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l'rpWn Sfror Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER ltnln; My. IH, MJn. .IT, JUL limn, (il, Mrcwortn. owK(iONT, Monday, dkchmmok 20, iokj. NO. 238 207 Hl'lr . CARVED FROM BACK OF President Moytr o( Western Federa tion ol Miners Operated Upon Af trr Lead Is Located by X-Ray Paralysis May Result. Movlnn Picture Film of Funeral of Panic Victims Stolen From Pho looraphcrs Inquiry Demanded. CHICAHO, Dee. iiii. I'M'xnliiil CllllllfM II. MlVHT Of tint Wfnlfltl I'edernlion (if Miners win npoiiitod on loduv nl St. I.iiKo'n hospital heio. A lllllll'i Will ll'IIHlVl'll flOIII llll' lllllholos ut tli' I''" ""I" of his back. Dr. Willimii Mitnlt f Hi" hospital liiul iri'linilv Inenlid Iho It'iiili'ii dug with X-ray. Tlin operation was pronounced n Nueoons. "Tli" patient is weak," bulletined llll' nUlgenilH lifter il wii owr, "lull wc think In' will come out nil iinht." Tin' doctor gave il ii" hi opinion Unit Moir wii mil of dmiyiT of ilrntli from hl wound, lint said lie thought inrlinl paralysis might re mill. Tin' puliont ini'il n coiuforl uliln night ntiil war In n ehrciful friinii' of niiml loilnv, declaring ho would n'liiru lo ('iiliiini't n soon In' onuhl travel. Tin' Chicago Fi deration of Labor adopted roMiliitiriiiH nf it meeting li'tilny demanding u federal iuvcMi gulinu of tin' Miohigun itt iko nliun linn. Tlii'v weie forwarded lo Pres ident WlUnn ami I lit? members of emigre. Tin' li'ilcrnlliMi received word lo ilnv foiu.,Uiliiivriatl,'i-i''' ii -jili'liiin film t-litiwmi; Smulnv'- fu iikiiiI IIhmi) of victim of 1)11' tiri-t-iiiiin ovo imnln In which M'vi'iilv-liM' lit I'M WITH IllHl, WII4 stolen flftri'll minutes nflir III" photographer placed II In their rooinn. Tho strik or liiul pliinnril lo exhibit tin' pic ture throughout tin' coiintrt. A mosHiigo from Hi" Rapid-, Mich ipmlcd (Intcrnor Wondhiidge- Ferris II K HlltlUg Hill! till "loll' I'Olllll tllhl' Duo of il own lulior trouble-, mul llnil federal interference twis un iii'i'i'HNiiry. HnWOtcr, .lollll Dennett, MKi'llt of lln federal Inlior department, culled on tin' envernnr, conferred with hint mul then left for Calumet. Tho governor Nttlil In should not personally Invcntigulc '' Motor in cident. ANOERSOrTBETTER THAN AT UST FIGHT LOS ANOF.LF.S. Doi'. UO.-Thnt Hinl Anderson Ih fiflv pit cent bet Iit loilny thnn upon tliu oeeuniou of hi first disastrous meeting wilh Leach Cross Ih the verdict of tin funs who saw tho Medford battler gi IIiioukIi hix Snuilny trniniut; hltiut. nt Vitiioh, AlllllTriOlI Iiiik ilovt'lopoil inorr KpiM'il hini'n liU IiihI nppi'iunnri' liri' nml NPcntrt hh rii(,'Ki'il tn ht'forc hix nppi'iiilii'iliH opi'i'dtion. In Npilo ot Ihu mlmllleil fact Hint his work umi. itiiIIv in h tinfinUlii'il iih cvit, ninny fiiim hi'linvo ho will lower tho (tosh 1'olors when Iho moil ini'ul lu-ro on Now Yciir'H tiny. Thoro Iihh hcoii prnolioiillv mo hot ttntr on tho nintoh, Anilornon lioinir n Hlinht fnvoriln, hnl ovon money nt linn limo hiifl boon proilioloil. APPLE PRICES AT 'El Tim North went Fruit r'xe1iimi;e. 10 jioit today fthnwH tho follow inj: fruit piiee.s hi tho viihI; I'liiladelphlaIlooit Uiver Spilzon lnirK'S, ear, $1.8(1 to $1,110; another ear, humid, $l,'lfi $1,05, lhrnton -Car Wi'iiulelieo Wiuosnps, fancy mid extra, $1,(10 In $1.7n. SI. Louis --Car W'ennloheo Jona thuiiH, if'J.05. ' Detroit- Cur Ynkiiiin Spitxctt hurj,'H, oxtru funoy, .Vi.liri lo $2.15. Now Voil; Car WtiHliiiiyilon up pleH, iiiixcd varieties, Hold $l.:il to $1,(1."), snOKE NQUEST LEAVES E Reports That Member of Citizens' Alliance Shouted Fire Not Borne Out at Coroner's Inquest Panic Organ Before Cry of Fire. Girl Fainted and Cell for Water Evi dently Caused Misunderstanding; and Rush. I'Ai.r.Mirr, mmi.. iw. a. Wo rm fnlm porU lluil a mini woiuini; n nils' Allimioi' liiitton i;tio it fiio iihirm, ii'Hiiltini,' in Hie pnnii which rout Hcvcnty-liM' liCH nt n ('lirixliiuu omi I'olohriitiou liv Hie fniniliiM of htrikinc ooppor iniiicri lioio, wito not homo out liv tcnti inoiiv nl the inoiic'ht whioli Coriincr Williiiiii IVher lioKiui toihiy. There r.ocmoi noiiio.iIimiIiI, imloril, if it wiih not tho pnnii' whioli i'iiiihoiI tho ery of liio, inllior Hum Iho fry of fiio whioli htiirlod tho inline. I'mil Kpohnr, 11 hov of 10, wiih ore of Iho firnl witncnort. Ho wntcheil tho ninli, he Niiiil, from Iho lop of tho Mnirttiiv. l' honril niiiiiiiiiin nonr tint door Miniit "Tiro!" hut I'oulil not Kro who it wim. Mj. Annie Clence mill nine otho eri who liiul hrcu ipiotod n oiiyine Unit tho uliirin wum oivon hv innu wen line; mi Alliance hiitle, refiifcil lo Hwonr ( it on iho wituoits stinnl. A hoy of 1.1 toHlifioil Unit Iho erv of 'Tiro" wiih not rniootl until af ter tho panic Iiokiiii. A irl I'aiiiteil, ho naii), unit it fall for water fol lowed. Sooni poinoii1 i;ijioil to itot il. r.viileii'lv miniinilorxlmiilhip Iho eonililotioli, ho HioIIkIiI. hoini'Olie In Iho hall sliotilfil "firo." A j,'0ii oral rii-h for Iho omIh oiisiioiI. L PRODUCED BY SISTER ItO.Mi:. Dee. L'tl.- Tho lalo Car ilinal Knmpnllii'rt H'mlor, HiirmirHH Carolina HauipolhflVzanua, Inially produced iho dead prolato'H will in oourl today. How il win found wn not made public, luahilitv to find it Honuor omitioil hoiiietliiiu; of a hoiirtalion. It wiih said, however, Ihero wiih no doulit of the iloeii mpiiI'm Koiiiiiiieui'fsrt. It was drawn in 188D. The propel iy wnn left to the Imr olios and another brother, hut tho hitler has since died. SHOT WIFE WITH "DEVIL IN HER EYES" IMNC'INNATI. O., Dec. S9. Hub ert Mnronoy, iiKed 2(1, nu nitor, to day hIioI mul killed hbt wife and lilt iluiiKlitor KrnucoH iih they nlopt In the Motel Walton hero, llo wna ar rostoil. "I killed my wlfo liernno hio bad tluS devil In bur eyoH," Mnronoy tuld tho police. "Tho liuhy would buvo (ho ilovll In her oyoH had hIiu lived, no 1 killed her, too." Y NKW YOHK, Doc. 2 J) .-A cheap trunk ilmnpoil from a cart on l'ltt utroot hero early today ah found to contain tho body of n man who lind lieon HtrauKlod. His liaudts and foot woro tightly bound, l.utor Iho body wan Identified aa that of a laborer iinmod Druekmau. Two Minn who unloaded tho trunk from tho cart dlHiippourod. WASHINGTON, Dee. UtK-Offio-lit Ih of tho hlale, war and nnvv do ))iirlinouts scoffed toftay nt the Mox ioan war ministry's ohirre;o that reb els in northern Mexico were usine; United Stales mumuiiitioii, A AN STILLA MYSTERY Picking Scene, Hollywood Orchard One of Many Similar Scenes New Year's Issue ,&MiiMi'm& ffi Mm J - war Tl ' &'i&rl&&fctFrtKZr2'l Trfi BfiS' 4 jBfc Tho follow, n i the jieJd for the llillxwr nl on n' m(: o it fii M .slurtcd to y!ed: 1(1117 1 Iom, l ,ii ,. 1 !MIH IS ,a'f l.o.xos ('iiirm', 'I'l ha I ( boxes 1om HKI'J "idO half h"r- Meno, 1 I'l whole doxc-H Iloe. liiil half boxes Comtec. hS full Ijoxe- 1 ntmre. ' ' Itlll) 111) half boxen Coiuioo, 17 rull lioxei I'iii''' -l U')" ba..xo.s Ito-o, 118 fidl lipvyw. "v:. .2aG"lSiil7, (I7- SVwtnj v, r lllll- ltl8:i lmlen Comioe, '.Mil full C.imioo, i:l: halves Hum., t: 11 full Hoe. " "' " "-. '" " -,f" 1IIIL1-Ill.Vi IibUoh I'omlro, I IPi;i-2J."il halve Ioo. S'lS Th'o no of (he bearing oreba N'cwlinviw ut fl.TI, Spitxoubiir There nro 17.VJ Comioe troiw, One hundred and forly-oiejil I 1'ASS CHHISTIAN, Minn., Dee. !!l. Dr. Cary (lraytou forhado I'rebident Wilson to nltend to any oorrnhpoudoneo today. Ho itmixleit that the prenident would bo iuterfer iiiK with his reeoxery to ntliinpt to answer nil tho, letters on hand here, mul they were forwarded to Wiihh incton for his Hoorelarv, JimopH P. Tiimully, to miHwer. Presitlent Wilson's deniro for pri viu'V has been iijuored by Iho resi dent hero, mul huIosk eonditions iin provo the president and his family intend to npend tho remainder of h' vaontion either in Texas or Florida. Kvery luorniu'c tho State Afjrioul- turnl oollego mails tho prenident three dozen renh eys, mid tho par cel post biinns him Iurj;e ipiautitius of Knrden Iruek. Despito wutersoaked links, Presi dent Wilson went lo Iho pilf links and npent the mornim; there playing pilf. Later he look a toujj nutouio bilo ride. IN. CIA REVOLT HONO KONO, Dee. 'JO. -Army lnutineeiH in southwestern. Yunnn were reported today to hnvo deolnr ed tho province independent in ox President Sun Yut Sen's name. Tho outbreak was said to have hud occurred ut l.il'lu, whore the officers who resisted tho mutineers, a profes sor in u local Chinese college, and several of his Mudcuts were said to have been Killed. Tho authorities were understood to ho inuKing desperule efforts to crush Iho revolt, which il wus rceo nlxed might canily spread speedily, in view of tho people's discontent wilh President Yuan Shi K'ai's rule, through till of southern Cli nu. wm WILSON 0 ANSWER LETTERS ACCOUNTOFHEALTH CH full Comieo, 072 liiilvt. Hom-, 7fe.' full Hum-, 12tl Sp'tz. US.") XowIowih. full Ifo-o, KTi ImUiw C.iiniee. 10(5 1 full Comioe. !i7 Sni'r. lOlit! Kewtnwiw. rd m now i'miii 8 In 11 eni. I lm o received relunw Ihix year from e'omiee f2.21 jor box, Hxo .?1.S1. nt $.'S. All !'. o. b. Midforn. llioiih the pools nre not rtiweil. ,'KIO Hum trei., 8.M Kewiown and Ml ! Spitzenhun; trees in iho orchard. llo-o pear tree- yielded th er 1 IS i SCHMIDT'S FATE OF T NKW YOHK', Dee. SO.-Shortly before fl o'clock this evening Judge Foster adjourned his court until I H.'IIO tonight. This means that the jury's verdict in the Duns Schmidt murder cane will nut be icceived un til that hour in (he event of nu agreement. When court adjourned the jur, was said to ho divided, eight for Schmidt's coiuuiilmeul to Matteawau iusnno nsjhun mul four for gin of first degree murder. The ease wont to the jury shortly before '2 o'clock this afternoon. Iho jury inimedialcly went out to lunch, the court ordering a recess until '2t't o'clock. It was expected that tho deliberations of tho jury would ho brief. Judge Foster' charge dealt solely with the law lclatiug to homicide mul iiisauit.. h said if tho jury decided Hint Schmidt is insane lie must go to .Mattcawaii asylum if coimolcd of fimt degree murder ho must die in the electric chair. NKW YORK, Dec. 29. lions Schmidt, Anna Aumuller's slayer, col-; lapsed In his cell before, court con vened today. His condition, pltublo when the trial opened, has grown worse with tho strain. Ills nerves boomed completely shattered. Ills lawyer, Attorney Olcott, mado bin closing nutfrcHH when the session opened, It consisted principally lu Iho reading of extracts from the tes timony of ulleulMs, who declared the prisoner Insane, Olcott Insisted thnt tho defense bad shown clearly that Schmidt was wholly Irresponsible. Tho court gavo each side nu hour and stood tho Instructions would bo brlof. A verdict was oxpectod tonight. Jim Jeffries, former heavy wolght champion, Is making preparations for u world tour. HANDS SINCE WO 0 CLOCK 0 boxes of tenm. 1 ILLE ORO VILLI-:. Cal., Dee. 29. A gang of cracksmen who had tunneled under the vaults from tho basement of an adjoining building today robbed the Firm National bank ot Orovllle of 13,700 In silver. The robbery was not discovered un til tho bank opened for business ami tho yeggmen escaped without leaving n clue. Several attempts lo blow the Man ganese safe with nltro-gylcerlno failed. In this safe was moro than $'.'0,000 In gold. Deputy sheriffs aro combing tho country for tho rob bers, but up to a lato hour this after noon no trace ot them had been found. Cashier Glides, ho discovered tho robbery, immediately notified tho au thorities. Kntrauco as gained by tunneling from tho cellar of an un- occupied building next door to the bank. Hums detectives were detailed by tho California Hankers' Associa tion In an attempt to run down tho thieves. T NO: 7113 WALLA WALLA, WuM.. Dec. 'JO. Dr. Linn Hurficld llmsxard, the fasting specialist, became convict No. 71L"1 at !l o'clock this afternoon mid was assigned to piarcrs in the woiuuu's building. Her commitment papers arrived about U o'clock and she was advised by telephone. She immediately went to the penitentiary in n tnxicah mid surrendered to Warden Drumm. Sho had been hero since Saturday morning waiting to begin her sen tence of from seven (o twenty yearn for umnhlmightur, KIN BANK THROUGH TUNNEL tZuJ-G &&e NORDICA ABA STRANDED SHIP OFF SOUTH SEA ISLAND niHSIlAXE, Australia, Dec. 20. If the weather remains calm, the Dutch steamship Tusmnn. on the rocks in Hrumble hny, flulf of Fa pun, with several prominent Amcri on.is among its passengers, will be re-floatid safely, according to wire less messaged today, received at Thursday island from the vessel, it self, relayed by cable to Cooktown and telegraphed from Cooktown here. It was admitted that the ship's situation was such that n storm probably would mean disaster. The Tasmnn's fato was considered to de pend largely upon the Sliced with which relief reaches it. IIolp was on the way, but it eou.M not be learn ed hero how near it was to the stranded craft. The Americans known to he on hoard, members of tho Panama Pa cific exposition committee to Aus tralia, woro Commissioner flenernl Alva Adams, ex-governor of Colo rado, and wife; Major Sydney A. Olommi, eUief. of Hip .exposition's militury affairs, and wife; Chief Thomas F. Stallsinith, of the expo sition's agricultural department, and wife, and Journnlist Commissioner O'Neill Sevier of New Yoik. Other passengers wero Madame Lillian Nordica, Iho songstress, and Madame Caresi, her harpist. Tho Tasmau wiih hound from Syd ney to Hatnvia, Java. MONOPLANES AND HANGARS DESTROYED IN BLAZE NKW YORK', Dec. 'JO.- Six hang ars burned today nt Iho Hempstod, L. L, aviation grouiu's. Two mono planes which could not bo rescued in time were consumed with them. Sev eral aia!ors wero slightly burned in paving their properly. The loss was $2:1,(100. The fire's cause was unknown, I FIXES TAX LEW State and County Estimates Unchal lenged and Are Adopted by Court No Road Levy Made, But the Amount Included In General Levy. Under Plan Adopted, Ashland Will Pay Alonrj With Balance of the County State Tax Over 4 M'lls. The county court .Monday Kxel Iho slate mid county levy for the filming year r.t h mills. Although Mi. estimates hud been printed in detail ns rerpiircd by lnwf no on was on hand to protest nnd tho levy was made in accordance wilh prcmilinnry estimates. On account of the supreme court decision in the Ashlnnd road tax ease, whereby the oitv of Ashland wn exempted from the road lery paid by the rest of the county, no rond levy woh made, but tho road expenditures included in the general levy, this proceeding being author ized by n recent decision of the su preme court in the I.ane county case. Had the road levy been made, it would hnvo exempted Ashlnnd from even paying interest on rond bonds. Instcnd tho court will make on or der segregating the amount to be used for rond purposes, about three mills. t The stnte levy is over four mills, the county nhoiilhe sniue as a year ago. Tho- )crwlir'luWirt $."70,000. E $ & TINKER AND BROWN CHICAGO, Dec. 29. ','So far as I am concerned, I would let both Joe Tinker and Mordecai Hruwti go to the outlnws. They have seen their best days." This was the statement today of Ran Johnson, president of tho Amer ican league, commenting on the re port that Tinker and Drown had jumped to the Federal league. "The matter, of course," Johnson added, "is a National lcoguo affair, but I think their contracts with the National clubs nro fitroug enough to hold them if the case is carried into court." President Oiluiore of the Federal league left today for New York. It was reported, and generally believed here, that tho object of his isit U to establish an outlaw club there. Neither Tinker nor Hrowp would say what he intended doing. KANSAS CITYli 1 TO BUILD NEW BRIDGE PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 20. Tho bridge-building fjnu of Waddt-ll & Harrington of Kunsas City, Mo., was chosen by the interstate bridge com mission today to plan and superviso the construction of the Pacific high way bridge across the Columbia river between Porllnnd nnd Vancou ver at a cost of approximately $1, fi00,000. The company will bo com pensated on the basis of 5 per cent of (ho money expended. :T NKW YORK, Dec 20. Kx-Comp-Iroller flrout of New' York was in dicted toduy charged with perjury. As president of the Union .Hank of Hrooklyu, tho indictment suid, he. mudo a false report of Ihu institu tion's resources to the bank super intendent. Cashier J. P. Ashley wan indicted with 1dm. COUNTY COII FIFTEEN MILLS '