onllini for much better pavement than others for tho snmo iinuifi unvement. Collusion nmoiiR rontractorn on pnvhiK blila wna hinted nt by mem bers of tho court. ENSATIONACT EFFECTIVE IN JUNE SALKM. Oro Nov. 20. Declaring Hint tho roatrlctlotiB ot tho constitu tion must govern IcRlalntlvo Intent, tho supremo court today hold that tho workmcua' compensation law is not oporntlvo until Juno 30, uoxt yeart This nppllea to tho Inauranco features, Employers can contrlbuto to tho Industrial accident fund before this date, but no Injured oinployo can ro- celvo benefits therefrom prior to that time. Tho decision dismissed n writ of mandamus nppllod for by tho Salem hospital to compel tho secretary ot atnto to audit a claim contracted with It by tho Industrial commtsalon. JAIL AND FINE Fl SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 20, Tho Uultod States circuit court ot ap poalH today uphold Judgo Doollng'a flno of 2000 against Socrotary David O. Norcroaa of tho Western Fuel com pany, as well as his order that Nor cross ro to Jail until ho turns over tho company's books to tho federal grand Jury for lnspoctlou. Tho trial ot tho company's olght officials on chargos ot complllclty In nn alleged conspiracy by which tho ivrosecutlon saya tho government was short weighted out of about H.000,000 on coal for federal uho baa been set for December U, OA D COMP )R KEEPING BOOKS ?ar Mi mb mm.'-. v-sfi w fell ' MnT;H yW wmSrKk AMSKmXf, i v KuAJelinc J.Scott HF Ws. 1 300 FtDEIiALS .' 1 WOLGAST. CHAMPION MASSACRED BY iUJ SWING PfflENr lUtOWNSVlLLi:, Tev, .N.h 20. Most of the 300 or uu-ro feilcrnls killed when (lenernl Ooiiralcs nnd liis rebel forces cn)turcd Victoria, wero mnssaercil, nt-eorihn; to mes sages received here today. After tho fh;ht hud niged for hours, the accounts suid, it was de eided (lint it would be best for tin hulk of the federal troops to quit tho city mid retreat lo Tula, leaiuc uboiit 350 to hold Hie dot'ciuca and thus delay u rebel puruit. This plan wu carried mil ami af ter the dcpmtini; hotly had hct-n c'lven a fair stint the eomiiianiler of tlioto who remained rode out uiulei n fln of trneo to siirreiuler. . flonrnlcs' replv was said to have been that ho "did not widi to Mike any prisoners," ns he had other plans nnd could not he burdened. llcnlirinj; that thoy were doomed, tho federals barricaded themsolxoti in tho convent, where they mado their lust stand fi(;ht mid held out ns Ion-: ns possible. A few escaped, hut most of them wero .either killed in resialinj; the rebel nltuek or hunted to denlh in the streets nflor tho nt tackitif force had carried the con vent. Gonimlo then pursued Iho ret rent ilif body of IJie federals, overtook them nt Tula nnd completely united them, killing many. Ho was reported lodny mnrehing on Tampico and it was expected lie would iitlnck it liiiij;lit. OF A jury in tho circuit court tlii morning leturnod n verdict of mull slaughter ngiiiust 1 C. Hums, charg ed with the murder of Jeff C'oldson, n trump companion in count iy-wide yvnuduriugs, at Talent n month ago during a quairel, Tho juiy deliberated for eighteen hours beforo agreeing on their find ings, being divided between lnan blaughler nnd second degree minder. For n tinio it looked ns if tlm jury was hopolcsfly deadlocked, but n Jouiproiuibo was effected. BURNS CONVICTED MANSLAUGHTER FIVE BRIDESMAIDS FOR MISS JESSIE WILSdN mmaswmitmi ESMAI WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.--Miss Jesoie Wilson, daughter of the pres ident, wlio will wed IVmii-is H. Snyle November 25 in tho White House, hits selected bridonniuidt. from ainonj; her friends in ninny parts of the country, nnd sho hn elioon homo who nro considered ery prottj-. Her older sister, MnrKiiret, ivill be the maid of honor. There will bo four lirideninuids. Miss Kleanor Itaiulolph Wilson, younger sister of the brido-oleot, who is three join's her junior nnd for whom a great Hipulurity is predict ed during tho coming Washington so cial season. Miss Mary O. Whito of Haltimore, nnothor of tho bridosmnids, was in timately ussoeiiited with Mis .Te-j-,io WiUou during her student days. They were classmates nt (lonelier college, Haltiinoro. Miss M'nrjorio Hrown of Atlanta, daughter of Colonel K. T. Hrowu, in n cousin of the mother of thu bride-to-be. Miss Adelino Mitchell, Soott ot 1'rineeton will liu.tlm fourth brides maid. Mliss Soott and Miss .Ioiho Wilson have been intimute since their balivhooil. U- THING LIGHT ON Ni:V VOH1C, Nov. 20. A slow downward movement started with the opening ot tho aunrkot. Cann ulad Pacific. Amnlgnuiatod and Groat Northern lost largo fractious, but tho othor changes woro slight. Later prices doclluod further, but tho trading was light and tho losses wero small. , , Iloiuls woro easy. Tho market closed firm, ASHERBRID D AT WHITE HOUSE. Ad Wolgast. formor lightweight champion of tho world, still retains jhls title as champion check stopper. i For tho second tlmo In six months i tho Michigan wild cat has renlgged on business deals and nipped Shorty .Miles and Moso Uarkdull. Tho first of tho week ho sent a check from Cadillac. Mich., for 13300 on his 117,000 purchaso ot tho Heath ranch nt Ilrownsboro, and then wired local banks stopping pay ment. Ills first payment on tho ranch of 11000, was cash in hand, nnd tho pugilist could not recall It. It Wolgust ever shows In Oregon, patters In a civil suit will bo served upon him. Upon tho authority of Wolgast Miles and Darkdull mado purchases of material for tho ranch, totaling nearly 11000, and by virtue ot tho ex ring king's peculiar methods aro out that amount. A Mr. llrent of San Francisco, a friend of championship dajs and sparring partner wns installed as manager of tlm ranch. He detected a mouse, a week ago and sold ranch bolonglug at a loss sutlclont to cover two months' salary, and resigned. Wolgast onco bofore stopped pay mont on a chock glen lis tho pur chase ot tlm Cantrall ranch In the Applegate. so the latest is not tho first manifestation ot thu ailment. Lnst winter Tom Jonos. former manager ot Wolgast. bet local flsht fans $1000 Hint K. O. Hrown would boat Hud, Ho gave his check, When ho reached Frisco ho was stricken with Wolgnstltls nnd uunullod his check. TO SIIANOHAI. Nov. 20. K.N-Minh-tor to the United States Wu Ting Fang received today from President Yuan Shai Kui nu offer of the Wash ington legation ngain. Dr. Wu vo licd that ho would take it if raised to nn embassy, hut not us u legation. Mlzzl Hajns.ts to nppoar In vnuile. vllle. . - mm ob I TAXES DOUBLED TO RAISE, COIN Dictator Claims British Fleet Is Sent to Aid Him Son-nvLaw on Way to Washington Bcnrlnn. Message Mexican Congress to Meet Tottlght Unconditional Retirement Expected as Soon as Way Is Made Safe Quarrels With Blanquet. MEXICO CIT, Nov. 20. Presi dent Hucrtn, who nit nlong him sought to give his adherents thu iin iressimi that the -Kiwcrs would sup port him against tho United Stutes, intimated to them today Hint tho British West Indies siptndron, on ita way to Vcrn Cruz, was coming to oppose the American wnrships there As his Inst nets under the dictator ship, President Huertn today doubled tho stamp tnr on checks, rcccipi, contracts nnd other publics docu ments, decreed n heavy increase in the tobacco, alcohol nnd petroleum taxes nnd authorized the banks to re lieve the small ehmigo famino by is suing 1 nnd 2, Jieso notes. The new congress is scheduled io meet tonight. " Sends Son-in-Law President llucrttV-l son-in-liiw, General Luis Fnentns, who loft hero Inst night on n mysterious' mission, wns reported today to bo on his wny to Washington with n message from Huerta tb President W5Iboii. Tho supposition wns Hint Huertn had n proposition to mnke which win ft little short of unconditional retire ment, that hu could not mako it to Emissnry Lind liecnuso the latter haft refused to receive any message from him other than announcement of hit resignation nnd that he hud resolved thcrcforo to communicate with tho head of the Washington administra tion direct. Harrusseil Financially AecordingKto Mexican politicians tho dictator has been so hnrrnssed by financial worries that ho would hno resigndo nlrendy hut for ouo thing the risk to which he will ex poso himself if he HiirrendiirH the reins beforo congress rulifics nil hh nets ns provisional president. This is the real c-ru.v of the situa tion, Hicbo persons udd. IJuerlii has dono things whilo in office for which, unless they can be legalized, his suc cessor might easily have him shot. If a rec-ogntzedly legal congress de clared that ho noted lawfully, how ever, he would ho protected. Until ho can somehow accomplish this, be cannot, for his own snfoty'n sake, givo up his post, it wns ns sorted. A rumor was current Hint Huortii and his war minister, General Uhui quet, huvo quarreled violontlydis-. agreeing concerning nlmost ovary phase of governmental policy. Soma believed mi open rupture between them imminent und feared It would complicate thu situation seriously. INE SOLD TO NEW COMERS (WANTS PASS, Nov. 20. Messrs. George Speako nnd J. M, Turnbow, former residents of Pal ouse, Wash., were in tho city Wed nesdny from tho Grnvu erc-ok dis trioti wheroi they huvo just closed, a donl for tho purchaso of the Jordan Gulch plncor mining properly from Frank Stuvcnsoii. This properly comprises 110 nercs, including sonio rich placer ground as well tin agri cultural acreage, ind will hq devel oped by tlio new owners. Tliere i already upon tho property much pip ing nud n hydraulic "giant," ipid some valuable finds hare been mado upon it, Mr. Stevenson 'huviug foiittfl tv nugget nt one" tlmo that weighed one und one-qumter pounds. ' M HI I