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V 4 n'nf"' '' A 207 nni strUt Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER I'nlr tonight nml Friday- Mutr. II; Mlu. illt I'rc. .0.1. 4, I rorly -tlilrtl Yeitr. IMIIv -Kluhlli Yrnr SENATE WORKS A 1 N Or.o Alter Another of the Hltchcuck Amendments Arc Voted Down by Htirrow Mnrfjlns Gold Reserve Is Matlo Forty Per Cent. President Confident ot Slunlnil Mens urc liy Christmas Tlmo, Mnkes Plans for Spcndlnn Holidays. WAHIIINUTON, Dec IH.Tho ctir uuicy 1111 was "rnllrondod" In thu nciintn today xvhen tho fifteen mtntito iorrh rule bocnmtt offer Ivo, A cau cus, nt which -nvornl proposed amendment- will Iim discussed, win scheduled for toiilKlit. One after another Senator Hitch cock's Amendments were xnlcd down. Tint mnoiidmonl I iy which it wan Miught Id increase Iho gold resorxo behind rcfli'mt imti'H ftotu .'llt'i to Ifi por cent of lint nolo' tutiil was (mI. I- to -l, The deinneriitio cull 'UN agreed n increase tint roiri' In ID per cent. Fnity-throo In firtv was tlio xnl. ngiiinst tlm proposal to iiicicusc llu' ixorxu Ihiiikn' itiliiiiiiiiiii enpnnty ri..in :i,ooo,ooo to $-.,000,000. Senator Hunt supported tho dir nuruts lu uprising I'm I'Iiiii In lni the KllMTIIIIlCIlt instead of till llll'in- liur hunk dino-it u iiinjorily of the MfrH liiiiml director. The xnte in fnxor of lunik control xvn II In lilt. Tlio Hitchcock plan In have stock in (In regional luniks sold to lint nub liit instead of to member bank, win, di-fonted II to .'17. Tlio Hitchcock amendment having Imhmi disposed of. thu lunula took up roimlilarnllon of tlioni offered by Senator Owen. In view of tlio fnct Hint tho cur roney hill undoubtedly will bo ready for Mm to sign early mtxi wool:, I'roMilont Wilson' vnrntlnit plan took protly definite ilmpo today. Wll.nn to (Jo South Tim president will li'iivn NVnuliliiR loii for lint houth n noon nil tint bill In nut of tlio wny nml remain nt louit two xrooks niut pi'rluipii three. Thoro rnrtnlnly will bit no Now Years rn roptlnn nt thu xvhlto hdiiiii nml tho illplomntlo reception not for January fi limy bo pos poncil that thu chief oxocutlxn inuy tu kit ii loiiKor rout. Tho Wilsons will Klvo tonight lliolr first cabinet illnnor nt thu whlto hiitiMt. Ilosldcs tho cabinet mom hnrM, .Mnyor-Kloet John l'urruy Mil cliell of Now York nml u fow other speolnlly Inxltcd guests will bu pros out, 10 E CITY TICKET A muss mooting of eitlxons In pro test notions of tint t'ttv iiiliiiiniHtra lion mid o unmiimtit a city tiokot fur tho coming election is generally favored unit in nil probability it coin inilleo of olli.cus will Ikhiio n cull for hiicli u liieetiii In tint near fit. tui'i. Iteenll pelilioim i ini lining k( orally niniieil, tho desire for u now ileal all arniiiiil IioIiik hlinnilnted by tho rofiiHitl of tho council to Hiibmit tho inllintivo petition nuicuiliug tho ohai'lor (o reiuovo HiilurieH of mayor mill council to a vole of tho people. Thoro Ih lillln iloubt hut that tho luovoinout to tuort,rmilr.o city affairs on n biiNinnxs IiiisIh Ik iuohI popular and every efl'oit will bo inailo to ho euro n tieltet ooinpncd of puhlio hpirilcil oltizeiiH willing to ilevnto lime and i'iioi'ky to Htiaiuhtoninir out (ho bud iiiuddlu of city fiiiiinccri, Many lending clti.eiiH have been men tioned for place on hiicIi u tiokot and oivii) patriotism will uudoubtcdly Indiutp them to conseiil to beliiK can iliduleH. DKNVKK, Colo., Dec. 18. That tho city coiniulHNioucrn hud pinoon liuled a coinmuiiioatiou from JuiIko I.iudituy UHkin' a .fJOOO appropria tion o kIii;o a jiivcniht court ox lilbil al llin Kan I'Vanciuco fair, loiikod out today, 1 mm NAM SEEM PROBABLE E; E Burleson Tells President Pcstofflcc Department Has Surplus Enounlj to Place One Cent Postage In Op eration a! Any Time Now. Lewis Bill for Government Owner ship of Telephones to Be Supplant ed by Administration Measure. WAHIIINUTON. Dor. 1 8.-Tlio blil ilrnwu by Hciintor J. limn I.owIh ot IIIIiiiiIh, provldliiK for Kuvcniiuoitt owiiernlilp of tuluphoiie-, did not meet with thu eutlro miprovnt of thu Wil li on HilinlnlHtrntloii. Thin much wn innilo cortnln todny whou hotino lender- nilinltted thuy contemplated Introducing nt thin nen nIoii ii bill provlilliiK Kovernineiit own- orithlp of tilepliono nml (olograph linen, framed nt tho direction of l'ot Mn-ter (Jeaernl lliirlcaon. KoIIowIiik nii'cxmultintlon of I.owIh propoiod iiiuaiiiru by lliirlonou nml hl nmilMtnutM. It wa niiiiounicd to day Hint tho tormer'- hill would bo wltlihold nmt nil ndiiilnUtrntluu men miro (iiliHtltutod nml Introduced, pro viding It uiuutH wth Itlm npprovnl of a democratic rnuni. It wax ex pected Hint Ncproontntlvo Moon clinlrninii of (hit Iioiihu pint office committee, would Introduce thu bill. It wnii roixlderod cortnln that l'rejldeiit WIIhoii fnvorn Rovarntnunl owncr-hlp of telephone mid telegraph linen, but It undecided regarding tho wUiluui of tnkln'g them otur nt this time, llurlenon ha ndvUed tho irelilent that bin ilepnnment had u cou-ldor-nhln mirpliu on hand nml tlmt thu proposed one-rent pontage plnn could bo tint Into oporntlou nt any lliuo now llurlenon think, hv'eer, that ntuiiil- tnneoiiH with tho pontnl reduction, tho government should Inltlnto n plnu for taking ocr thu telephone, nml telegraph linen, l-'lrnt AitnUtnut I'o-tmnntor icn oral ltoper Hnld thli afternoon that n committee had hcon liivcutlgatlng n plnn for nix uiontlin to talio over thu two public utllltli'H and that It wm expected to report noon. "Wo felt," ho iiald, "thul KiiglUh dccl'IniM holding Hint n telegram Is n letter, nml Hint thu telephone, to nil Intetitn mid purponrH, In thu gaum an thu telegraph, wilt HUtitaln thu n 1 iiilulHtriitlou In ItH inoo townrd gov oriiuivnt ownernlilp," I WASHINOTON', Dec. 18.-Secretaries (Inriihiin mid Daniels of the war hud navy departments today re ported to l'loMilent Wjlhon the result of their invoMiniilion into the Ciirn buo banquet, at which tho pie.sidenl eoiihidered that aiuiy mid navy offi cers Hatiiixed his Philippine policy and lidieiiled members of his cab inet. Tho war and navy secrelniics in. untied (bat their repot t recom mended definite action, but would not say whnt it wns, It was believed thuy HiiKk'i'.-li'd repiiuimiils, 'S COLD BETTER TODAY WASUINCITOX, Dee. IH. Tho cold which has kept President Wit Hon confined to thu while house for mora tlmn a week contiiiueil to ini provo today. It was announced, liowovcr, that tho president would not visit tho o.xooutivo offices until next week, in tho iiiemitiiuo attend iiiK' to routiuo duties in his office ul thu while house. WOULD IMPORT DANISH BUTTER TO OREGON 1'Oim.ANI), Or., Dec. 18. Hep reseutntives of Danish creamery in terests bewail n oampaiKii hero to iluv to create u demand for butter I'ioiii Denmark to bo (.hipped with I bo oj)cniii(,' of (ho I'uuiiMH Vltutll, mm a m l IN N u u MRDFOIU"). , j TWO MOST BEAUTIFUL Jtrj ,JC. 20771ftS, Paul llelleu, who lui kciii itinity bemiliful Amcricmi women, ban ju-t picked Mr. L. M. Thotnim mid Mi"- Vera .MhxwcII -iin Iho tiioxl beiiutiful of nil. lie m the kind of mi urtcn ACCUSED FOOD IN SEATTLE SKATTI.B, Wank, Dec 18. Tho snlo ot ndultorated canned niontn In .Seattle, tlelgnated hh "filthy, dccouir poind mid putrid animal vubntnncu, unfit for hiimnn food," wa charged ngaltnit HuUhcrger mid SonN company of America, ono of thu large-t pock ing flnim ot thu country, with n Ben Ho brniich, In n complaint sworn to thin morning before Juatlco of thu lVaco Fred C. Ilrown by Deputy 1'ro neciitlng Attorney Crawford 12. White. It. 11. Codrny, manager, nml 11. Fried, naleeman, nro nUo named us dofendants In thu complaint. Tho nrrcM of tho coinpnny rcpro eutntlves Is ordered on thu ono poclftc chnrgu of nelllng a comlgu ineut of Impure food to 11. A. 12bn lant January. Tho jnoats woro -oUu'l by Htato Food luspcctora J. J, lllg iilim mid W, II. Adams. On January 10, 1H13, Kha, ac cording to thu complaint bought from tho HuUticrgor company t.1C cnua ot "Advnuco brand lunch tongue," nml I 'JO caiiH of "Vienna htjlo brand hiuoked Biuuago." HpcclmoiiH picked nt random from tho coiinlgninent uhow- that tho "lunch toiiKiio" contains an, 100 bacteria por ounce mid that thu smoked nausago ronUliiB no los thnn 1 1 1,000 bactorl.x to thu ounce. Tho "Advmico brand lunch tonguo" wns lu an advanced atato ot decompo sltlon nml U nt least seven yonra old, according to caloulatlona mid thero Is n poanllilllty that It Is more thnn 20 yenra ot nge. Huliberger nml Sons woro fined 1500 nml coats last summer on a chargo of mlHlirandlng. Tho supremo court atiatalued tho fine. - It Is declared by tho prosecutor Hint other packers will bo arrested on similar charges. HERZOG SEEKS JOB CINCINNATI, Ohio, Doc. IS. Thlrdlmsomnu llerxog, formerly ot tho Now York (limits, expected to formally apply today for tho man agership of tho Cincinnati Hods ot tho National League. August Uorr mail, president ot tho club, had not officially heard" whether Charles Kb botta, president ot tho llrooklyn club, Intended to forco tho Hods to fulfill tho agreement Herrmann nuulo with Kbbutta regarding tlio salo ot Joo Tinker. SAILORS GET SMALLPOX ON MEDITERRANEAN TRIP (1UAXTAXAM0, Cubit, Dee. 18. Tho U. S. S. Ohio nrrived at Cniinnu from tho Mediterranean today with Iwonly fever mid wn smnlliox vif lillts v" hvVl, lBMflBfHMKUw. WyTWBBiMWx 1 KIiQlijflHiBHnll J-w----V. it rjx'm !!.' IWj -" """VMi'J"J"""J vov. ia-'' . :v' .. .-iiA-irwLiTW-t ojmrs's vgtj PACKERS OF SELLING IMPURE OlflWON, TliritHDAY, AMERICAN WOMEN, SAYS PAUL l m UTiTr Jb i Jr-j' Mr -M -C-JT U UL. XVlTiTiTiTiTiTiTiTiTiTiT - I Z; s(2 JL- who ought to know what he ih lnlk- Mre. Thotnni n -rt'll-knowti mi iiiu about. H'w cieririlt m fihii.p riity wrunnn of New York. .Mi- jMirlrnita of womuti on "dry plate-," .Mitxuell has been lv fnvored soe! ninl Ho eu.circ'finfui bun ho been Hint liillv. She wuh n inember of F. Zic lm receive 100$ fr n very Ktnull fold's "Follies of 1011" mid wan one poylmit. f 1"' he tnr. FUEL TRUST SELLS 4i ECOAL IT SAN' FKANCISGO, Cnl.. Dec. IS. I'nwillint: ndmicwun that the Wes tern Fuel compmjy sold i!"00 tons more coal in 1110U Jhmi the company had bought was vtaing -Xrom David j C. Xoreross, scereinry of the corpo j rnlioii, by povcnnnent uttorues to day, it came iliiniic tlio moniin session of the trinl of the eight Western Fuel company directors nml officials, charged with defrmuliii tho piverniuent of customs duties. (Awl Sold In i:ros Xorerosh' ndmisAUiu followed the introduction of n report is-ued bv John i. Howard, president of the corporation. One item showed that Iho company had an "over run" of Australian coal worth 'J1,S".". Af ter Iwenly tniniitc- of iiie-tiouiug by Special v (Sox eminent Froseeutor Itoehc, X'orero-s udiuitted this sum represented either coal on hand or coal sold in twees of thu ipuintity bought. t ho govorunicnt nllornej's xvcre jubilant oxer XorertisV ndini-iou, claiming it eonelii-ixelv proxed the governiuenl's chargo that the corpo ration practiced 'Vhort xveighiug and ned false untie,-." A bitter fight between the attor neys ill tho eiiMt wns launched when Itocho nttompted to introduce ns evidence the so-called ''.Mills hook-," which xvero alleged to be yearly diar ies kept by Supeiinlcndont Mills, one of tho defendants. Judge Dooliu.; finally ruled they went porinis-ibk. Tho first entry li'oche rend from the honl-a will ilnled .liinnnt-v 11)01, Over nml read ns follows; "From tho Conininucho. G0,7o-." rieads Igiiontiico Koeho tried vainly to get Xoreross to nduiit that tho item referred t' thu coal bargo ronimmicho and mount Hint it cm lied fifty tons mid 7113 pounds inoto of coal thai) the company had paid for. ''I cannot explain just xxhnt i meant by the item in tho book," said Xoreross. ''1 never saw it before and do not know anything about it." GETS FOUR YEARS SAX FRANCISCO, Cal Dec. 18. Four years in San Ouenlin prison was tlio sentence imposed hero t day upon Frederick William Dastian, tho "$100,000 burglar," by Superior Judge Cahaniss, Josephine Hnstinn, tho burglar's pretty 17-year-old sis lor, broke down when sentence xvas nrououueed, A Hastiuu Is not n oitir.cn of tho United States, ho will ho deported as soon ns his tcini o- piros, M AN ACTUALLY AD DKf'lCMUMU 18, V.)V.. HELLEU, FRENCH ARTIST JKaxcjeJl TO SALKM, Or.. Dec. 18.- The emer gency board today refu-cil to author i.c u deficiency appropriation of $.0,000 to enable the state highway department to give inunediate ciu-pluyuicnt-to some of tlm.liuiulrcdc.of jobless men in the state. The board turned down the rcque-t of Governor West for funds to ameliorate the condition of the unemployed by a vote of 5 to 1. The members voting ngnint the proved appropriation stated that thuy did so on legal ground-:, holding that the board did not have author ity to lnko such nctiou. Several members of the hoard urged the governor to call a sH!eiul cs..iom of tho legislature, giving ns- suninee that they would work for mi appropriation by that body. Following the meeting of the board Governor West indicated that he would adopt other measure to meet the situation. LETTER WRITER ADMITS l.O.S ANGKI.KS, Cnl.. Dec. IS. Frank K. Young ot Long Ileacli pleaded guilty today In tho suporlor court to writing a threatening letter to Mrs. Kitty Uahronburg ot Long Iloach to extort G00. Ho n-ked for probation. Judge Craig took the ense under advlsomeut until Dccom bor 23. Young, wlioao xvlto la n tenipcranco worker known throughout California, was accused ot writing n letter to Mrs, liahrenburg over tho signature "Suuset Detectlxo Agency," thrcnt elng to exposo her relations with "Mr, Y." unless sho left $000 nt n desig nated place. AT WASUIXGTOX, Dec. 18. Mayor h'ico xvns today appointed postmas ter at1 Siskiyou, Jackson county, vice W. A. I'ear&on. Tho folloxviug Ore gon postmasters weie couiiiiuea in effice: Joso K. l'ope', llutte, Luke county; Francis A. ltemiiiglou, Lake, Lake county, and Mrs. Anna M. Long, Sink, Luke count'. ' DRY GOODS CLERK DEAD FROM LYS0L POISONING SAN FHANCISCO. Cnl., Dec. IS. Miss Uuttlo Katz, 30 years of ago, a pretty dry goods clerk, xvua found (load from Lytol poisoning today in n hotel hero. Tho police nro Inves tigating. ' BA GOVERNOR N WORK UNEMPLOYED TELL GOVERNOR A I OR FACERECALL Five Hundred Colorado Trades Unionists March en State House to Deliver Ultimatum to Governor In Connection With Strike. Mother Jones Heads Procession Convention Adopts Resolutions Fa voring Statewide Strike. DKXVKIC, Colo.. Dec. 18.-Gover nor Ammons refused etuphutieally to accede to the demands mode on him by n trades unionist delegation today on behalf of Colorado's striking min ers. It xas believed the unionists xvould nox'erthcless nxxait the exiiirn lion of the fivc-dny Kriod named in their ultimatum before acting. If he faticks to his decision it was under stood n general strike will then hi called mid circulation begun of the petition for the goxernor's recall. DENVKIt, Colo.. Dec. 18. Flvo hundred trades unionists marched on the itatc hou-o today to deliver aa ultimatum to Governor Ammons In connection with tho Colorado coal field strike. Tho delegation Included repre sentatives from locals throughout tho entire state. They wanted tho mi litia recalled from tho strikebound districts. Also, they demanded the removal of Adjutant General Chase, udgo Advocate Uoughton and other high officers ot the state national guard. Finally, they Insisted that the strikers now held prisoners hy, the military authorities bo turned oxer to (he civil courts for trial. Tho governor was given five days within which to make up his mind whether or not to comply with thee demands. If he failed to do so, they announced they would begin Immed iately tho circulation ot a petition for his recall. The delegation carried several American flags on Its march from Union headquarters to tho capltol. As they wont tho delegates sang tho "Strike Song" to the air ot tho "Ilattlo Cry of Freedom." Mother Jouesand and union officials led .he procession. With few dissenting voices tho con vention adopted resolutions last night favoring a statewldo strike ot all union labor in sympathy with the miners. Tho state federation's exe cutive commlUeo was authorized to call the walkout without further in structions ami at a moment's notice (Continued on Tago C) L TO E XKW YORK. Dec. 18. President Theodore X. Vail of the American Telephone it Telegraph company caiuo out definitely today ns oppos ed to publio ownership of such nub Ho utilities ns those under his man agement. "Expcrienco hns shown govern ment ownership as unsatisfactory as private," ho said, telephoning fmm Lyndonville, Vt. "It has beci tried in other countries and has not prov ed u success. "Of course, if tho government wants to absoib tho lines it cm., but n grent nppropiintion would be nec essary. Thero is a long step be txveen appraising properties und tak ing them over." E NEWCASTLE. Colo.. Dec. IS. Thlrty-flvo corpses had been recov ered from tho explosion xvrocked Vul can coal mine near here. It xvas be lieved only two m oio remained lu the mlno. An investigation by Mlno Inspector JDalrymplo and an Inquest xvero bo- K". Tho victims' funerals will bo hold lomorioxv, NO. 2fs0 DIAZ LAUNCHES NEW REBELLION WITH ZAPATA Orozco, Salazar and Gomez United In New Revolt Rumcrs of Im pending Attacks on Capital Dis turb Inhabitants. Stcry of Modified Demand for Huer ta's Retirement Pronounced False hood. MKXICO CITY, Dee. 18. Word was received here this afternoon of the Orozeo-Snln-nr rebellion. Orozco nt least defied Iluerta because he xvas tired of continuing unpaid. A telegram xvas received from him nt the war office sniug ho would fiirht tho fcdcrnls unless the government paid him .'1000 peos xveckly tor him self and his men. It xvas assumed that Snlaznr rebelled for the sntno reason. Tho garrison here is on tho verge of folloxving their cxnmple. It was understood this nftcrnoon that tho government had on ha-ul only 1,000,000 rounds of miimiiul tion. n shipment supposed to he on its way from Japan having failed to nrrive. MKXICO CITY, Dec. 18.-Ui.ilcd Stntes Charge d'Affaires O'Shnugh nessy and Foreign Minister Mohcuii joined today in chnnictcri.ing ns "only another he" n story tele graphed to this morning's American nexx-spapers, n winch it xvas stated O'Shaughnessv had handed to Pres ident Iluertn n modified. demand; for the latter's retirement. The air xvas thick today xvith ru mors of imKiidiiigattnck.s.,m tho cnpitnl. Tho Zapatistas were closing in on it, according to one account. Gen eral Villa xvas about to march on it with l.'i.OOO rebels from Chihuahua City, according to another. Thu rebel force beaten off hist xveek from Tampico xvero nbout to descend either on Mexico City or Vera Cruz, according to n third. Itauk runs continued. Ilig failures xvero expect ed momentarily. Generals Orozco and Salnzar, Huertistns hitherto, Felix Diaz mid Emilio Vnsipjez Gomez joined today in launching mi entirely new rebel lion. They said the Zapatistas xveru willing to combine with them. COUNCILIKS PRISON CELLS FOR Prosecution ot slgnors on the ini tiative bill to reiuovo salaries from mayor and council who nro delin quent lu assessments has beou ser iously considered by tho council, and tho threat has been used to Intimi date signers ot the recall petitions. Tho prosecution, states City At torney MeCabe, would bo based upon tho warning printed at tho top ot all Initiative petitions which rends an follews: "Warulug. It Is a felony for auy one to sign any Initiative or referen dum petition with any other uamo than his own, or to knoxvlngly sign his uamo moru than ouco for thu smuo mensuro or to sign such peti tion xvheu he Is not a legal voter." Thu city attorney contends that oil account of ot tho charter provision declaring persons delinquent on Im provement assessments, delinquents signing tho Initiative bill nro guilty ot folony, because not legal voters un der legal voters under tho charter. However, as this clause in tho charter Is unconstitutional, tho talk of prosecutions Is simply blutf for lnttmldatlou purposes. City Attorney McCaho and thu council conferred today on tho ad visability ot offering an amendment to the city charter to bo voted upon at the cty election, repealing tho clause depriving u citizen ot his yolo because his assessments wero duln quont. As the clause Is contrary to tho state and national constitutions tho action la unnecesaary'nud waste of tlmo. PETTON SIGNERS