Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, December 22, 1913, SECOND EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Texti1 . . - . - ... fc... , , ,i ji. i , t i I . ! i i'Mm lP0i"9t' i ' - ii ' " ; Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Itnlti tonight niul tomorrow .Mat. IHj .Mln. Hit; Pro. ,0U. roriytlilrcl Yrnir, DkIIv KIhIiUi Yimr A BK F President Issues Memorial llrprl manilliiii Army ami Navy Men ne sini)5ll)lc for Violation Trnilltlons o (lie Service. VKIIINUTON, Dee. 22. Presi dent WIImhi Issued today it iiiiiiiiirl.tl iiiirliiiiiinlliih' llioni) p'Spoiislblo for tlm pioginm of songs and kldtH nl tlio recent iiiuiiml it In tier (if thu Cnrnbuo society, mi orKniilriitliiii (if army nml ii: nffli'oru wlui lino served In thu l'lillliiliioM, lit which lio considered tluil liU Insular policy n n satlrUefl nml iih'IiiImhh of It In cabinet wcro ridi culed Sharp Itcliul.n Mnilit "The of(liiH responsible for thu pronrnui of tlio iimiiiIiik." tint prom ili'iil vitiilc, In part, uildroliiK Hoi H'IiiiIi'm din i Iron Mini Pniilol tif the war nml tint) iliquutniwit, "ci'ttnlnly nn ili'Ki'tvlnic of very surlou repri mand, which I hereby inquest do ml iiilnltprH, utnl I tnnnol rid mysoU of h feeling of ureal disappointment t lilt t tit Kiiirat body of officers as kiiiIIh1 al lliu dinner, should havo wonted tlui earning out of biicIi i liroKram with apparent Indifference to th fart that It violated somo of Hid numt illxuKli'il mill sacred tradi tion of th" service. "What are w to think of officii" of (hn army anil navy who roRnrd It an 'fun' to bring tholr official superior tnlo rldlculo nml policies of thu gov ornini'iil the) am sworn to servo with iiunumttoulnje loyalty Into roiituintt? If tli In In tholr Idea or fun, what Is llinlr lilea or duty? If tiny do not hold lit) ally above nil silly oMenes cme of childish wit. what nhoul their profession do tut;)' hold sa cred ? Itocall Men , "My purpose In adinlulstcrlnr. thin reprimand Is to recall thu men re sponsible for this lowering or the utamlard to tholr Ideals, to rumlnd tliitfii of tlio high conscience wiih which ttioy ought to put duty nbovo pnrKoital IndulKonro mid to think j! HioiiihhHihi at ri'Hiinillio incn and ai t nml id nolillwrn, uvnn whllo uiniultit; thMUttK'lvrii mi dloomout." It wiih annoiiuooil that tlio momliurit or thu hauiUit eommlttci). lucludlnt; Admiral Howard, .Major (ionrral Ulildli-, llrlKadlt'r Ccurral Mclutyro mid ( oloni'l lloUtaiiil, will ho repri manded puhlkly, ' SI HILL PREDICTS l'OltTI.XN'l), Ore, Dee ,22 "When I eini'Wd front the hopoful' neHH of the went, I pitaaed throiiKh , wall or pehMltiiUut Into thu I'.locim of tint eitMt," mild Hitmuel Hill, pnml dent of tlio NprthwoKtoru Home Telephone company, and Kod mails advocate, on hla hduru today from n ttlp to tlio Atlantic coast. Coutlu iiIiik, ho ndded: "If the currency hill pannea I look for a ;rent orn of properlty. Hi I'hllndulphhi 1 talked with tlio repro nentatlvo of twonty-Bovnn JarKo cot ton inanufacturlim and ho mild that tlio new tnrltr wnu not affcrtlntr tlio cntton Uado and that laiKo ordorri were eomlui; from China." Hill would mako no comment on tlio proponed dlvoi'co of the American Telephone nml Telophono company nud tho WiiHtern Union Tolenrnpli eompuny, ulmply nnylnit: "Tho it tor Ih entirely In tho handx of (ho liovernnienl and no douht will ho winked out nntlafnclorlly." EASTERN BROOK FRY IN WAHIIINOTON, Doc. 22. Sountor Chamberlain received n lettor todav from Stalo (Innio Wardon I'liiloy au Iiik him to uro tho bureau of flnh oi'Icb to allow OrcKon uno millltnu brook trout cbkb, liiHtond of tho C00, 000 originally tmlted for, na thoro Ih u bit; douiaud for brook trout by weuturu Hpoititiuuu, Rouutor Cham berlain will take up tho matter with Hio fUlieilca bureau, ONE 11 0 PROSPERITY A PARTISANSHIP HALTS PASSAGE CURRENCY BILL Republicans Block Immediate Action liy Olijcctlnii to Suspension of Rules Conferees' Report to Re Followed by Two Hours' Debate. WAHIIINOTON, Dee. 22. I'rn aporU ror action on thu currency bill t tilt afternoon cre dark. Kepuhllran momherit or thu neunto wero expected to block Immedlato ac tion by objection to tho niiHieunlnu or the rule, which require that urn fereuco report iiiiihI lie over a day before they are railed tit. The formal report. of tho conferee wan expected to reach both hoimen of conKrcM lulo today, Democratic hotuo leaditrx obtained Hut eminent of tho minority mem horn to begin Immedlato coimldera tlon or (bo reojilr, Majority Lender MndorAood prenilHlni: to allow at leant two bourn for debate. WAKIIINdTOtf, Dee. 'J'J.- Imlien tioux eurlv lodity ere tluil Hie eur reitey lilll would hihh iiinnreH nud lie hikuciI by Provident Wilnon lie. fore nielli. The Iiouhi wan not ex Mieleil Nt'rioitnly lo oitpone the joint conferenco eoniuilllee'H t'oiupnimUo mcnutirc. Tim bill u Kuen tlm rfclil of wny in belli hotiMCH loilay, nml ml jourmueiit will follow iik hooii oh the prciilciit miik it. Soiito npMiHitii)it wiih expeeled lit llio Mcitnle lo Hip lo'reenienl of Hie eoufereeri lo hlrike from the bill (he senate ptovixitm for mi iiiHiirmieo ftunl lo piurnutoe dt'K)niU In imlioual ItaitLs. AKreementx Itenrheil The more it;reemriiU renclicil at the joint conference committee meet iiu' follew: .Striking out Hie nviintc iiiiipikI nieitt wlueli wouli! allow the tiiu of the new feiternl rof-eno nolen iik bank iecren; that the minimum capital Mock of inch regional bank be $1,000,000, n comproniiNo between tlio $.'1,000,000 iiiiuimiim of the mmi ale lull nml the .fi.OllO.ODO minimum of lliu InMixe ineoHiire. Ah Mti hi uh he hIih (lie currcne lull I'rehiilent Wilson plauneil to lcae for I'okh Cliriotimi, Miss., for u three week' vneation, Kepuhlienu eonfereert weie culled into it joint conference iiicctiiiir to tiny over the currency bill. They claimed it wiik the firxt lime they bail been linked to take part in the framing of tlm cotifeieiico bill( ami wcro extremely hitler. ronrerven Mo-l llttcr "For Hid first time in cit-blcci) vcnrH," Hiiid Senntor N'i'Ikoii of Min neHoln, "the miuoiity ineniberH of a eiinfcrenee commitlee linvo been barred on oilier Hutu pmly ipies lioiiH, 1 hope to live until Ibe u publican piuty in nmiin restored to power, mo it may c've the ilemoerutK Home of their own medicine." Senator Hiixtow of KnusnH wan IiikIiIv iuceiiHcil. "Cerlninly I did not Ripi the con ferenco report," he ileulareil. "Do you Hiippohii I would niu'ii fiomelbiu I know iiolbiiiK nboittl If 1 thoucjit I could beat the bill in Hie senate I would certainly try, but 1 do not wont to delay oilier miiHera. The iiiHcrlimi of the bunk ilcpotils pinr untee feature into the bill mid its witlidrnwnl in 'conferenco wna jusl (iluin buocomc. It wiih originally put in Hie iiichhiiio to bluff Hie peo ple." Name n Comptroller President Wilson iliscovercd llii- itflurnoon Hint bo must name n comptroller of tlio currency before oi'Hiiiii.alioii under (ho currency bill may be proceeded with. Thomas Kane in notiiiK comptroller, ami it wiih considered probable (bat bis nomination for (lie portion would be sent to lliu senate before the holiday recess. l'rcbident Wilson1 ileclnroil tluil lie would hIk'1 Hio eurronoy bill uh kooii ns it rcucboH the white bouse. It wiih (loclnred that bo entirely iip proved of tho compromlso nicnsiifc. He is Hiiid to bomrlicubuly ilcuseil with Hie "orKiinlxnlioii eommitteo" )luu, This, it is Haiti, will k'ivo him time to consider the best eunilidales for the federal reserve bourd with out ik'liiyinj,' its operation. MEDFORD. THE LARGEST FORCEDTOCLOSE Panic In Business Circles Follows Suspension of Bin Financial Con cerns Speedy End of Hutrta's Rcjilmc Is Predicted. .MKXICO CITY, Dec 'JL'.-Thc Hauco Central, Hid Hank of luidoii nud Mexico nml the Hanco Kueioniil cluM'il their door todny. They were tlm three largest finaiieiat iustilii tiotiH In Mexico, On nil of tliciu rniw biive been in projjiesK for oev eral days. The result of the three banks' col Inpxi) was nit iimneiliato panic in liiiMiiifHri citelex. The iinoiev string ency in Hie Mexican capital was nl inoht unlii'licMilile. Aside fnmi the commercial cmliainiHmciil natiiral lv to have bwii expected, individual lioblerH of nil soil of currency were convinced that they would lone their money. It wu believed the faihiioM meant the nMeily end of I'rVMilent llucrtn'i. lejciine. The dictator did bin bent, how ever, to Htnvo ofr dlnater by an nounrluK that ho would call a na tional holiday from todny until Jan uary 1. to dvu tho ibaky Institution! time to recuperate. Tho bankers, Indeed, said they could open tomorrow, If nccetiary. Tho ruim, It was admitted, had almont I'XhamMed their liquid rcsotirccii. T1m one on tho Hank of London and Mexico followed Ita failure to meet Hn ncml-anuual dividend, lluerta, directors of tho local pri vate bauku and offlclula of tho statu bunk dlscutnod this afternoon a plan to legalize mi Initio by tho banks or two pcio note. E BY STORY OF SISTER SAN l'UAXCISCO, fnt., Dec. 'J2. 1'olice Chief Vbilo was convinced this nltcruoou that bis dopattmeut was duped by William HuMiau, so eitllcd "100,000 burplnr," recently bcutiMiccit to four years' imprison ment nt San Qiientiu vtciiitcntiury. HiiKtiau told the police that be ar rived in San Francisco fio years ago on n sailiiifr ship, coining direct ly from nermany. I.utcr, be declnr ed be brought bis 17-year-old sixter to this country, nud tho police be lieved both stories. Information received today by White showed Hint Hnstlun was ar rested in 1008 in llobokcn, X. .1. He was born, ucfoidlui; In mis ices ie ceivcil by tho ixdiee, in 1'ittshuru', 1'n. lliiHtiiiii also is alleged to have fought n pistol duel in l'ittsburg with bis brother, in which tho littler was killed. Chief While lias wired l'ittsburg for further detnils. He does not believe now Hint Hie girl who poxed us bis sister is any relation to the burglar. M'COLLOCK LOSES FIRST ROUND IN COURT SALKM. Or.. Dec. 2'J. lleeause tlio petition for n writ of nmnduinus lo compel Stulo Treasurer Kay to honor tlio Hitlnry warrant drawn in favor of niaiidu McPnllncli for ser vices rendered tho corporation de partment failed to slate that there were funds in Hie slnto (rensur" with Svblelt to pny Hio warrant, the Bunremo court todnv sustnined Hie demurrer to tbo writ filed by At torney General Crawford in belialt of Kay nud gave tbo plaintiff time in which to amend tbo writ. Tbo caso will bo heard by tlio supreme court again January 7, In dry air sound travels 1442 feot por Bocond, In water 4 '.'00 feot, lu Iron 17,500 (cot. MEXICAN BANKS BURGLAR . DUPED roue OR1WON, MONDAY, DKf'H.MIUOIt 22, If) 13. RULER OF FRANC!:, WHO rami . tjAYTON-D POIKCAKE. l'reldeiit I'olr'iire. of I'nn c shortly lo the United Htnte. ln-'i that It would give the rowTiiuu'ot -11111 dml of ptearure to entertain I'n-iUi tit REACTION Sil ON STOCK MARKET NK WVOIMC, Dec. 22 The open ing of the stock market today show ed n leiietion in proitre-s from lat week's high level. etirn litioii dmpiK'il I! '. to M. a new low 'rvc yrd; Cntinrilitn l'liiffte lot 2V, and American Telephone & Ttflifgrnjdt nearly n point. After the early slump, however, prices hardened. Sugar ro-o J'-j, l.ehigb Valley 1, and Canadian 1'ncifio drtpped more than -I points in nil. Wo-teru Union was weak in the t railing around noon. Missouri l'acifie dropcd to 2V 1, the lowcl point mi twenty years. Honds wre irn-gular. Tho innrlcl clo-ed steadv. T OF SALKM, Ore, Dec 22 Followint; an appeal from tho citizens or Cop perrield In Hakcr county, who de clared that saloonkeepers ami gam blers controlled the little town and that their lives and property wore lu danger, Oovernor West has today wired Sheriff Kami to closo all thu saloons lmmedlatel. Tho governor wired Sheriff Hand Hint It assistance was needed, ho would furnish all tho aid necessary. This Is tho first instance In , the state that the saloons bao been or dered closed lu a wet" town. NAT'S RAGGING BAN EOFT Considerable difticultv is being ex perienced by Manager Walter Mer rick of the Natntorium in enforcing his nnti-raggiug edict at the Satur day night nt'fiiirc Last Sntuiduy night a gentlemnii "rugger" from Asblnnd was thrown over the chain, nligliting on his cur, nud n couple of lndy "ruggers" informed that they must bo conspicuous by their ab sence hereafter. One lady thus tu booed threatened to lick Air. Mer rick. The storm subsided without any damage. REGISTER But two davs inoi'o remain in which citizens ' can register for tho coming election. It' you want to vote, you must register at once. Don't delay and lose your vote. TJegistratiou closes Wednesday. MAY BE GUEST OF U. S. Is fi-rmuwly tbltiklmr of paylntc n vlut' l'rridiiit )i.u besrU of tbl he saUl tin- i-ple of the Lulteil b'tjUr a gril ami Mine roiiajre. IWAVE OF CRIE . ENGULFS BAY CITY SAK FUAN'CISCO. (al.. Dec. 22. The jHiliee were still without a dew to Hie burglar who shot nnd killed Kdwnril Driseoll. 17, Saturday evening, when jotiug I)iicoll caught bim'nt work in bts mint's- honW brrc. l'eqwlrntors of yestenlny's thefts of n quantity of revolvers nnd am munition from the Spiro-IIurncss company nnd of the typewriters from Hie pres room near the mayor's of fice in Hie city ball were nlso unac counted for. Long lists of burglaries nnd hold ups were roported both Saturday nnd Sunday night". Tho outlaws' activ ity began- both nights early in the exeiiuu: mid continued until nearly daylight. In ninny cases they ojicr nlcd on well-lighted streets nnd in much-frequeuled parts of town. ONLY FEW REGISTER FOR CITY ELECTION ' Only 014 voters, or less than one ' half or tho last registration of 2217 1 to date havo registered for tho city J election January 13, Tho books closo I Weduosday nt 7 o'clock p. m. L'n ! less the remaining period shows a d ' cldod rush many will bo votoless. It is expected many women who havo boon busy with Christmas shopping will register now. All legal oteis are uracil to register nt once. Tho books are open from 1 to 7. WELCOMED BY JAPAN TOKIO, Dee. '22.- Senor de la Harra, Mexican minister to France, arrived here today. Ho was receiv ed ns a national guest, with much honor. Ostensibly ho enino to (hank the mikado for Japan's participation in Mexico's national exposition tw yenrs ago. Heally, it was rumored he sought a Mexicnn-Japuneso alli ance. This was denied at tho for eign office, hut no one believed tho foreign office would admit it, even were it true. n AT ONCE TEDDY CLASHES WTIH LAN Roosevelt Answers Dr. Martinez When He Proclaims Monroe Doc trine Obsolete Williams Grills ex Presldcnt for Meddlesome Attitude WASHINGTON, Dec. 22. "If." groaned Senator John Sharp Will iams of Missisippi today, "Theodore Itooscvelt only understood the Mon roe doctrine, or if he would stop trying to twist it into n (Hilicv for making tho L'liiteil States the globe trotting, overlording protector nnd regulator nf other Aineriean coun tries, nil this trouble in Chile might have, been lUoided." Cla-.li at Santiago Williams wns commenting on stor ies uf the eln.h at Smitiiitto be tween the cx-prcMilent and Dr. Mar eial Murtincr, former Chilean min ister to Washington. The incident occurred during the reception ten dered Colonel ltoosevelt at the I'ni versily of Santiago. Dr. Martinez, who, as well ns Colonel Kooicvclt, was scheduled In scnk, referred to the Monroe doctrine us. ohvulete, sav ing the conditions which caused President Monroe to promulgate it in 182.3 had practically disappeared. To Ibis the colonel somewhat hotly replied that the doctrine wns still a vital American principle, suggesting incidentally Hint it wns not a. very appropriate time for Dr. Martinez to start such a controvcr-y. His own speech, he ndded, had been submit ted to the Chilean foreign office, which found it nil right. Dr. Mnr liner.' reply to this thrust was "Hint so bad Ids been submitted to the for eitru office nud found nil Tight, too. Disagreeable Sequel A disagreeable sequel to tho dis pute was Hint n number of Central American students mnde a demon stration against the cx-prcsident ns ho left tho capital. "However," declnrcd Williams, "of course this government is not worry ing over anything Itooscvelt does. He's not our accredited representa tive, and whatever he snys he says merely ns a private citizen. "The big South American coun tries don't quarrel with the Monroe doctrine. What they do quarrel with is Roosevelt's reconstruction of it to the effect Hint, besides saying "hands off" to Europe, we appoint ourselves to the verv office we for bid Kuropenu nations. "Much hard feeling undoubtedly wns felt toward him." COUNTRY CLUB PLANS CHRISTMAS DAY SPORT Tho Medford Golf nud Country club will celebrate Christmas day with n cold luncheon, a trap shoot ing contest nud n handicap nine-hole golt match against the mythical Colonel lloglo. The eommitteo has fixed tho boglo of the course ns follews: Five for tho first hole, S for tho socond, S ror tho third, 4 ror tho fourth, G tor tho fifth, 3 for the sixth, 5 for te seventh, 5 for tho eighth and 4. for tlio ninth. Contestants lu tho golf tournament may play either mornlut; or afternoon. Tho entranco feo will bo 25 cents, proceeds to ho used for the purchase of n prlzo for tlio win ner. Kntrles will closo for both tho shooting and goir on tho grounds at the start of tho match. Mr. Kg.iu will endeavor to bo on hand in tho morning to explain tho eccentricities of Colonel llogle. All anembers should pnrtlclpnto with their guests, who are ellglblo for both contests. Stormy wcathor proventod tho turkey shoot scheduled for Suiuluy. ANOTHER TRUST TO FOLLOW PHONE LEAD WASHINGTON, Doc. 22. Another largo corporation, asldo from tho American Telephone and Telegraph company, It was announced today at tho whlta houso, has shown a dispo sition to take tho Initiative and ro organize Its business lu conformity with tho Shermau law. NO. 2.'J,') PACIFIC SLOPE SWEPT BY GALE Considerable Damage Dorm at San Francisco Trees Uprooted and Wires Prostrated Brldfjcs Car ried Out by Floods In Streams. SAN FIIANCISCO, Cnl., Dec. 22. Considerable dnmnge proved today to have been done in the Sun Fran cisco Day region by a heavy' storm at first only of rain, but Inter of wind as well, which, beginning Sun day morning, reached ils climax be tween 1 nnd 3 n. in. loday. The slonn swept tho enliro const, indeed, from Victoria to I.iw An geles, nud wns felt ns far enst as Nevada, but it wns 11 bout San Frnn cisco that it wnH most severe. In Snu Frnueiico Hie total rain fall for tbo twenty-four hours pre ceding .1 n. in. today was l.l'l indies, of which 7.5-iiifh fell during (be iwo hours ending nt 't n. m. Tho dowiiK)iir resulted locally in Hie flooding of mnny basements, nu merous sewer cave-ins and a gen eral washing out of roads in outly ing districts. Similar damage wns done in Oakland, Ilerkeley, Alnmcda nnd other bay cities. The wind, loo, caused much incon venience, uprooting Irces, snnpping off grent brandies nnd tenting down electric wires invnrious localities. Tho result was darkness in hundred of homes which depended on electric ity for Iheir lighting, nnd lite par. nlysis for a time of streetcar traf fic on several lines. A tremendous Purf Muudctl tho cutst, nnd apprehension will ' con tinue Jo bo felt for shipping until all crnft nt wa arc unaccounted or. In the country numbers of bridges were carried out, rondbeds wero wnshed nwny nnd train schedules were seriously disorganized. Tho foreenst wns for fnlr nnd cooler tonight. E 10 ESCAPE WASHINGTON'. Dec. 22. Pureh- nsing Agent Uurke of the Panama railroad, not being a government employe, Secretary of War Garrison said today, that Attoruev General McKcynolds probably would hold ho could not bo criminally prosecutor even if it wero true, ns charged, Hint he accepted commission:! from con tractors who furnished supplies to the mud. That N, he added, not unless he wcro prosecuted under (ho nnti-tipping law of New York, where the company was nicorsr uted. FIRE AT PORTSMOUTH PORTSMOUTH, Kuglnnd, Dec. 22. The authorities wero still ut a loss today concerning Hie origin of (ho $2,0(10,000 fire which destroyed tho big dockyard hero Saturday uiuht and eot tho lives of two employes. A point has been reached in Kuir land where suffragettes nro blamed for every fiio which occurs, and of coiirso tho suggestion wns made in tho present case. There was no evi dence, howover, to connect them with it, nud the authorities did not consider it very seriously. Iany historical relics, including Admiral Nelson's records, werr."lo stroyed. DEER OUT OF SEASON M. S. Kennedy of Tollman Springs wus arrested Suudny by flamo Warden Hubbnrd of Ashland for shooting deer out qt season. He plead guilty before Justice Taylor ut Medford Monday and was fined $25 uud costs. , ND NS 01 BURK TIL FOR GRAFTING 1 If '! ! 1 !i u 1 1 , 'i y t