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207 second stmt K Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Ilnln tonight mid Friday .Mux. 1.1: .Mln, ".. Pnrl'Mhlril Ynitr Dully ICIkIiIIi Yrif JOHN NORLING. COBEQUID CREW 70.000 JAPS IN C. MASTERSON 16 PASSENGERS VfCINiTYVOLCANO SLAIN AT MINE SAFELY LANDED NOTHEARDFROM William Alexander, Partially l)i; nicntril Prnsprctor, Former Inmate nt Jackson County Poor Farm, Admits Murder or Mastcrsou. Bodies of Miners Found Willi Outlet Holes Tliioiifili Heads In Caliln at Claim Near Holland. r; It A NTH I'ASH. Oi. Jim. IS Uf'I'Mt) Hti-rlff (li'tirno l.imis I oil rutiitt to (iranlH I'hh from Kurby In churn o f William Aloxaiulwr. tint old mlnfr who I bold (or the killing ( John NurllttH and I urtl Mnalofiioii. diMiitl doad lit a rMn on fturkiir i-ik. In a atatotti-mt matin by Almnndor lie mlmlU tho kllllnn of MtHruN. but donlM knnwUdat- n( the iltmth ot Norllim and nlt-tntU cir tlofonM Hh ay that ho mot th two mM un Hih trull Hr nla rabln -ru-M-day ovoMlnK nI be took t drink of whtakry with thm. I In rfuaed further tlrlnka. sad allt-s-f that iht- Intel apji.jaretl t tha .at.ln nt Krml Otborn. ot which bn was Ih i-bargo. ilurlnii 0fern' briirv. ami ttmplHd to ftsrftt him to drink ctlii. mid that It wm when tbt-r " ttoldlNR him down nli throat that Im i'iot Masior ma through th ne4 Slml iliiniigli Itcitil Following th hauling ItH wi'Mt to liU cabin whott duianc-o away, and joint tlui real of the Hlhl. tho nhont- ItiK having orrurrmd at about 1 1 o'clock. Wedncudny th IhmUm of Iho iMHrdjtrwt man ,f found h cabin, Maston-on'a hod)' being on the floor near tho cabin door, Xorllnr,'" lying on the bod, unnli shot through thu kad. Tho bodliM of tloi dead mHH u III Im brought out oir the trull to Holland IimIhv, miuI .Mimicr-ton' will bo for arded to Kuhhiio. whore n brothnr miuI (later roelil. lunirurtloim for Ibo illstMHiltloh of .Stirling' hod) hnvo not )t uoett icioImhI. Tho Int tor bin n wife, and noM-rul grown children In I'oitlntid. Alttvamter li n mini nwtrly eviotity Veara of nun mid tin tnliiod In tbo llllnohi a I'ii) for Ibo iaat twenty ) cam. IviMilvu III .llfilforit All tho principal In Iho iloulili. innrdor on Hiirkor nook, Jntephluo count) Tueadtty wore well i.nown In tbl rliy. John NorllitK. om of th lctlina lived In Jurknoinlllo for nihtiy )ira, and whh tbo dlcoviror of tho orllnx mlno. Im-atod l inllo" iiottliMiMtt of tho iimnl) nuil, uhli-li ho Mdd to KuDor mid llradle). Id uiim a iniivliiaii. lendor of IiiiiiiIm mid orrhoMtraii In .Inckfonvlllo and Mod ford, and on tbo (imniiiililr Horloty iivciirnloii to Orator l.al.o a Mnr ago. ni'lcil mh IniKlor. Kroni (larflold peak id night liu iilni)d tlio national aim of tbo forolKii HtionllHtM In tbo party IIIm min, Wllllu miii boll bo) at tbo NiihIi Hotel for many montliH. Anotb or won, Selulieit wan bell boy at tlu Holland llolol. A daiiKblor Hazol Ih iiIko well known In Hi In illy. Tbo tatnlly now live In I'mlland. Ho wan about 't J hiiih old. Tbo aliened murderer, William Alexander Ih belleu'd In bo "Obi John" Ali'Miuder. an eereiitilo pro. Hpeiior, who about a (ar m;o, luoKo Into n eiului of tbo furent nervlco In (ContliniQit on tmi;o a,) N I :V YOIIIC, .lint. I.". Sluirp mt vnneert iniiiKcil the opening' of (he htoek iiiiii Let loihiv. All ilm li'mliiiK Umics were in ilemiind nml Neverul loU of 1110(1 (o iKlllll hliMies elmiiKOil hamlh, CheMiipeulvO iV Ohio, Alluii tio Coiixl Lino uml Kiio t'iml )' I'ei'icil eueh iiiImiiici'iI a lull point, Xnlioiiul H'lMHiil rose 'J1'), lleloio noon, liovvovor, the I'uih KiiiiiH weio teilui'eil. lull Iho lint hlill hold well up uhovo yphlenhiyV oloco, with Sleel ooiihpieuouhly kIioiik. Ilomlrt wimo i'iiiii. Thu imiikut eluoeil blionj,'. All Aboard Stranded Liner Saved Captain Spends Nlujil on Doomed Steamer, Wli'ch Is tlapltlly Break Inn to Plrccs. Wreck Discovered hy Fishermen When Foji Lilts and Hews Brlnys Rescue Ship to 'Scene. YAlt.MoiTII. V s.. .Inn. i.v ('Hptniu lloMMiii uml I lie elexeu ic llimilillK UieUlbeiM ill' IiIk etew vtetn I it Uf ii Ihhii ib ill-l'iilt'il Kowil MhiI liner t'liloHpinl IIiIm morii uy. Tbey went rvetiii by the jtotermuont lemnhii Utiiilorne, hIiIi'Ii mIoimI Ii, I lie ('dlotpiol tlirMii;biMi( the night. YAlt.MdITII, X. K.. .Imiunn l.V Stleui iHiknenRfi-R nml einhty nicin her of th" erew of tho iltftel itonl Mull liner ( 'i4ieo.nid ' ,eiv fil Hnnrtrn'. hero twlny in Ynr Hiotilli liotel. Ttw Rovenmirtit olfmnrhip linmlowuo i nlmidinv li tiir ('oIkmiuUI nntl n rxpificd to letoove Cnplmn IUwhoii mol eleven other Mttinheni of Irn new ln,firt' niRht. Tlte Ci4niu. is NMkril on the ooutheiu Htit ot' Tuoity l,i"le. Nn hoH of nHvinr the i.e U enter tntneil. livery neu U Hililio miothcr woiiihI to the nlrondy lmdlv ilnumKeil hull and il itlini.t U eertnin hIio will ntnit litHMkintr lo Hee eoun. The mueiieerN mid erew prohnhlv oho their Iioh to the berp ee of lilieriHmi on Port Mnillui.il xhnre. I taring nft of the ileuo nHir ve tertliv nlternoioi he mw the t'olie tiiil who im the iliemled Trinitv Ledge, and ireml tho iicmh. The lenmor Woeport nml .fohn I Chiiiiii, ewiiMwino ieU, weie lli' ffrM ! ml IhI into Iho water mid filnint ide the nreoL Tbo foheiiuid ' i.oere wtlh iee. The l,mtMlotwie and the lUpimhrnitioek renelied the i-ene jnt n U'w tuiiiuteK liefoie the leM'iie urk Mnrteil. The WelHit tiHtk off (hue liont londk, setetily-lMO pei-MtiiH ill nil. Tliei-e meluded the HlMeen kihii jern. Then the Wentporl tood hy until the John I.. Cnuim had tnl.'.'ii off lwenl r.iur other. ('iiptmii I In w mui uml eleven of hit -eiiimli iheiih'd lo I it V nhoiinl the vocl until iiioniiiur. The I.iiiih ilowile tood hv to li-neuo tlieitl, Kliolilii ipe i-iii -i.in in en-Hi, up iImiihi; (ho m.-lil S WASIIINOTOX, Jail IT. Denial of publUbed report that bo Intended to rimlmi before IiIh term oplre8 Mareh :i, I!) I Si, wiih volred hero today by .Senator I'oi'Mnn of (.'allfornla. "1 wan electei;, imlil Senator I'or kliiM, to a term oxplrliiK March SI, next )eiu it ih my muuiiiou u minu uio term out with credit to my Muto and bouor lo injhtiU. I lliluU It Id my duty to riiiualii at my pout m Ioiik iih 1 can piirform my work. I am In at toudani'o an n'Kiilurl) uh any houiitor lu eoiiKronH. 1 am a moinber of miv. nil lniiortaiit commllteeri and hollove. I can bo of more nerviro to my wtato for tho lemaluiler of my term than aii now man found." 10 HELP JAPANESE V.8IIIXHTOX, Jan. Ifi. - Anxloim to know If tbo United States can ion dur aid to tbo .lapaneso miffoteiH by tbo Hali'urnjlniu volcaulo oruptlon, I'roHldont NVIlBon today bout nuothor mcHBnKo to tbo .Mikado, uh followHt "I'ornilt mo u'kivIii to oxproim tho deep H)iumtby thu American peoplo feet for our ulster nation, Japan, lu itn Kreut nilninlty. . Our lieutis no out lo tbo tboiiHiindH upon whom Hiiffor Iiik and dlbiiHlor liuvu como bo buiI dcnly and lu ho toniblu a furm. "Ih tbero any way whmcln wo can help?" MKDKOItH Many Prclialily Escaped, But Large Proportion Killed During Eruption Another Tidal Wave Sweeps Coast Willi Destruction. ; Vnriijuard of Refuses Arrive at Toklo Sakurajlma Still Eruptlnu Fiercely, But Less Violently. TOKIO. .Inn. l.'i.- Thai 70,0011 people who liw'i! in the vieiuit.v of the olemio Siikiirii.jiinu weie uuiic iiounteil for wan rcporUd hy vvireletet loilnv from the nitMil kiiimiIioii nt (he neeue of the diinter. That iiiuuv of tliene iwenpeil wiih eiirluitl, hut It feu red n lunce proiuriitui were killed hv the nun of ilienuileneeut volcanic ma Her or dronuei) in at tempt to Mwiin the three-mile wide -trait helween the ihliim! of Snkurn mid Kiiihui. Volenno Still liniilN Though in l- ioleut aetimt than earlier alter it iuitinl oitthrcuk, S n K -umjiiun wu Hll eruptiiiL' llereelv todny. The Tokio olervHtorv nU predieled other mid llioie Violent outhrenk-t. Another titlnl wne hwep' Lthe Kin-bin eoat ht niulit, uccord- iliK to the Wirel(". lepoit. M lie vol initio Kiri-him, iiorthwet of Snl.it iHJimn, eontintied to hurl up hot uhc, ami crater in various other Hitt o JaMii howcil hiiiH of ac tivity. The niinril of tlio reftiKCos from KitRoohuna Ih-hhii arrivini; hero to- iiiuy. iiieir iioM-npiions ot tuo nor- ror of the outhronk were nliiio-t licvoiul belief; jet all nreod oil the uiniu faetit eoiieeruiiu; Iho eatiH trophe. lvorth tremor- hint heeu filiuo-i coii-tmit nil of Saturday mnl.Suu ilny, thev Miiil. I'arlhiial,es hciu eoiiiiuoii in .Inpiui, they weio not iiuicli fiiuhtcucd nt Hrt. Their pel HiKteney mid violence fiiinlly lieiiu to cHii-e aliiim, howevci. nml many of the eilixeiiK decided to t-eiiil their fiiinilic- at li'ii-l fai titer into the in tenor of the ihluiid. Appalling SuddcunoNH Some humlrciK, mo-tly women mill children, ueluallv were intrnininu when the oitlhutNt ciiinc. It was with appallini; smlilunc--. With tt lepoit which M'cineil to split the heavens, Sakurnjimii split m halve from it- Miminit one-third of Hie wnv lo its I iiim". A roar of white hot llauie shot ltlOO feel Into the sky. Molten lavu boiled mid bubbled over the ediren of the tiI erutcr and poured down the slope tu woven feu or I'll teen feel hiish. II v the lurid ulnre the Snkurn i-l-uuileis could he seen ru-liiiit; madly about the r-liiinl shore, lookiut; for lionl. Some were struck hy fnlli rockrt. Soino were ovoiiuken hv Iho luvu slrenpw. Many unqticstio' were milTooiilnl hy poisonoiw nse I .a io numbers plunged into the vv ti ler nml ino-l of the-o. drowned. Shoilly uflerwiifil tho rain of hot iisIicm uml Mime hecaii nt Kn;o-i-liliniu lu Iho incuutime the railro'ul had been put out of eoiiuui ion and tlio fugitives were compelled lo flee on fool. They left the town hhiJiin;,' behind (hem in scorei of places. According lo wireless neeouu's not u sou! could ho alive on Sakura isluiiil today. The islnud itself was complolcly enveloped in smoke nml flame. Tlio west side of the volcano blew off last uiuhl nml today n iln.en cratctri worn lieleliiiisr hivn. That iinyone reiuuincd alive in Kiik'o sliiinu vvuh tlcemcd IiikIiIv impiohahh'. II was Haiti Hint uppro.iniiitely III, OlMI ImiihCh weio dcstroycil hy the eiuptioii. WILSON NIPS HOUSE PLAN TO FOSTER SPOILS SYSTEM WASIUXttTOX, Jan. 15. Vrcsl dent Wilson lot It bo known today bo was opposed to tho return to tho spoils Hystem nml would veto tbo pobt officii appropriation bill nuvv before tbo lioiiKo unlcHa oxouuitlng assistant postmiiHtorH from (bo classlflod nor lco l ollntlnatod. Tho prosldont, It Is understood, baa decided to halt what has boon chnrniiil by civil sor- vico advocates ns u consroi8lonnl ton ilmey to break down tbo merit eya (cm, OKIWON, TIITUSDA Y, KIN OF LATE VICE PRESIDENT iJi t . ',. irrf rr After .'vrrnl yr.ir. i.ised nliroad In the study of music, ami durluj; which nipenml In sum" r ins in sine of tlu forelirn opera IioiMCf, ll I'liullta r..n . lotrill, r ! to the lute V. o rrmddcut Jatno n Miormnn. inane ,0 New , .. ,. be - ew pn4uvtl'ti "The Whirl of tbo World." if. STANDS OFF POSSE' MAYV1I.I.K. XrY.. .Inn. l.. Henvily uniioil mol hnrriemlri! in his hoii-o witli hi wife uml their nine children, Kdward llcnrd-ley, n.Stun incnliile fiirmer, (mlnv was atundine. off Sheriff Aiidcr-ou of t'luiiitmupia eoiinty ntid (weiity deputicK. swenr ini; he would die rather than sur render to answer for the perhaps fil ial shooting of County I'oorniustor John (1. Putnam late yostenluy. lleariut; that the ehihlreu were siifferiinr for food, I'litnam had vis itid the Heard-le home to take them with him to the poor hou-e. Xenrd--ley shot him n -ooii n he lennnii his hii-iue-s. Sheriff Auder-oii, Im--lily suiumoucil to (ho scene with .1 strotii; po-se, -urroiiiidcd the liou-e promptly uml would have fired on it defender hut for tho fear of lnttiiif his wife or Mime of tfie children. Anderson dt-l,ircd todny. how ever, that ilc-pcratc inoiifiirei. would ho necos-arv -ou. "Whnt little food theie wa- in Iho hou-e inu-t ' have boon con-uiiicd," he snid, "tin nobody knows what torture- tbo-o Door little one- may be suffering." (leorgo Vnn C'e, u riiinl mail ear rier nml n fncml of Itonrd-ley, ven tured neiir lite house todnv mid nt tempted to p.ilev with the hit tec, who nppeurcd ot the window, how ever, loaded with arm-, mid ordered him uwny. relu-mir to Mirivnder. 15f L5S OFYOUNG Ml ! utLLb' rOK mm H. V. Mi or of Ktc-no, Cat., has piireluised fifteen ucies of the A. O. Ileiinctt or chard, a quarter mile south of Medford, cast of (he Dillon Hill orchard, for .1-11,500. Tho orchard consists of five mill six-year-old llartlctt and Anjon pears, anil is consid ered a good huv. J . Me.er will move horo his family (his spring mnko their future homo with uml in Med foul. t-f-f -f-f-f -t--f-f--t Iodine, which lu tho last few jours bus Bullied rccoKuitlou ns one of tbo most valuable adjuncts In moiltclno and Hurfiory, wan discovered Just 100 years uco, FARMER SHOOTS OR MASTER NO JAXUAHY 15, 19M. SHERMAN IN MUSICAL COMEDY ALIVE Al SAKURA NAGASAKI. Japmi, .laR. l.". Murine from the Japane-e navnl sipiadron were in eliftrec nt Kngo- sliium today. TIioukIi Sakurajlma was still in violent eruption, it vvns believed the dancer on the main island was over. Hunt had even touched on the -bore of Snkurn, where, to their annuo miiiit. the bluejackets found SIOO men, women mid children nlivc. All were dreadfully burned nml several j had Rime in-ano from the horror of their experience. They had hidden in a enve durimr tho worst of tho volcano's outbreak. From none of (ho Snkurn surviv or could n connected account he ob tained of (lie disaster. They were too much broken hv what tlioy hart cone through. Several, il was snid. would die. Ainonir thrtu, however were several government officiuN, who, (rue to their duties to (ho last, hud suv oil their office record t brunch evorv thinir. One had din to u pictuie of the tnikiulo. lle.-idents of Kaco-himn wore ro- Inruini; to the (own. Tho plneo could hardly ho dignified by reference to it a- a "rum. ' It was not oven (hat. It wa- u groat do-ert of n-hos, sptinklod thickly with cooling vol euiiic rock ami humped hero nun there hv what had once boon u build ing. Mo-t of thu city being of frail .lupauo-o construction, how over, wu completely cou-iimcd. NIGHT AIDED COAL M in cheat SAN FUAXrlSCO, Cil Jan. 15. John W. Smith, testifying for the government, was (ho first witness called today at tho (rial of the eight official of Iho Western Fuel com pany, charged with con-piraoy to defraud Uncle Sam of customs du ties. His testimony corroborated that offered by David ti, Powers and Kilvvin Powers, government, wit nesses. Smith swoto that ho watched (lie coaling of tho steamer Kores from (ho captain's btidgo on the night of December 18, 11) PJ, and that oven les coal was charged into (ho tin wci!hcd tubs during tho night than at day. Ho stud (hat only two buck et of coal wore weighed during the four hours that ho watched the ves s'els loading. During tbo year Just closod tbo United Urolborbood of Carpontors uml Joiners paid out JUDO.OOO In death bouetlts, MS ERUPTON UN N IN 39 LEADERS OF President Moytr anj Western Fed eration Officials Indicted at Hourjhton for Conspiracy in Con nection With Ccpper Strike. Other Indictments Returned, But De tails Kept Secret Moycr Says Jurymen Members of Alliance. HOfOHTOX. Mich.. Jim. 15. -Thirty-nine official of Iho Western Federation of Minor wore iudietid bore todny on conspiracy charge m connection with lite strike in the Miehignn copper mine country. t'hmlus II. Moycr. president of the WV-tpru Federation of Miners wn uinong the tliirty-nine men indicted. The ewispiniey clmtgo ngNiu-t th labor loader- contained three counts. Other indictments wore returned, it was -Hid, but tbe name of (hoe in dicWd have not boon made public. Among the iiid.rti'd men were the following liieinlMTs of the fideru lion's exreutive cemmittee: Vice President Mahotiev, Thomas Striz ieh, Hoy Miller, Ynnko Ter.iehm, .1 I', liwney, James llitllick nod W. P. D.iv'd-on. The other are official of the Calumet, Hancock mid South Hnuge local-. The grand jury exonerated Ivven-ty-seven members of the federation, charged with conplrucy to destroy life and property in connection with the South Htiuge riot of December 10-11. It was reported that the jury returned n number of indictments in connection with the murder nt See borville. DKXVKH. Colo.. Jan. 15. Cha-. If. Moyer, president of the Western Federation of Miners, expre cd no siirprie when told here today that ho hud been indicted with thirt' eight other- hv n grand jury ( Houghton, Mich., on charge. of con spiracy. "I had (o be indicted," saiil Moy-r "bul I had no idea whnt the eliargo would nllegc. I only want to sn one thing, mid that is that nine members of (ho llouglito-i grand jury nro nlo members of the Citizen-' Al liance." STRIKERS GIVE UP FEDERATION HALL JOllXXNl'SHlTtG. South Africa. Jan. 15 -Tbo fclrlkvra' garrison at the trades federation hull surrend ered unconditionally today. Secre tary Ilalu and ten labor leaders were, arrested. It was bolleved hero that tho backbone of thu great labor strike Is broken. Two hundred nml fifty workmen applied for reinstatement at Ulomfou tolu today. It was bolleved that strikers horo and at Pretoria and Capetown would make similar appli cation soon. Tho surrender of trades hull fol lowed tbo authorities' throat to bat tor tho building down with artillery, ts light, water and food supply had already boon cut off. I SAUSAL1 L SAX FUAXCiSCO, Cat., Jan. 15 Losing its bearings lu tho tog which overhung San Francisco bay early to day, tbo ferryboat Sausullto tan down and sank tbo luunchea Trowier and ndlno, both at anchor and unoccupied. narrowly missed several yachts ami was finally stopped with Its bow act ually against tbo piling of tbo San Franclbco jucht club's building. Tbo storm which provalled us far north as Prince Kupnrt sound bud subsided and coubtwlse vesbols from tho north wore boating In, generally lato as a result of tbo steady south easterly gale. CA 1 I AT JOHANNESBURG NO. Soli TRAF C BUREAU WANTS A ON RATE BILL Attorney General Crawfcrd Urtjctl for Second Time to Appeal From Decision of Federal District Court In Initiative Rate Bill Case. Crawford Puts It Up io Railroad Commission, Which Is Opposed to Local Measure. District Attorney Crawford, wh-i has announced his candidacy for gov ernor, has refused tho rer-uest of tho Medford Traffic Dtircau to appeal from tho decision of tho federal dis trict court In tho Medford Inlilstlvo rata case suggesting that It bo turned over to tho state railroad commission A second demand has been mado upon him as follews: Medford, Ore, Jan. 13, 1911. Air. A. M. Crawford, Attorney (Sonera!, Salem, Oregon. Dear Sir: Referring to your letter ot Dec. SSGth In regard to taking an appeal of tho Inltlatlvo rate case. We note your refcrenco to tho railroad commission and suggestion In connection therewith. It s a well known fact that tho railroad commis sion actively opposed the passage of tbe bill, and have gone great lengths In tho effort to discredit the law, al though the office ot tho commission ers Is elective in tho same mannor as' the enactment ot tho law, thereby making the cotumltalonera subser vient to the people and not the peo ple subject to the will or dcalro of the commlsuloncra; and wo are there fore pleased to note that you assign it as a duty of the commission to sup port the law. As being tholr duty It should not bo Incumbent on ua to ro mind them of tholr duty. Wo lack confidence In tbo commission be cause or Its attitude In tho matter, and wo aro thercforo disinclined to deal with your offico tbroiiKh tho commission, much as we would Hke to moot your suggestion. Statu Original Dcfcnduiit It was our understanding that tho state through tho oflco ot tho attor ney general was mado tho original defendant In the Injunction action, and the .other defendants were inoro ly Incidental ns technicalities of law. Wo aro legally advised our proper ro dross Is tho legal department of tho state, and that wo should properly address you In tbo mutter of an ap peal, which we huvo done and uro do ing; and In this connection wo aro again plcnsed to nolo that you Indi cate pOfsestiliiK tho requisite author ity to act lu tbe matter independent of and without tbo Intercession of tbo railroad commlbsiou, und to do this Immediately, which wo trust you will do. Tho cltatlouB roqested by you can bo found by roforenco to tbo reports of tbo United States supremo court, October torm, 'Ji-j, thokoy cuso being tho Minnesota rate case us (Sco, P (Continued on pace 2.) RUINED BY FLOOD CHAHI.KSTOWX, Va., Jan. 15. Buildings which cost $',50,000 to creel wore destroyed (his ufleruuou, uceordiiig to u lnessugo from Cuiu beiland, W. Va., when thu midillo section of (ho West Virginia Pulp & Paper company's dam, twelve miM from Dobbin, collnoscd. Tho dam went out piecemeal, it was stated, which wiih fill thai pro.' vented a ilisiifttrous flood, and i( wad with tho midillo section that u con siderable portion of the plant coitr nccted with it went down. It wah understood there were no cnsimltiex. The Hood' wave had rencbi-d thu Potomac (hid afternoon, The river nt (hut time was ten foot uhovo Hood mill k and Iho tide wot- rushing down, ward from Piedmont toward Keyoor. DAM COLLAPSES S250.000PR0PERTY