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f t . ,. t t v I . vrt . (4 i v h 'i 'rqon HtslilfiHl tw, 207 Second Street 1 v i Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER I'nlr tonight mid tomorrow Mitt. .VJj .Mln. na, Forly-lhlrrt nr. DnllyKlKlllh Yflr MI3DFOIU). OHK(ION IWIIMV, DKCHMHIW 2(, 1i:i. NO. 2:.fi WILSON ENJOYS BEST LOAHNG IN MISSISSIPPI Pirsltlent Follows Refliilar Schedule, Playinn Goll nrul Taking It Ensy Great Consideration Shown hy People of Pass Christian. Will Dcclilc on Connrcsslonal Probe (or Calumet Strike and Srttle De tails In Trust Message. OI'l.ri'OItT, Mis,, Dee 21. Itoturiiliig lo Vnnn Chris iImii niter hlit gnnn of golf hum loilny, ronldi'iil Wilson huw mnolie mill tlntiii'H hull ing from tint nmldciiro of JiiiIko Jiimi'it Neville. Iln ill iicIimI IiIh chtiuffour lo (urn In nu nliirm vs hlln tint sorrel htvIiii agent, with (ho pri'Hl limit nt tlinlr Iii'ihI. nrgnnlrcd it bucket hrli'.ndo nml checked whnt threatened In ho n hit Ioiih roulluKratlon. Wlivil (ho ' firemen arrived (ho blnxo wn wtll under control. Thu ihuiiHH" wn iitiliiiiiirtnnt. I 'ASS CIIIMSTIAN. Mi-., Dee. 2. I'roniili'iil WiUoii, who arrived here CIhIhIiiiiih iinutiiinf for lime week' vuoulioii. tliitniril lo dovolo loilny nml tomorrow in n eoinptolc rclnxii- lillll Of llllillOlM llll'llil. No llllxl- iita oxespt llml of it iniixt prosiiug nnliiro will In nllondi'd to. Alter it lnd' brcnkfnl IimIhv it few I cleg rum from WitfliiiiKlon wjh "Iftnrii'tllv nnnwrrnl ntnl IIittroitloitt rtflo-'il fn Iln p'lf liitkFi nl Kttxt (lull' Mir( fur n kiiiih' ilh Dr. (lntini, Ii'h nnviil niilo nml phiiiiiI iliMi' Inn. If l(r. (Imyion lijm hi witv, llu iir"ii!riit will xli'i'p nl Ii'iihI I'li'Vin liottrH ft ilny liili licro. miI lll'Volo !) tmiull lillll' IIH MIthillt0 III inililiior ri'i'rciitioii. A tcntiilivo ilmlv liroyniiii linn liiu'ii iiirnniji'il iih fol- Two linill-H for Uitir. Illtri liotlpi of iiliolnli' rril mnl for inriiU: lhtvt lioun for hliort Iriio of i'ilurnli"ii nlioiit I'iihm riirixtimi. nml Iln liiilmt s of Urn ilny for wnlkinj; mnl ollior foinm of rccrcntiott. IliihinoHH tit Pitfot riirixtiiiit wiih viiliinlly Kiificiiili'il with tlii nriiMil of lli iri"thlcnl nml will nol ln fully loHiimril until Din mlilillo of nrl wrck. Kvcry while rcxiilunl of Iln town linn cnni-tiliitril liiinsrlf n N nntocr i;iiiirillmt of iln iliHlinuuittiril Kiii'sl. mnl till Htrmifji'tN tin m'iiiIiii-ixi-il floxi'ly, Ilvrry vitliior "iin-U" lii nrtilli'ry" In n hiinilv pookt'l. I'liixiilcnl Vilnn in liolli iimu-'rl nml loiiclii'il nt Iho I'onhiili't'utiuii hltowit him by Iln lownspropU. Vlit'invr lto pitHHt'H nlont; Iln lri'iil lu'inlx tiro tincnvercil, riniiiinini; until In Ik iilinoHt out of night. 'IN ili'slro for prtvitoy it ttiilvt'rmillv n hpoi'li'il hy ovcry otn. Tim pii"iili'iit ili'cliiii'il to iIIm'iwh loilny tin invitation pxti'inlctl him lv Chief KiiRliH'or flnn-n floethnl of tin I'liniiinii emiiil to u'i to tlii (Mii.il (Contlnticil on Pugo 0) SEVERE STORM RAVAGES COASI OF NEW JERSEY NBW YOKIC, Dt-e. tSll. - A Hovoro otorni which onnm'il iliininKU t'Hli innleil nt ltioro limn $1,000,(100 mnl rcinlui'i'il liotnttloKH nl leant ITiO por hoitH nloiij,' tlio .JiTHOv eoitHt Inst nielli, htrui'lc New York tliin moin iii(;, iiH'iuu'iiiK HliippttiK l(l emiHini; t-mit ilniniiKc. So fur iih known, no Hvoh were IohI, hut Iho oiowk of hv einl vousoIh wero repniteil In univo ilangi'i'i ntnl il was foil rod loss of lifu would result hol'oie tlio htoiiu uhitted, Tlio liodiort of two titi'ii, l'etof Mn ee.V of lltookvillo mnl John Walsh of Trenton .liitiolioii, wore found lo ilny. They luul died of exposure durliiR thu nlRht. It is ptesuniod they Hlnrlod to walk lunne, lost their way and Hiicouiubod to Iho intense culd. u nnniro nr in Foun AnMY ofncsofcarrauao society in trouble with the president iiiiirnTA nnnrno dIIU u Ur iL issaBHL?asj n HUtK A UKULKb PANIC VICTIMS KJlNa 9 1 FREE BREAD 10 A D 1FIED Wk m Hi . - MEAN 0 Most of tlio Corpses Those of Chil dren Three Unidentified Remain Unclaimed In Morale Citizens' Alliance Blamed ror Disaster. Many Believe Trarjcdy Will End In Speedy Settlement of Miners' Strike Funerals on Sunday. CAhU.MIT, Mieh., Dee. 'jn. ,. ntivoH toiluy luul elaliiii'il the hoiln-s of Hi'M'iily-two of Iho wt'tiiu of the ('liriNtiuiiH eve pnnie rexulliitR from it fulNi file iihiiut xlioiili'd hv mi nil iilintiliiil iiiiiii Into the hull whi'te inmiy hlriknii; uiiuers' finnilic hud (alliereil for n hohihiy ri'li-lirnlioii SIohI of tin eoipiirrt Wrre lhoe of ehildrcii. Three uuiih'iitilieil lio.lu--ri'iuuilird nuehiiiiifil in Iln liloriir. The tolul iiitiiitiir of iclimn of the dimiKler won sevrnty-tiM'. I'n iierals will In hehl Siindnv after noon under dlreelion of llu Velorn I'Vilrniliou of Mincrn. Mlh iniiHTH mnl tiiinenwuerK unit nl in Mirrow, inmiy holiivnl Iln- tragedy will lend to it pi'dy mtlle ineiit of the iniueih' uttike. CAI.CMCT. .Mlrh.. D.-p. 2C TIioiikIi he ihaliil toilay having nuM n iih'IiiIht of Iho CKliciii' Alllimce Kvu tlio f nihil fire itlitriu whlrh re miiKimI In a luiulr mnl nexoiity-two ilcutliH at a C'hrlHtiiimi Kvo relehra tluu here, I'rimlilcnl Moyor of the Miners' I'Vileriitlua ilhl nniert ho Miiulil proiturn flvu wltiicid'H pre pnrt'tl to tittonr the man were lie nl llnuroV liitiltti. "Ilul I iln not lilniuo nay ineaibor of Hie nlllnaco," he coiillniteil, out IiIiiinIiIui: IiIh vlnw that the ioiuie nIdu of thu bnilce ilhl not nocominrlly tiienn Hint thu wearer wan entltloil to It. Then ho milled: "If niirh a rntni)(roihn hml or curroit with tlio wIvun nml children of tlio uii'tuliers of the nllliiaru there IiroluiM) wotilil huu heeii mob rule nml iOMnhly Ixirhlngii." l'luitl lirejmratliini woro holm; innilu luilny (o tuiry thu Muvotity-two ili'inl. The uupply of onffliiH huro Imil liovti iixhntutoil nmt tuoru woro onloreil front MlUvnukee.- l)i'Hite thu fact thai otttvlilo nhl wuh iIitIIiii-iI, contributions continued (o pour In. 1'renliluut Mojer hail recehed $30,000 up In today, whlrh ho mild would ho lined a far nit needed to pay funeral expenses, thu bnlauro bolng returned to tlio con trlbuturM, Thu pollen admitted (hat (hey bad practically no hope of finding the itian rcapoiiHlblu for the tragedy. STREET CAR COLLISION INJURES THIRTY PEOPLE I.Otf AN(IKU:8, Cnl., Dor. 20. Three pornoim are near death today and thlrty-lhreu olherti are Buffering from painful Injuries, tlio rcmitt of ft renr-eiul collUlou belwoen two Htreot cilia liiHt night In (Inrvnuzn, a Hiiburb, MIbh Mary Fnlburg, whoso nkull It fractured; Mrs, V. 1'. Sebastian, who wan Injured Internally, nml Carl Havener, wIioho uplno wan twisted, ami head hnilxml, may not mirvlyo. Tim coIIIhIou rauio whon a car pnekod with Christmas merrymakers orntihod Into .iiauthur car which had Htoppod to discharge. paiiKDiigors. JOSEPHINECALLEDOFF OIIANTS 1'ARS, l)i. 2. The roud liuuil oloetlun (lint luul lieeu hot for thu !llst of thu present mouth for (ho pniposo of voting op u bond issue of $1225,000 for tlio building uf peruiuueut roiids in .losophiuu eoiintv luiH boon called off hy tlio county court. Tlio reasons thut imule it mlvis iihlo not to hold the election utter it hml boon culled aro gunornl dissatis faction with tlio program of hnprove tiieul nulliuod nml Iho illegality of the cull thut specified redemption of warrants itiutcad of roud building FOUR ARMY OFFICERS OF ii iHiBlMHK H LLfllLLJ fL 1 1 o5-a , HnflB HPlKWiri? 'JM ESCAPED CONVICTS ' 11 FASTING SPECIALIST TURN BURGLARS MVFSIIIWTFNM 10 SECURE ARMS -: ' ! FOR PENITENTIARY .SAN PIIANCIHCO. Cnl . Doc 20 I'rank .Mehllle nml Jnmeit Hurley, Hun (Jiientln jioiiltentlary fiigltlvcit, were believed today to bo nrtned. Two men nmiwerlux their dcncrlp Hon were noon near Han Itafncl yes terdny nmt lnn( nght In Hnu Hafacl llnelf, .Mm. Koetilg'n hoiuu wok broken Into nml (wo revolver nml a rifle worn Htolen. Hnu Quuiitlii oflclalH wore ponltho tlio InirglnrN woro Melvlllo mid Hur ley. lloth men have reputation nx den peruto rufflnmt nml no doubt wuh felt that (hoy would hIiooI nt night Today' hum for them wan therefore iiiuili more carefully conducted than heretofore. Until It wan belluved (boy had flreuruiM the Kan (Juoiitln gunrdit nml .Sheriff Heating's dtlui tleH purmied their ijunrry recklennlv, ulinply trying to run them down. To day, luntead, they Htnlked thuni. Thu puriuurs HiirmUcil that after thu robbery tbo fugitive crossed thu bay. M'CREARY SUES TO BE DECLARED SAN' FRANCISCO, Cnl.. Doc. 20. Waller A. McCreary of California and Kuglnml filed suit here today through Attorney A. O. I. Wise to have H. II. .Mel'iko diMiiiMsod as guardian. SreCrenry, heir (o a fortune, wns declared menially unbound here last August, mid Mel'iko, upixiiulcd his guardian, took him to live on a ranch near llollislor. Krom here McCreary rsenped ami nfter it con sational flight got safely away lo Kuglnml, mIicio he is still living. He Mied recently in the Hritish courts for an injunction to prevent Mel'iko from iulerfoting with Knglish property and socks now to sol aside the American court's iloi'tn ion Unit ho H insane. The follow ing futtious KuglUh alienists declar ed his iiiiml seund: Dr. Hubert 1'orey Sniilh, mental surgeon for St. Thomas ho.-pital, London; lrcidciit Sir Thomas Har low of (ho lloynl College of lMiyi elans, and Dr. Charles A. Merrier, examiner in menial diseases, Univer sity of London, E TOKIO, Dee. 20. Whether or not it wns with u view to a Japauoso Mu.icaii alliance that Honor Me la liana, Mexican minister to Urauoo, ciiine (n Tokio, thorn wns no question today of Iho pro-Mo.ioan sentiment of the rank and file of Japanese. A crowd eonstnntly surrounded Iho Mexican legation, where the envoy was staying, and every time ho show ed himself he was greeted with 011 thusiuslio "banzais." Last night u lantern procession of thousands ninrehod through tho streets to the legation, beforo which a fireworks exhibition was given in tho visitor's honor, nml a suit of an cient Japanese nrnior nud n heaiili fully decorated sword wore presented to him, CARRAUAO 80CIETY IN TROUBLE ,-.. , .y QB:Ji I WBBi i MJOK- G&t. IV' J? BPPIX,. IN TIME OF PEACE PREPARE 10 KEEP II ADVISES DEWEY WASHINGTON, Dee. '(!.- Sov- cnly-fic yours old today, Admirni floorgo Dowry gave this message to the world through the United Press ; "I see no sign of war in Iho fu ture. I do not feel, however, thut the nation should he off its gun nl. ''Von can say for me that my views' of pence and our iiavy'n fu ture wore expressed in n few words by General Keifer, who represented Ohio in cengress: " 'In time of pence,' ho suid, 'pro pare to maintain it'. "Thai's the wav I fool about the nnv.y. II soem. to mo it is well for the nation to have u four-battlchip program, so an to replace obsolete vossuls mid ptoparo to maintain poaoe." An informal reception wn given in honor of the ailtiiinil'n iuiuiei nry. SAN KIIANCISCO. Cnl., Pec. 20. Chief KtiKlueer I. 11. Cassolll of tho Vlavl company was arrested today, charged with running over bovoii-ycar-old Curmola Harm with his uu tomobtlu last evening. Thu little girl was crossing tho street with Virginia Albert llottaglla, nved woven and four respectively, hor playmates, at (he tlmu of (ho accident. All thrco wore strmk by tho tuitomo bllo but thu Hotlagllus woro llttln hurt. Cannula's Injuries probably will prove fatal, Tho car's driver sped on without a pause, a felony under thu Califor nia law, ' POOR CHILDREN SHOWN CARMEN SYLVIA'S DOLLS HUCIIAHKST, Doc. 20. -Tho Sal lies and Mamies nud Muggics mid Sadies of lliiohnrest today wore given Iho treat of their young lives. Cuniicn Sylvia, ipioou of Koumuuia, who hurt tho largest nud most ex pensive collection of dolls in (ho world, invited hundreds of poor chil--dreu to nu exhibition of Iter dolls. The aged queen, whose only child a lit t lu princess died at the ago of I years, bus made, a collection of dolls representing every natioiialily under tho sun. This doll nursery contuius 1800 doll. WITH THE PRESIDENT i.y.'i-iLi. SKATTLi:, Vaii., Doc. 20. Dr. Linda llurflold Hnzzard, the fastln? Hpeclallnt. will lonvc Seattle for Walla "lla. without a guard, nt 3 30 thin afternoon, to commenco her sentonce of from two to twenty year In (he state penltontlary. Sho will be nccompanlcd to the very gatos of tho state prison by her friends, Miss Marlon K. Dunbar and I Mrs. Mary Kdwards. 'I will bo the first woman In this world, m I am told," said Dr. Hnzzard (his morning, cvor to so to prison unguarded. Only three men hnvo gouu to Wnlla Wiilla without an es cort. Neither my friend nor I look upon this event ns n departure in dis grace." . .... Dr. Hazzard stands convicted of manslaughter for having caused the death, through Ignorance and with out Intention, a patient. Clalro Wil liamson, nn Kngllshwoman. Sho claims sho Is a victim of prejudice, fostered by orthodox medical men, and a legal technicality. FEIGNED DEFENSE Ni:W YOUK, Dec. 20. When tho trial of Hans Schmidt, confessed slayer of Anna Aumullor, opened hero today It was expected that tho state would completo boforo adjourn ment tiio examination of Its expert alienists, all of whom assert that Schmidt Is Bhamrnlng Insanity. Judgo Foster, presiding at tho trial, Is anx ious to expcdlato proceedings as much ns possible. Ills term of offlco ex pires with tho end of tho year, and ho wants to comploto Schmidt's trial boforo leaving tho bench. Thomas McDonald, alienist for tho prosecution, wan tho first witness. Ho testified that ho nud another alienist examined Schmidt In tho Tombs Sep tember 2L shortly after Miss Att mullor's dismembered body was taken from tho river. Schmidt, tho witness said, declared ho had been told by God's volco to slay Anna. Tho voice, ho Insisted, was that of a malo, When questioned about a previous statement that ho had been ordered by St. Kllznboth to slay tho girl, Schmidt, according to tho witness said Clod's and St. Kllzabeth'a voices woro all otio to him, McDonald tcstlflod that when ho told Schmidt ho lied, tho prlsouor flew Into a great rngo. PARDON XMAS GIFT TO THORBUnN ROSS SALKM, Or., Doc. 20.-J. Thor hurii Koss, former pto.sidcnt of the defunct Title Clunrnnteo & Trust company of Portland, convicted in 1008 for tho misiinnmimtiiioii of statu school funds on deposit in Ids institution, nml sentenced to live yours in tho ponitontinry, is a free man, lor ho bus been panlolied by Governor West, the lvmlou hoim do- livorod to him ns u Christinas gift by the executive. The pardon restores him lo complete citizenship. ALIENISTS SWEAR SCHiDT'SINSANITY Unemployed Run Into Thousands and Food Riots Feared In Capital Satisfaction With Dictator Rap Idly Growing. Grand Crash cf All Local Banks Seems Inevitable SIKer Practi cally Unobtainable. MKXICO CITY, Dec. 20. Dy President Iluerta's order, free bread wns d'wtrihutcd to the oor today. As n result of the Iiiimiu-s disor ganization the number of unemploy- i ed runs high into the thoifnnd. .Many hnvc had no work for months. At boM, (he working people do little more than barely live. With con ditions ns nt pre-ent, they nre lit erally sturving. Utiles f.omething were done to re lieve the nontext of the diotrcs, food riots were feared. Kvcu the bread distribution did not go far townrd cheeking (lie growing Iiiitifnction with the die tator, nor wns the feeling confined to the laboring elnss. Huine.s men generally, some of them very prom inent one, were beginning lo deeply resent refunl to improve the situation by retiring. FOOIPADS BEAT DEATH ON STREETS SAN FRANCISCO, Cat., Dec. 20. A man wns beaten to death by footpads here about 2:30 a. in. to day. To bis identity lliere were but three clues. His suit of dnrk mate rial was sold by Springs, Inc., San Jose. His light green .fedorn hut had (he mark of Wahlander, Sacra mento. His cuff links lioro tho In itials I. J. or C. J. tho design made it impossible to tell certainlv which The victim wns nhout 3,"i years old, smooth shnved, weighed 17o pounds and was five feet five inciter tall. After crushing his skull the thug- stripped him. One look his hat. coat, shoes nml umbrella 100 feet away in one direction and another one moved about twenty-five feet in nnnthcr with his trousers. As Ihey were goiii" through the pookels, August M. Peters, employ cd by the National Ice company, ap proached (he spot, a lonely one at Tenth and Division streets, on his way from work. The man with (he trousers snw him fir-t and appar ently taking him for a policeman, fired at him. At (ho shot Peters ran one wav nml tho highwayman the other. The shot awakened residents in the vi cinity and the police were summoned by telephone. . OVER LEACH CROSS LOS ANGKLKS, Cal., Dec, 20. Leach Cross begun active training to day for his New Year's Day match at Vernon with Dud Andoraon, Ander son has been at work for a week, and already claims to bo In good condi tion. Cross' work today consisted of five miles on thu road and half an hour In tho gymnasium. Ho will do no boxing until Sunday. Andorsou's supporters nro confi dent thut ho will roverso Cross' vic tory over him In his pro-appoudlcltis days. As a result, several umull wagors luivo beon reported with An derson a ten (o ulno favorite. Ono hot of $500 to S1000 was laid that ltud will win by a knockout. Tho winner probably will bo sont against Ulvera February 22, UNKNOWN MAN 10 LAN ATTACK INTERLOCKNG HKfflMB Feature of Wilson's Forthcoming Message on Subject of Trust Will Be Curb of Money Trust by Seg regation of Control. Personal Guilt Portion of Sherman Law to Be Emphasized Wider Competition Sought. WASHINGTON. Doc. 2R. On nn attack on Interlocking directorates of big corporations, It wan generally agreed among congressmen and senn tors today, would bo tho feature of President Wilson' forthcoming apo dal address to congress on tho subject of trusts, to bo delivered shortly nf ter tho lawmakers re-convene, follow ing tho holiday recess. To prcparo this next step In tho administration program was believed to havo boon ono reason for tbo three weeks' va cation which the president Is now spending nt nss Christian, Miss. The president's attltudo. It was stated, probably would be based on tho views expressed by him In bis Jackson Day speech last year. Tho Indications were strong that ho pro poses to end tho gigantic power re sulting from tho Joint ownership of stock In several big corporations and from tho samo men acting as di rectors of mora than ono concern. Ho will confer soon with Louis Dran dels of Ilostou, who believes that ,i euro for tho money trust ovll consists In n constructive, attack on such in terlocking directorates. Members of the house nnd sonata said they did not expect the.presHUint-" to proposo any drastic measures, bas ing this belief on tho recent actions of several corporations In voluntar ily dissolving. Tho "personal guilt" portion of the Sherman nntl trust law. It was cxpectod, will bo empha sized in tho president's address to congress. Ills program probably will, seek to foster a wider competition be tween "big business" units and to cllmlnato Illegal practices which, heretofore havo given combinations control of prices nnd stifled freo competition. PARCEL POST TO BE E) TO FULL LIMIT WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. -That the parcel post proved its completo success by the mnnner in which it handled the enormous volume of Christmas buines was declared to day by officials of tho postoffico department. Asked regarding reported bi fin ancial losses su-tniued by the ex press companies through tho falling' off of holiday business, Assistant Postiunster General Honor said: 'This department is a purely ex ecutive one, nnd wo are going lo axtend tho parcel post system to tho full limit allowed by law, regardless of how it affects tlio business of Iho e.pres companies. ''Wo hnvo no information iih lo tho express companies' Christum, busi ness, but wo feel convinced that tho postoffico department has nuulo an unqualified success of tho parcel x)st system," F OF FRISCO TO DISGORGE ST. LOUIS, Mo., Dee. 20. Sails to recover profit alleged to hnvo been mudo by officials of the St. Louis & San Francisco railroad in promoting "feeder" Jlues of iho sys tem woro authorized today by Unit ed States Judge Sanborn. It is charged that certain officials of tho roitd, which went into receivership several months ago, organized syn dicates (o build connecting lines,' theso "feeders" Inter being- sold to thu company nml the profits divided among the nioiuliorn of tho syndicates. ' l4 ji ' 9 M Ti t