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v itrr4i)ik4 07 Scconti Strecf 4- Medtord Mail Tribune SECONl) EDITION WEATHER I'd I r tonight mid Saturday Mux. I.-Jj .Mln, U). Pro. .10. !" Curly. ililnt Yr ILtllv -r.lKlilh Yonr MEDFOKD. OKKOOy, BATl'HDAY, NOVUM MM 22, 1913. NO. 209 BRYAN SI MEM 11 IMS OF GllANDEATllEIVS cam nut a at: her m armed 10 ANA "m AS FALSEHOODS Statement Printed liy Hearst News papers nml Cnlilcil to London That Administration Protested Eny Imid's Action Denied ns False. Condemnation Expressed for Publi cations Mado Without Inquiry as to Truth or Falsity. WASHINGTON, Nov. 22. Stunning under iiinny fulso Hlnric, widely itiroulnloil liy rertnin ihmvh hrhmpIim, irtprocetillng llio Mexican tdtiintion mm niui'li limn serious Hum it i gully in, Sctuotnry nf Stale llrviiu ItllUv iMMiml till fnililg Hlllll'tlll'llt: "Til nlHti'iiiunt iiiMinln'i tin morning In tint effect lliiil Hit' ml inlnUtrntiiHi hml pio touted nuiiiitht KniHul' nolion In minling wnrhip tu Mexican waters in nlxoliili-ly fob'. "In ilmijinif lil. I Mire to mill mv omidhuiimlioii nf iiiliHhitiniiM nf tliU kind, ;iiiihiIc willmiU j iniir.v iiilti llivir truthfulness nr'filUitv A denial cHiimil renoh nil .who nisv have I ml iirli a lli'iiiriit, tinr chn it pri'viutl iiiinaiiin nml cditnriHl trttltnoiil predicated mi fulv' .slate iiwiiL ' t'lipittrlnUr-Aitlnti "Surely in iutci-nntinmil nf fairs tlitrn might In lie n patriotic iliwirn to iimineto friendly ichilious with nllmr nation nml Ihi'so t'liiiiiot bo promoted liy reckless publication nf fnlutt Nlslctiirnls rcganling III" nnti nf officials." In" prtfnto ooiivorsKtiwi Ilrynn n furred In the slnry ok "n malicious fnUnlionil." I'nr tliriT weeks 1'rtw.idcnt WiNoii mill liia oorlnry of stale have been worried dy tlin iilil publication lnnili' in noillioulimi willi llic Mi-irmi si'tmllou liy a cerium gump nf lllWHIMr. Tliry llM lint ri'limli-nli-il publicly hllheiln, fiwiriiiL' that liv ili-nvinr limn (litv would i-il i.. Ktvnlnr ilHtiingc. t'lmiliitc I'iiIucIkmhI Abroad Till' UlfHt fllhlicnltnll WIIN CH.Ilri HliniHil, howier, niul published in KiiIiiii.1 Inilny. A it evidently mhh ilcidgiioil Id strain irliiliniiM between America nml KuglMiid, Secretary MrVHii, the pionidenl iiiirniiif, ilc ri.li'il n ilitiiy t innut t'iiiitlnlnMilly. Tim nicroiirv inmlo it iiliun liy liin nimiiu'r Mini tin iin-'ilmit wiih onlv iiik nf ii M'rii'H uliii'li Iiiih liniii liri'il tlin niliiilnixlrnliiiii in it f fniU to M'lllc Hid Mi'Nlrmi iliflii'iilty l pl'lll'l fill llll'IIIIM WE ' ' -ita fd ' It k- M -$' Si Phi fflO CURRENCY BILLS OFFERED TO U. S. SENATE Hitchcock and Republicans Prepare One, Administration Forces the Other Three Hew Members of In terstate Commerce Commission. flCto r Mitotic III tlic (ircii-tici) nf two iiiiiuibiTH of ttm (Vbliii't of tln Inif I'tflitnit llnrrl m. Iirr urnmlfntlicr, who were ireint nt Iiit clirUtvnliiK In tin- WlilU MutiKc, Ml .Mary LimIkh AlcKi-e wan nmrrliM In ,NW Votk lu ilr. Curt Much ItcN Itifrr, null of Mr. nml Mr. IIiijm 1U-I1iiumt ami uraniUuii or tln Into Ailnltitnu lliiiclt. Htn l l lie ilAtiKlitiT or Mr. mat Mri J a wen I!. McKi-e. . Mr. Jnlin Wiitmii I'oitir, U wnn Scerctnry of HiKte. nml fii'iier.il liciij.i mln I. 'J'nicy. who vn Hirrctary of lliu .Nnvy, oro tin iiii'iiiIk-ix of t'icIlrtn llurrluii' t'ulilucl. Prouty Resigns to Value Railroads, Clement's Term Expires, Marble Dead Yesterday. WILL SENATOR O'GORMAN SUCCEED MURPHY AS CHIEFTAIN OF TAMMANY HALL? z FERDINAND OF BULGARA 10 ABDICATE THRONE E T, A HABITUALLY D1UPAGN STILL LOVES WIFE UTOl'KTO.V, Cal., Nov. 22. Mrn. Mury llnnilltnii si mntiiiriil toiluy to flvn yinru In Han Qiiontln liy .ImlKii Frank II, Hmltli on u rlinrRu of iwiiiIIiik iuiIhuii on cr.inly with Intont to liijiirn hor liUHliniul, Clrovur O, llninlltmi, Tim IiiihIiiiiiiI, who utu tlio iiolvnnoil rmiily nml whumi llfn wuh uaveil liy u iihyHlcliiu only after u hurlno fight, uplienrott In court nml holil hU wiro'R arm to ntenily hor iih tihn stood up to receive her Hontuucn. Kvun thonRh Mrn, lluinlltou confi'sauil Illicit rein tloua with Win, Coulter, n mnrrloil limn with whom hIio worked In the fruit hIumIh ul I.m'kford mid iluclurod that hor lovn for Coulter prompted her to attempt to tiiko hur hiiHbaud'u life, lluinlltou retimed to turn nKiiluut' her. lie Hiipporlod liar iippllcntlnn for probation and declared IiIh willing nemi lo tako hor hiii'lc to bl homo, llKl.dKAIIi:, Smiii, .'An. 22. (Var l'Viilitimiil nf lliilparin hut de niileil definitely to abdicate in favor nf (.'iiittii I'lineii llniix, ui'cnnliuu In u yjnfiu iltapati'li piililmlitil in the Polltiku Inilny. lie mik kiiiil In have iiunle up hix iiiliul fnllnwiiit; a eonl'ereiiee with Kuipemr IViineiH .loi-epli nf Alinlriii, III ulileli IImi In 1 1 it evpiVKM'd the opiiilnu that Hie entire I'muily mik likely In ho thrown mil nf llnlpirin if IVnliiimiil did not yield. The Inlter Inst liin iinpiiliitity with bin Niiliji't'tx us a rt'niilt nf the iliMKtroiin leriuiualion, fmui u Unitarian stand point, of (ho llalkau war. lViiliiiaiiil, ioii;H of the myiil Mood nf France, wan not lioru n nioiiuiTii. no wiih mi oil leer in llio Austrian army when elected prince of Ituljfiiiia, Tim ennui ry was then uiuler u iioiiiiiinl Turkish Kiieraiuty, hut a few yeaiH iiko Kordiiiiinil piii eliiiincd its iiiilepeiiileueo ami de clared hiuiM'lf "e.nr of ho Hulpir iaiiH," m "ho little uzur," us llul KuriniiH hpoke nf liii'n, IIioiikIi abroad ho wiih viicriilly referri'il lo ns a khiic. NO CHEER HELD OUT E FOR HIS BREAKFAST Vi;UA (111 '., Nov. i2. Aii illuin muling explanntien of President Wil son's indiffcreiico toward I'roniilriit lliierln's various exhibitions of fire eating was fimiihhcd llio 1'nitcd Press Inilny from n hoiinus of un QUOblioiiuliIo reliability. It was him ply Hint lluerlii litis hcen drinking heavily lately and that on several oei'iisious was lepurted to have reached llio slao of acluiil ir responsibility. His outbursts were said to have occurred at these times. Itmilixiup; tlio unimportance of a drunknrd's ebullitions, tlio Wnhine;. ton mliniuistriitioii has not thought It worth while to notice them. Hoth Kiuissnry I.iud nml Chni;e irAfliures 0 ShniiKhiiOhsy worn mi-iloi-slood to hnvo reforreil to tlio ilio lalor's habits in their messnos to WashiiiKtoii nml tlio administration has received daily reports concern iiitr his condition. Ono account was that ho habitually drinks ehmiipamio for breakfast, lopping off llio meal with cognac. PuOneTrusTcut a if titfirtixtf im nsui.uiuft, .miv. vi, itic fllasK-Owcii niirrrncv bill wns re turned to the senate this afternoon hy the senate bunking ami currency committee. Willi it mine two jiro IKifced substitutes one by the "nd iniiiistralioti" demorrnlic commitlrc nteii nml nimllicr by Senulnr Hitch cock, n ilcmocnit nml the five re publican mrmbers of tlio commit Ice. Benntor Owen, cbninnnn of the committee, served imtico that he would open the uYhalo on tlio cur rency menHiirn Monday. President Wilson fncea perhaps the most iinjiorlniit tnsk he litis con fronted since hisJiHiuKuration. The mnniier of its ixfrfonnniiee, tmliticimiB point nut. would deter mine dm niliiiiiUHtrntion's tsilicy to ward the country's railroads. And through the rnilronrtx, they nddeil, it would linve nn iiifliteuce on the coit nf living to every individual in the Foiled Btnles. The tnsk wns the selection if three ;iew members of (he interstate commerce commission. Commissioner Prouty is nlsitit to reiini lo tnke ebrrtga of the work of physical valuation of the roads. . Commissioner Clements term will soon expire. Commissioner Marble died yeslcr- lav. The greatest interest was express ed in the sort of men the president will appoint ns their successors. CONGRESsTiKELY TO BE DISSOLVED I'i Kl wA rb?&J? . II rSEmS8& v W. "c 5Er4TOR JAMES A O'GORMAN Tnmmany Hall, Sew York' greatest noHtlcnl orMnliatton, h lo have a new leader -Tlstr.ms I. Smith, now Iti secretary, nomo of lt district lender ilcliireil lie will be leader ad Interim In the nlienee of Charles I'. Murphy, wlw Is to lake a long wicntlon. they until. .Mr Smith will not represent Mr. .Murphy as the head of the county democratic organization, according to their story He will be n lieutenant of t'nlled .Stntes Senator Jamei J. O'Gorman, who will Im! the nrtuul hesd and dim-tor of the broader policies of Tuuitnanr, white Mr Smith will look nftcr the local end of Its management. WARD WINS ANNUA iL GAME FROM YALE 15-5 Nearly 50,000 Persons See Crimson Down Sons of Ell Yale's Defense Strong, But Brlckley's Educated Toe Offsets Handicap. Not a Single Tcuchdown Scored During GameHarvard Compelled to Take to the Air. OWDRAY BLAMES STANDARD OIL AS GAUSE OF TROUBLE WASHINGTON', Nov. 'Ji-Now that tlio rival oil interest-, in Mex ico have begun nssniliug one another openly, the administration was hope ful today that tho better -cm nf Mexicans would begin to sco that ROBERTS RESIGNS HIGHWAY ENGINEER FOR WASHINGTON W. J. KobcrU, who wn consulting engineer In the construction of the Medtord gravity water system, and still owns a residence here, and who two and a half years apo was ap pointed by Governor Hays state high- much of President Huertn's f iinneinl w!a" cr,8lnecr of whlnston, has re htrvnpili. ne woll n (l.ni ,,t il,Bp. :'Bne1 at ,ho request of Governor RATES FOR BUSINESS MEXICO CITY, Nov. 22, For eign diplomats nud Mexican politician wero waiting with much curiosity to day to bco If tho speaker will again declaro no quorum present when tho chnmber of deputies meets this after noon. Under Mexican law congress Is automatically dissolved , In tho event of no quorum on threo succcs slxo dnys and many believed tho presi dent had decided on this method of ending tho present session. Ills op ponents maintained today that thero was a quorum lu tho chamber yes terday. Col. Corral, presiding In Speaker TnmarU's absonco declaroil no quorum howovor nml ' adjourned tho scBslon. Somo thought tho dovlco was mere ly to gain a day's ttmo; others thai lluertu has somo reason for wanting to dissolve congress. resjKinsiblo with him for keeping the country in u continual turmoil, i supplied by men who want only to fallen their own pockotbook. Tho latest nf these fulmiuations was (ho statement issued Inst night in London liy Lord Cnwdniy, hend of the Penrson syndicate, who de clared his concent neter would linve been criticized if he bad not invaded tho Wntcrs-Pierco Oil compauyV Mexican fields. Tho Wiiters-Pierco company's rcsponso was eagerly awaited nml tho hope was opcnlv expressed by government officntls that it would be n warm one. The situation at Tuxpan was im proved today by tho response from General Aguilar, the rebel leader in that district, to Admiral Fletcher's note warning him ngaiiist damaging foreigners' pmperty. Aguilar gave stmng nsstintnees that both foreign lives nml property would bo ropeet- ed nml it wus considered unlikely, in coiiseiiuencc, (hut it wnubl be neces sary to land American murines. FINISH CONSOLIDATION Mstcr. An Olymjila dispatch says: "It Is known that tho governor, whllo recognizing Mr. Roberts' abil ity as an cnglner, feels not enough stato highway work has been ac complished this year. With approxi mately 1330,000 available only tw3 Ismail contracts have been comnloted thus far, amounting to about $30, 000. Next year considerably over $1,000,000 will bo avutlablo and tho governor believes a man who s primarily a strong executive rather than nn engineer, will bo needed to head tho department. "Mr. Kobcrts was appointed two and a half years ago by Governor Hay. being at that tlmo a resident of Medford, Ore., though ho had for many years been n niomber of tho Washington stato college faculty. As no stato highway appropriations wero made by tho Ieglsluturo of 1911 Mr. Kobcrts' construction work for the stato began with tho Lister administration." 10 TUXPAN LOVERS OF SCENERY FIGHT HETCH-HETCHY Senate Confirms Nominations WASHINGTON, Nov. 'JLV-Tlio somtlo continued loduy the iiomiiu tions of Dunn Child to bo postman, tor ut Spokane, Wash,, nml F. C. ( 'urn wall, postmaster at .Moscow, Idaho. Eons 7G Cents San Francisco . SAN FHANCISCO, Nov. 'J-'. 1'iusli much eggs wmo fpioled hero loduy nt lift- I'cills per dozen whine bulo uud 75 could t'vluil. LONDON, Nov, 28. A suffru gottu delegation called on Chancellor of tho Hxchoqtior David Lloyd Oeorgo today to nsk him for u definite state ment of tho administration's nttitudu toward "volos for women," "Thoro Is no prospect that such t law will bo passed at tho present' ses sion of parliament," said tho chancellor, Boycott Chlcarjo Eggs CHICAGO, Nov. aa. lit nn effort to reduce llio price nf eggs, tho Chi cago Clean Food club began today u Iwo weeks)' boycott ot' them, CHICAGO, Nov. 22. Tlml tlin Hell system nujdo a rale of -10 cents for telephone service between James town, Ky., mid Pittsburg, Pa., to meet competition, ami charged . l.-tTi between Jamestown and Moyorsdnle, Pa., approximately tho sumo dis tance, where it hurt the field to it self, was tho testimony today of K. P. Sclinbe, manager of an independ ent telephone company of James town, in the hearing of the govern ment's suit to dissolve the American Telephone & Telegraph' company. John Miller, president of the, 'Mu tual 'lelephono company of F.iie, NKW YOK, Nov. 22. Kncour- aged by the enthusiasm greotlug Us protest against tho diversion of tho Iletch-llotchy valley into a reservoir for San Francisco, niombors of tho American Scoulo and Historic Pro sorvntlon society today announced thotr Intention of currying their fight to tho senate whoro action on tho Hotch-Hctchy bill Is ponding. Prominent educators In tho east clutracterliod the proposed uieasuro as a "graft bill and one offering an extraordinary chunco for robbory," SLAVERY LAW ADOPTED BY PHILIPPINE COMMISSION PORTLAND, Nov. 22. Negotia tions for tho purchase by tho Scandi navian American Hank of tho as sets and business of the Conimorco Trust and Savings Rank aro com plete hero today. Tho transfer of assets, which has tho approval of tho clearing houso will tako plnco prior to December 1, PoposltB n tho Scandinavian bank when tho controller of currency mado tho call Oct. 21, aggregated $1,031, 932. Deposits of tho Conimorco Hank on tho satuo dato was $693,3S1. Will Wright, stato bank examiner will resign and becomo mi active di rector of tho Scandinavian American Hank, It was stated. BURGLARS LOOT PALATIAL RESIDENCE, SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Nov. 22. Hurglnrs looted Hie palatial resi dence hero of George Greenbaum, a millionaire, today, forcing llenniiu Miller, tho caretaker, ut the point of a rovolver to show them whore tho Greenbniim vnlnnliles wero kept. MANILA, Nov. 22. The slavery law, ns passed by congress, except I'll., testified that competition ut Uriel for several blight amendments, was As the Gieenbauin family is nwnv. forced the Hull system Id reduce adopted today by the Philippine no estiumlo of tho vahio of the ur- prieea nml improve 1U service. uouiuu;siou, tides tuk.cn could bo luul, YKKA CRUZ, Nov. 22.-The Mex ican gunboats Znragnza, Progros-io and Vera Cruz bailed hurriedly lroiu tho huibor hero today. It was re ported that they received orders tu go to lux pan. I. W. W.'S THREATEN TO FREE REFORM SCHOOL GIRL SALEM. Ore., Nov. 22. Having been denied by the matron tho prlv- ilego of Interviewing Lillian Larklu, a Portland girl who Is an lnmato of tho stato industrial school for girls, a committee of threo Industrial Wor kers of tho World, headed by Mrs. Jean Honnett of Portland, called up on Governor West today and Intl mater that uuloss tho board of con trol liberated tho girl she would bo liberated anyway, CAMHRinOK, Mnis., Nov. 22. Harvard nnd Ynle showed exactly what was expected of them toduy. Ynle's defense showed that it wns second to none in the country, but Brickloy's educated toe wns enough to offset this handicap, and Harvard won, 35 to ,". Not a single touchdown was scor ed in the game. Harvard, blocked ul every attempt to score by tho land route, wns compelled to tnke to tho air to win, nnd with tho aid of Hriekley's right toe, did so. Cloudless weather pnvuiJrd tot the gamo and it was estimated that 48,000 persons wero packed within the inclosurc. Thousands of women were present. Harvard Wins Tom Harvard won the tos nnd decided to defend tho south goal. Just be fore the game started a brisk wind from the west came up. Guernsey kicked off at 2:07 o'clock. Harvard was unable to reg ister a gain nnd Mil linn punted. Tho ball seesawed from one side to the other, neither side being able to gain. Finnll.v Harvard secured tho ball on Ynlo'g SO-ynrd line. Ynlo was penalized 23 yurds for rougli work. On a fake formation Rradlce gained 20 ynnls nnd llrickley sont tho ball spinning between the Ynlo posts from the Ild-yard line. It wus n splendid effort, Guernsey's kick-off struck tho post. Miihnn took the ball behind bis own goul, touching it down. Yulo got a safely. Scoro at end first peried: Ilnrvard 3, Yale 2. In Second I'critxl The second eriod opened with the ball on Yale's eight-yard line. Kuowlcs punted, Mahan catching tho ball on Yale's 38-yard line. Then Brickloy place-kicked a goal. Hnrdwick relumed Guernsey's kick-off from Harvard's 15-yard line. Ilradleo was uuublu to gain nnd Mahan kicked again. A series of limits followed. Guernsev then Imp-kicked n goal from Harvard's 18-yard line. Hriekloy kicked off. A punting duel followed. Finally the ball rested on Harvard's 32-ynrd line and llrickley wiggled through the Yule line for nine yards. Iirndleo plunged through for tho first down. The second period ended with tho ball in Harvard's possession. Scere: Harvard (5, Yalo 5. Guernsey Fulls Again Hriekloy kicked off to Yalo's 28 yard line in tho third period. Ixuowlos skirled the right end and ran through tho entire Harvard team to tho crimson 38-yard line. Again Guernsey failed to drop-kick a goni. The ball was put into piny on Ilar- ( Continued on Page C) TWO FEDERAL PLUMS BESTOWED BY WILSON WASHINGTON, Nov. 22. Presi dent Wilson today sont to tho sen ate the nominations of David J. Wil liams of Washiiiutou to be interr.ul revenue collector of that stale, and of John I'ugh of Alaska to bo customs collector of tho territory. LORD KITCHEN ER VIE OF INDIA LONDON. Nov. 22. That Lord Hardlngo will soon resign tho vice royalty of India and that Lord Kitch ener probably will succeed him was statod In a Uombay dospatch today. Lord Hnrdluge, bottor known as Sir Charles Hardingo, was long lu tho Hrltlsh diplomatic servlco and for somo time, though nominally only an under secretary, virtually ran tho foreign office. His health has suffored from tho Indian climate, Lord Kitchener, famous for hi Sudan campaign, for his service la the lloer wur and at one tlmo com mander of the military force lu In dia, has lately een acting as Eng land's agent general really pro consul at Cairo. & I rl m