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HJffv, 207 Second nil "flulm Street Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER' Ilnln tonight unit Monday Max. (i:i( .Mlti. mit ro. .in. ' "urn Korly-llilnl Yuar. Dully KlKhth Yir EM AT TAMPICO TOLD TO LEAVE CITY Fighting Sllll Continues, Gunboat Bravo Slielllnn Rebels Refugees Parked on Gunboats, and Battle ships Forclgnrrs Arc Safe. Rebels Trying to Repair Railroad and Bringing In More Artillery Trainload of Troops Arrives. VKItA VWV'A, Dee. 1:1. The Turn pli'ii situation wiih worse (tulny. Fighting was not eninplclrly hih-pi-mlcd. I conliniicd In llin lutr Inn' vicinity mill tin f'ili'rnl giinhout llriiM xviih ullll slifdling the rebel. Ailmiriil Fletcher nidi-rctl nil Anii'rii'iiiiM from Hi" city. Fhn bun ill i'il refugee who were packed liku H4i i liiii'H mi board I In giiuhnut 1it'tlinc unit tint itiiInit Tacniim were Iniimferrcil In lonmler quarter mi tlm linlllohip Virginia, Rhode Ulmid iiihI Nmv Jersey outiilc tin1 liiiilinr. Tin Mcninsliip Meno ('untie wn iihi'Ii'i tomorrow to tnko off nil thiiMt who A In leave Tninpieo' vicinity. Foreigner were safe, Fletcher mi nouiiccil liv ulri'li', but Ik' I'niilil nut iiimwcr Npecilienlly cntici-ining imli VilllllllH. Inn rebel wore Irjing ! repair (In rnilrnml, o bring imir artillery from Vii'lnrin iih mi offm-l ngninl llii Ilritvn' fin Strenuous of fm In were holm; mudc to reinforce the federal garrison. A tniinlmiil nf tump nrriwil Imlny fimn Mexico (i(y mnl negotiation were opened Willi tlm Mexican Smi gallon iiniiiiiiiiy In transport Hunt In Tninpieo. Il wu iiiiilcrntonil, Inn, tluil tln frilnrnl gunboat Zarngorn luul been ordered In Tiixpmi In liikn General Minis mnl hi f.n en frimi tlifrc In the M't'iit) of llm battle. TEXAS APPEALS E fl.M.VI'.STON', 'IVv., iw. 1:1. With thoiiKmnlH hiiffciiMi; mnl linn iIiimIk ni'liiiillv nt tlm point of ilciitli from Nlnrvnlion mnl i)Mistiri', rcliof wnrki-rrt in lln Tc.xiis iliilni'ln iwopl by lln reennt flnoilrt loilnv sent pn nppi'iil In Wnwliinton for nlil finm llm fi-iliMiil Kovcriinmiil. IJnttiNH Hoinutlilin; Ik lom upcrilily, pi'i-Hoim who hiivu liccn llirouli :ho Hlrii'krn Ht'i'lloim Niiltl, tho ili'nlh roll "will hn iippnlliiiK. rmnllii'H for hi'oics of iiiIIch nlmii; tlm llrnxos valley lost iiliinltilfly ovoryllilnj lint llm ciolboH in whiuh Ihuy isunpiil. Kvcn llioxc who own fnniiH will Imvo to ln n.. hlstcil until Ihuy can iiu'am p't on llii-Ir feci. Tlm cxlcnl nf llm ilinns lur wn hiicIi Unit Infill charity wiik huainpi'il. diuixiicnh wiih bun prcmiiii to- ilny. 'Jhcro woro iiiniiy ciihch of Miutllpox mul typhoid. Vi(,'oroiiK no tion will Im ncncHNiiry, II wiik Hiiiil, to pruvuiit wiih'Hprcml cpuInniicH. FINE PROSPECTS FOR BANNER WHEAT CROP I'OUTI.ANl), Ore, Doc. 13. Tho piuiiilHo for tho 1011 crop of whiter wheat In Oregon, Idaho nml W'aah limtou Ih hy oiUIh tho hunt In hlatury, niTorilliiK to Uytumi II, Cohuu, com murclal filltor of tlm Journal today, Not only Iiiih thoru huou a vory huavy Inonmmi In tho ucrciiKo miwu to Kialii hut tlm yluhl pur aero proinlHon at thla tlino In hoyunil all provloua ynnrH, Coluni CBtluiatoH that tho yield will ho ll,01 (1,000 IiuhIiuIh for tho tluoj utatou, comiiurod with 5:1,857,000 hiiHlmla prudiicud on hint yoar'u win ter acroutso. AM asi an R FLOOD N IBATTLE ORDER F R I) M AIM PROVES CANARD British Minister In Mexico Denies Recclvlnu Mcssago Stntlrifj That Fletcher Had Ordered Combatants to Fl(jht Fake by Enemies. Purveyors of False News Worked So Skillfully That Story Was Sent Otu In Good Faith. MEXICO CITY. Dec. in. Hlr l.loin-l Canton, llrlllNh minister In Mia I co City, todny gave tlm follow I UK cxcliulvu lulorvluw to tlm Unltul Prims: "Tlm story that I received from Ailmlrnl Hlr Christopher Crnditock. llritish nu ul coiiiiiiniulcr In Mexican wiitiirn, 11 wlri'lmK uickmiku saying Ail mlrnl Fletcher liml stopped tlm fight ing nt Tamplco lunt night Ik abso lutely fuUo. "I rcrchod no such mrsingo, "Tlm story Ik nntriiu In uvury par ticular." Prom n scml-nftlclnl source. It wits lenruml Hint tlm mury referred to by Hlr I.Iiiih'I Him Inspired mnl dissemi nated by InlcrcBtii Inlmlrnl to l'rinl ilf nt WIIhoii. It wit to tlio (iffcrt t tint I'lctchor liml (irihirnl lioth fodcrnln mid roucl to cfimo flrliiK. tliri'OtcnliiK to ojion on tlmni with tlm Kiinlioat Wtu-ol-Iiik'm IiIk It ii iih If tlioy illnotiuyod, Tlm purveyor of thin fnlno nnwi worki'il ho Mkllfully Hint tlmy ilrcolvi'l tlm Kirrrnpoinli'iitH hero iih well as tin' jmlillr nml tlm Htory wn itciit on' In i;oinl faith nml whlnly rlrciilutud. Anmrlrmm In thu capital uiru much cxi'lldl hy It nml oiiIilrnhlu liltti'rncnM was rxpronHcil conccriiliiK tlm fiilni'liood'M iiutlmrH. UN JEER OF niifAno, i ),.,.. 1:1. iiciu,.ini.. mcnl nf Mm, Kiln llac Vninii; as Hiipcrinlcnilcut nf ChifiiKo'H public hi'IiooIh wiih ilciuniulcil of Mayor Harrison today in rcHolutloiiH adopt ed nt a meeting of 7001) club women in tho Auditorium, KoilnwiiiK her reitihlalemenl, il was further ilemnnileil Hint (loveruor Uiiiiun call a hpecial session of I he lc;!lntiiru to iiuiko uicialiers of the Mflinnl board elective, nfficialK in Hleml nf nppniiilccri of the niayor, in. nt present. lnno Aililaias mul oilier opcnktUK ileiiiiuiccil Mm. Yoiuk'h enforced rj lireincnt us tlm work of "litllc poli lieimiM." .Severnl men who tried to defond llm Hchool hoard wcro jeeivd down. "If women," paid U. K. IlumhurK, hlnrtinn to mnko a npeeeli, "were ed ilfiileil cnouh to rh to the pnUn- -" That wiih iih far nR lie not before ho wiih booed from llm Auditorium. CONWAY AND RICHET GUILTY, SAYS JURY rOHTLANI), Oro., Doc. 13. A verdict of guilty wan returned today by a Jury In tho fodornl court hero In tho case of J. T. Conway mul Frank Iilchot, Konoial innnnKor and presi dent, ronpectlvoly, of tho Oregon in land Duvolopoment eompnny, on elianum of havlnj; nilaiiHud tho United Htates iiiiiIIh In tho exploitation of laudu In Uuutrnl and Kautcru Oro koii. Thoy woro convicted on all flvo counlB In tho Indictment, which wiih returned lu March, lOlli, A roc ommondatloii or lunloncy wna mado to Jud;o Dean but no reason for thla wiih Klven. JiiiIko llean allowod tho convicted men thirty .ilaya hi which to fllo an uppllcutlon for a new trial, Tho trial lautod threo woeka and over 100 wltueaaea woro examined, Dl mm MR YOUNG PjMSKm facta vC iVT-"' TTi"!! ffWlWMB (feX TlfcwiESVf, "" "y rrS m THE DOG "G-R-R-Rl I DO V.ONDER JP4 fJHAT'S JHE POSTMAN !""" II OF $4000 ON ESPEE NKW flltl.KANS, l.n., Dec. l;t. llailroad and express delcciei mnl city and coiinly milhnrilies joined today in (he hunt for the lone bandit who pit into the expre.- ear on the Southern Pacific' Sun-et limited lait niht nt the suburb of Marahnu, fnlally wounded Well Fnrj;o Men Henucr .lames Arnold mid dropped off with money pucl&Rtw c-timiitcil lo contain $1000. Olfieialt; generally were of the opinion that tho outlaw was hidinir here and the city was Itelnc raiiMick ed for him. A Reed description wns lnckiiiR, however. Tlm success nf a number of train mbherioa in various purls of the fount ry recently hits disturbed rail road offieliiln Rrenllx and it wns ex pected a blj: row-ant would bo of fered for a rapture; It xviih learned that them was a $100,000 rash Rliipmeut on un earlier train, and express company officials thought it was this that the bandit sought. L OF MURDERING ACKER SAN KHANC1CSO, t'ul., Dee. 13. Arthur It. Coulson, a poultry dealor hero, recently convicted of the murder of (looi-go lxovnek mid Will iam Acker, xvus sentenced In lire im prisoument in Smi Quentiu prison here today by Superior .IiuIro D;inue. Tho court rallied a hlay of execu tion for twenty days to ponuit Coul son to spend Christmas and New War's with his two sous, Golden, aged 10, mid Karl, 7. IDENT VISIT TO GULFPORT WASHINGTON, Duo. 13. If con Kroaa piiHaea tho currency bill and adjourns for tho holidays, President Wilson, It wna announced this after noon, probably will ko south to (lulfport, MIbh., xvliuro ho may play Knit and Indulge lu other outdoor exorcises, mm ua M1SDFOKD. OHIWON, SATntDAV, DKCKM HttR VI, 3013. PITY THE POOR MAIL CARRIER DICING THE MERRY CHRISTMAS SEASON VSimh.r ..a V E:ja y.M i5sJ772 LOPEZ m ALIVE THREATENS DEATH TO SALT I.AKK CITY, Itah, Doc. Shift Dons Sam Idiccrs of 13. the I'tali-Apex mine, near lliughiim, told Sheiiff Smith todny that he saw and talked with Kalph Lopez Thurxduv mid Friday and had mi appointment tn see him aain xiiac time today. Tho Mexican murderer realized. Holers said, that he would never eoino out of the mine alive, but he meant In die fiuhliii);. During the piwse.s' hunts for him in tho work iuK, Lopez bud ireipient cluinees, (ho shift boss ipioted him ax sayiuR, to wipe nut xvhole iarties nt a time, hut he did not care to kill utile- it became necessary. Ho made exceptions, however, of Julio Correlln 'and Michael Stefano. former friemN, whom he bluiued for lending the officers to his hiding place. Thee, Rogers said, Lopez was anxious to mid to hi present list of six xioliins before ho himself died. FEDERAL GENERALS KACILK PASS, Tex., Dee. III. Tho capture by General Telle, Mex ican federal, nf Gomez Palacio, Lenin and Torreon was reported here to day in messages from Teller, himself to local federation sympathizers. Torreon was taken, Tellez said, af ter eight desperate assaults. Ho gavo tho number of rebels killed as 100, hut did not mention his own losses. 2800 OUT OF 3000 AT INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Dec. HI. Agent Densmoio of tho federal labor department telegraphed to Washing ton today that liSOll of (ho 11000 tenmslers who struck here recently had either gone hack to work or agreed lo do so. Their employers made uuion ugrcuuicutts with them. PURSUERS PARLIAMENT TALKS WITH ANA LONDON, Dee. 1.). DUpatche telling nf a conference at Ilennosillo, Mex., between Major Martin Archer Slice, a eonserx-alixo member of the HritiMi hnuso of ropro-entulivos, and General Carrnnza, Mexican rebel leaner, caused considerable gossip both in political and business cir cles hero todny. Convinced that the Iliierla regime was doomed xvn some llritish inter est opening negotiations with the lender of (ho ono expected Ii succeed il f Wns (he question politicians and financiers asked ono another. If any one could answer tho question, he preferred not lo do so. It was at least certain that tho major did not represent the llritish government even unofficially, since, xvith a lib eral administration, u liberal emis sary assuredly would have been chosen. Tho major's own version, ns given in cabled accounts of (he conference, wns that the Mexican situation wns likely enough to como np in parlia ment, and he thought it best to in- fonn himself concerning it. E NKW YORK, Dee. HI. Strength in stocks which havo been conspicuous ly xvenk recently marked the opening of the stock market today. A lively demand for New Haven caused that stock to rise to 07. Peunsylvaniii, Jsow lork Central and Reading also mado good gains. American Tele phono dropped a point to a new low price at llfi. Lnter individual instances of short selling mid liquidation upset the market again and prices generally went below Yosterdnyls bottom fig ures. Pennsylvania ami Now York Central made new low records and New Haven dropped to within Y$ of its lowest level. Hands were steady. Tho market closed firm. Tho biennial convention of tho Or der of Railroad Station Agents la to bo hold lu Uostou next February. BRYAN DEMANDS IINITIATIVE BILL PROTECTION FOR TOCUTPAYROLL SPANSHSUBJECT Wires Carranza on Request of Span ish Minister Against Outrages at Chihuahua City by Rebels Against Subjects of Alfonso. Notwithstanding Protests of Admiral Fletcher, Prisoners of War Hanged hy Both Sides at Tamplco. WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, Not wltliBtnmllng protests by Admiral 1-lctchcr, both federals and rebels alike hanged their prisoners of war In sight of the town and the ships off shore at Tamplco, states messages received from tho admiral today. Fletcher's protents and the threat ening nttitudo General Villa has as sumed toward Spaniards In Chihua hua City mado tho Mexican situation serious. Spain Fill Protest The Spanish ambassador here fllel a formal demand for protection of King Alfonso's subjects. Just what was said In tho ensuing communica tion sent by tho state department to Generals-Carranza and Villa, Secre tary Ilryan did not tell, but It wan known that It wns peremptory, em phatic and mado It clear to both the rebel leaders that tho Washington numimsiration win hold them per sonally responsible for all foreigners' safety throughout the torrltory hold by their forces. Tho fear was plainly expressed that tho murder of any Spanish resi dents of Chihuahua City would com pel American Intervention la Mexico. WRECK TRAIN TO CLKVKLANI), Ohio, Dec 13. An attempt to kill President Andrew Smith of tho New York railroad In a train was what detectives today termed tho ditching of tho Lake Shoro's Kngland express uear Wlck llffo last midnight. Though tho suapected plot failed so far as Smith was concerned, hU prlvato car nt tho train's rear not oven leaving tho rails, four mail cars, a combination coach and throo Pullmans jumping tho track and only steel construction saved tho passen gers, while tho locomotlvo rolled com pletely over, killing tho fireman and seriously Injuring tho engineer. Smith rushed from his car and saw four men running from tho sceno. "Are you all lu tho ditch?" ono of tho men asked Smith. FRANCE VOTES THANKS FOR LOST MASTERPIECE PARIS, Dee. 13. -Tho recovery of (ho "Mona Lisa" was Iho chief topio of discussion lit today's eabinot meeting. Government business, was forgotten xvhilo tho ministers con gratulated themselves ami tho coun try on its good fortune. Tho event ovidently was regarded as possess ing an importance hard for an Anglo Saxon to imagine. Tho minister of public, instruction thon scut tho nation's thanks to Rome and ait official of arts will go to Rome to reeoivo tho painting. T 'S BILL WASHINGON, Doc. 13. Hearings boforo tho honso merchant marine committee on Sonator I.nFollotto'a seamou'a labor bill began today. Tho mensuro la opposed by ocean nnd lako shipping Interests. KILL PRESIDENT OF EN LIN N. 220 OF CITY FILED Measure Restores Charter to Orig inal Form, Taking Off Salaries of Mayor and Ccuncilmcn, Who Arc Expected to Serve Gratia. Will Be Submitted to People for .Vote at January Election Saves $2700 a Year to Taxpayers. Tho Initiative petition for tho amendment of section IS of tho city charter, taking tho salary off mayor nnd councllmen, and restoring tho charter to Its original form, under which neither mayor nor council were paid for services, was film! Jth the city recorder Friday by Horace Nicholson and Fred Mears. It con tained 341 signatures, over tho 15 per cent required under tho law. Tho petition will be submitted to the peoplo at tho January election to bo acted upon, and Is pretty cer tain to carry by a largo majority, ns it will gavo tho taxpayers $2700 a year In expenses. Not until threo years ago did tho mayor and council recclvo a salary. Then on account of tho vast nmoant of public work In progress, tho sal ary was voted. As thero Is Ilttlo pub lic work now, tho originators of tho petition, hold thero Is no necessity for salaries. Neither Grants Pass nor Ashland pay such salaries. The amendment reads as follews: The people of tho city of Medford do ordain, that section 18 of tho char ter of tho city .ot Medford, Oregon, be, and tho same hereby Is, amended ro as to read as follews: Section 18. Neither tho niayor, nor any councilman of tho city of Medford, Oregon, nor tho president of tho council, shall rocelvo any sal ary or compensation for any service performed by them, or any of thorn, nor shall such mayor, councilman, or president of tho council, bo a party to, or Interested directly or indirectly in any contract to which said city is a party, or in which it haB an interest. or over which It has supervision or routrol. If any such mayor, councilman or president ot tho council, shall draw any salary or recolvo nny componsa Hon for his services as such, or bo di rectly or ludirectly interested in, or n party to, any such contract, thoy Bhnll bo guilty of malfeasance In of fice and shall forfeit such office. Provided, that when tho mayor of any councilman is required to per form special or extraordinary serv tces, uot strictly within his duties, as such officer, ho shall bo reim bursed for auy money actually ex pended by him in such service, tho claim therefor to bo audited and passed upon as other claims against said city. IS E PORTLAND, Or., Dee. IH Se verely censuring tho xvifo and nssert- ing that sho had cunningly devised to deprive him of his property, Circuit Court Jutlgo Henry McGinn today granted a deerco of riivoroo to Dr. Henry Waldo' Coo from Viola M. Coe. Coo is ono of tho most prom inent members of tho progrcso party in tho northwest, and Mrs, Coo, is equally prominent In club and suf frngist circles. Judge McGinn decreed that tho family homo in Portland, valued at nearly $100,000, is held only in trut-t hy Mrs. Coe, instead or being her in dividual property, as claimed. Other property righta were also settled. WOLGAST NEAR-RANCH S0LD T0 ARNETT IJarkdull and Miles Friday sold to M. V. Ilamott of Los Angeles fpr $18,000 tho F, L, Heath ranch near Kaglo Point once sold to Ad Wolgast for 117,000. tho ox-llghtwolght kins ronlgglng on tho deal. Harnett took pousosslou at once. DOCTOR C GRANTED DIVORC i ;$-