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swsaa V Medford Mail Tribune . SECOND EDITION WEATHER Itnln tonight nnil I'rldny .Mux. I.",; Mhi. .i!. NIRDKOIth OKIOCJON, fLviTKDAY, .'lANTAItV 17, J01J. ifnrtytlilnl Yritr. Oally- KlMhth Yitur NO. 255 1 ' . l( I'M. ' . i A SAYS COULDN'T QUIT "President Wilson Is All nlhl, Out Ha Doesn't Understand the Mexi can Indian," Asserts Dictator to O'Sliauijhnessy. Hutrtn Complains Bitterly of Inef ficiency and Disloyalty of Generals Mercado. Sentenced to Dc Shot. MF.Xlco CITY, .Inn. 17. I'm-. i dent WiIhihi if nil rli'lil. Iml lie ilnci ml; uiiili'Miuiil lln Mexican Indian , (luie'inl Vielorinnn llni'ilu t ill In iMlin O'SlimiKliucHiiV n lint Aiium tut iiiiirKu d'nffiiin mil in IIiutIii'i itutnwlJillc nl (Iciirinl Jompiiu Miur.' r M "I 'Until iml iiuil if I winded (n Willi! WOlllll llMplMMI If I K"t 'i! Wullhl llH WOrHC lllHIl HVr." Grill III Sii'MirtiT. ,m ho Mil iiluin in his onr. h i'ii i illK 14 HlU'lller nr.it ftlntich Iml. lloimi'i lln orcuMuii wni (In' militurv fnncr nl uf uni' nf hi general, lltiorln ' pied O'JihiHigliiiwi.v nml beekuueil Itint In mi! benldn liitu. lUsi'lmfi:? wim willi MiMTtit ii ii milium of troops iiiiim'Ik'iI in review, Iliicrtn look oceuslnii li i'iiiiiiliiiu hillnrly i'f Hi" incffiiticnov ml il" )nynlly of muiio nf his generals, iiicu lluniug UiMii'ml Meicndn in purli'ii lur. Tln dielnlor wn nlmi itimtlnl In IlilVi' Inlil O'ShmtghlU'ssV 1 1 til t III' llHll llll iHlt vluitCcr III till' ilflllllH nf PrnurUcu I. Mudero nml Vlor- Priwillcill SllHM'7 (I'IiiiiikIiihi.V was miid In luivo nuked llni-rln why ho iliil nul offer miiuli proof In (lut world llin! In' w.i nut rixiiiHililo fur Modern's ilea III. Ilii'crln reloitcd llin! In IM nul linvty In offer proof, as he was nut on triiil. General in Itn Shut SkiiU'huk nf ilonlh lodnv was pass nl mi General Moromlo, tlic federal I'liiiiiiiiuuliT nt Ojinnii. who fled iiitomi tin' American border. Mini lor uf War Illumine! ordered Mor imiiIu In ho shut. Tin nnliT rllilV' tliut Merendn wiih n triiitur, whn, in -Mend nf fighting for hi- cnuntrv. ac cepted bribes f i out rich Mexican to t'Ki'uil Ihrm to the liunliT. ALEXANDER SHOT TWICE AS HE LAY ON BED (WANTS PASS, Or., .Inn 17. -Willinin Alexander, Ilio nhl miner charged willi killing John Nniiiug nnil fui (1m Mnsleisnn, wni Inkcn lo llu morgue luilnv hy Sheriff llillv Suit! It mill viewed the reiiinins of the Iwn nti'ii. Ho with lueilurn inn suily nl first, hut Inter lulil SlH'riff Smith lluit lui hint no recollection of killing Nulling nml hint no reason for com mitting llin crime, hut admitted, tluil he ni'Kht hn vo hhut KorlitiK ilutiuK t tin Hi'iiinniiiKi', whli'lt. Im Miys, on imiri'il wlu'ii N'etlini: nml .rnsliirsun with Iryliij; to fnivi' whiHky down IiIh thiuiit. Noi'IIiik'h iviiiniim will hn Iniil nt rest tomurrow iifli'iuuuu nt 15:110 .in (ho Ornnitu Hill ci'iniili'iv lu'iv, nun llionn of MiihU'i-mmi will hn hhippi'il tu HiiKi'iu'. (1KANTS PASS, Jim. 17. Tln iiiqiifht uvi,'f tint ii'iiuiiiiH nf .luhn Kuilim; nml Cuitirt MiiHtiThun, whii'li rimiilti'il in u vmilii'l hohliuu' Willimu Aluxmiili'i', Mm TH-yi'iU'-olil prnnpi'ii. Inr. LMiillv nf thn iloiihlu milium, wan hi'hl cully Thuihiliiy nt tlu OhIiuiii I'lihin, with thn lullowini,' jury im puni'liMl: Morry .Iniilnn (fmi'innn), .1. 1. (Mmni'iiH, Kil TiolVllu'ii, It. (1. Sowi'll, M. W. (Inli'rt mul A. I-. Mu ruy. Tim rindliiKH ntnto Hint liolli MiiHliTHun iiuil Nnrlhitf wi'iu kilU'd hy liiillol wuiiiiiIm ul llin limiil nf Wil limu Ah'MiniU'iV Ilio n'puil nl' 0. ( D'imiii, tint ihu'tur in utloiuluui'o, hIiiiwIiik Iiuil MiikIi'I'kiiii wiih hllllt unco IIiiuiikIi thn hi'iul, wliilo Nor lint; horn two hullol woumlrt in Hio IF WANTED TO LING (Contluuea on pugo z.) SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD GIRL WHO Pclll.ih Itriulliv. 1(1 W'lil nhl. uf IViuIm Hun, N. ,l who in 1 1 nil' from hr lium with V. ,M. l'olrf, 11 wenlthv I'hli'krii furiiKT, who in l'4 .M'ttrn nl" n'. Poxlcr wn iiinrrii'il. Tilt' K'll klll'W 1!. .ji.i.u DESERTS LOVER TO RETURN HOWIE MUllll.i:. Alii, Jnn. 17 Dollnh Urn illi'y, thti lxtmn yoar-olil clrl who i'lopil with Joel M. PoHttT, million nlru Nnw Jnnnty poultry mini, lufl linrit tmtny with Iht fnthcr (or hur hoiiii' In l'ltmtiurlon, N. J. Althour.h riirly In tlu Wcitk, nhu hml ronlmcd KM-ry I'ffurt to liiiluco hnr to rutiirii liomo nml litilnti'il hIio would stick to liitr (orty-)nnr-old n((lul(), n umrrlod mint, uliii vnn iilmoMt n.ir.r lodtiy (or tint railroad trip nml wn tilmont bit ter In HpwikliiK of lotor. I'ontor will remain In M oldie, lie (art'ii not only "white alavo" chaw In thn (ederal ruurlH, hut also a Her Ioiih alligation mndo under the ntnto law. MIkh llrndley Is out on ball ns n matorlal wltuesn III hotb rourtn. POLICIES FOR CITY roinliiTii of llm newly cli'i'ti'il I'oiiiieil nml ('oiinoihnmi (IporKO Por ter, till Unit reuitiins of the old, will ineel in Ilio office of Muvor Punliii in the M. P. & II. litiihliiiK tliin u?ter noon ut :i o'cloek mul outliuo nil miuihlrntioii polieicH, let;iihilioii mul ilUutiH committco uppoiutuu'titH. The meeliiiK in the result of 11 cull issued Wednesday hy the iniiynr. Tim key nolo of tliu sOoMoii jiroiuises to ho harmony. The first regular incpliiu of the new eouneil will ho next Tiiesiluy uichl. Tim initial husiuesH of the eouneil will Im to eiuh Miiiiu'i'OHSiiry expouse mul oliiniuato thn deailwood mi (ho city payroll, rouneilmmi llnii'iiek Iiiih expiessetl himself iih ile lenniiu'il to Heeuro iv full dny'ri work from I'tii'lt mul every oily Piniloy. Ordiiiniu'i'rt will bo fiaini'd following Ilio MiKKoMions ufferi'd for helter iiienl hy Professor Sowers of Ilio V. of 0. inunieiial bureau. Tho only inline inenliuneil lo dale for piesident of the eouneil is Mr. Kuioriek, tliero lieiiif: no opposition In him for Ilio seeoiul IiIkIiohI honor in tlio eity'rt pivornmont. YORK AND COMPANY DISSOLVE PARTNERSHIP York & Company luivo iliiwiilvcil partnership, W. T. York rotlrliiK from Iho firm. Tho biiBlnoBU will bo taken over nnil coiuluotoil by Miysrs. Ciuupboll mul Nye In Iho prcsont of (Ico, Mull Ti'lbuuo bulldliiij. ELOPING GIRL ELOPED WIT" "or,ED MAN ttgKKT'0 ' STORM USHERED 1 IN BY GALE AND 1 . 1 V 1 1 1 TclnKrajih m-rvlco Ir ilcninr 'nllti'il, Hid Citltvil 1'rcnH wlrus (mm tliu I'ant workltiK mit nn hnnr todiiy. Thn Wwlcrii t'nlun. I'untnl mil! Ioiik iIU Iiiiicu phuiivfl nro also down. With n (K mile an hour wind, nml thn hnrnmetcr rncOrdliiK 2'.'-1 Inches nu Inch below normal, n forecasted Htorin period wnx ushered In oer the ItoKiie river vnlley Friday nUht with n IlKht rain, Tim barometer rendltu: Is tho lowest ever reronled In I lie local weather bureau, mul In nu ordinary )ear tho forerunner of u storm uf cousldembln liitunslty, Tho rainfall for the alley In about elKlit Inches shy, and tho major por tion Is expected to bo mndo up dur ing thn pritsttut Hell. Know full on tho north slope of llnxy Ann, nml tho nearby foothills nro covered with tho bea v lent full this year. Ono of thn flurcosl wind and snow storms In years raxed near Mutton, Cat. Hot mail Wendt. tho st.iRo driver between Jacksonville nml that pl.ico Imd dif ficulty In mnkliiR tho trip Friday eveiiltiK with thn mall. A biiow storm Is niKluK In tho Hlsklyous nml Cow creek country. Karly this mornlui; tho. wind reached Its height, nml work up Mod ford residents with rnltllriK windows. Northbound S. 1. pnsHcnger train duo nt S o'clock arrived nt noon, nml Iho southbound morning train was nn hour late. Trouble In 'tliu Slsklyous delayed tho first, nml heavy rnlns In Cow creek canyon tho lnttor. IN ARMY SCANDAL LONDON, Jnn. 17. How Street pollen court wns crowded today by fiiHliIounblt'H when It becamo known Hint (ho civilians ou trial there with nrmy officers charged with bribery In connection with army canteen sup plies wero omployes of Sir Thomas Upton, KlKhl military officers and as ninny Chilians wero In tho defendants' dock. They included John Cnus flold, Kouonil iniiuaKor of Llptnn limited, nml Archibald Mluto, 11 di rector of LI)tou'8, and formorly head of tho company's military supply de partment. HOUSE 10 DECIDE E WASHINGTON Jnn. 17. --Tito housu rules committee expected to day to docldo on Its course with reso lutions for 11 federal liivostlKiitloti of tho Calumet ntrlku, Kaiiy today in- Mlciiltnus pointed lo n disposition lo kill tho resolutions and to allow tho soiiato to illsposo of tho question Instead, LOWESTBAROMETER CALLS MILITIA TO RAISE SEIGE RD Desperate Farmer Refuses to Sur render When Bi other Declines to Care for Nine Children Barricaded In House Flrlnn in Vicinity Heard Starvation of Little Ones Expected to Force an End lo Resistance Donations Comlnq In. KI'MMKHIJAU'. N. Y.. Jan. 17. Important development! were prom ieil in the sii'ae of the HcnriNli'V hnine toilnv when the euriluii of ii'i uly sheriffs surrouiiiliii the pluee wns henvdy reiiifilrccd ami hi'Kiiii lo elose in ou (he hnrriciuli'd house. Probability of it rninpniiy of nn tiomil iiurilstueu lieiiii; culled out tu md 111 the hieso of tin- home nf Ho ward lleurdsloy nroe today. The desperate fnnner who shut f'oiiut.v Punniiiister Pittiimn wished In dike his nine children to the pourhuiise, 11 ml then barricaded himself in his home, nil hut wore nut Sheriff An derson nml the deputies who have besieged his stronghold for four dnjs. CoM Cnufccs SuffrriiiK It iiKain turned ery enld today, mul snow was fnlliuir. Members of Company K of iho Kiilioiiul (luitrd live in Jmuestown, nnd they mny he culled out to aid. The only ehniieo of Heardsley sur ri'iideriiiK win appareiilly swept awny Inday when his brother sent word from Titusville, Pu., that he would not lake einri;e of the nine children barricaded' 111 tho house. Ileardslcy said he would (.Hvc himself tip only 011 tins condition. Cut Henrdsley, mintlirr brother livintr in Jnmcxtowii, bus promised Shentf Anderson (hut he will visit the he sieved house siiuie lime today. Firing was lieanl in the vicinity of tho Heardsley cabin hist iiiejit, but us 110 report was made tu Sheriff Anderson, the shots are believed to have eoino from hunters. Condition Desperato "I know HcnnMey'ri eondilion is beeoinini; desperate," said Anderson today, "and I urn not Keiiu: to rid dle the house uith bullets to lake him. In such event I would jimb nbly find one ch Id or more dead mul others nocdini; medical attention. The cries of those bepne; for food will certiiiulv soon force him to sur render. I exiM'Cl Hie siece to enrt within another twenty-four hours." Letters have been coming in horo addressed lo tlip sheriff, one from Hoston contniniuir $10, another from New York .$.". Hotb reipie.stcd that tho money be tfed tor the succor of tho children when the su'Ko is over. 16 ORCHARD SOLD AI IE ' "" A ileal has been coiiRimi "" "" mated through tho Ilennotr "" Jnvestinent eoiminny where- by A. A. Moody of Tnlent "" bidU to l P. Sae;o of Suntn "" CriiK, Cut., sixteen acres of liind (pint of tho old Klwood " "" tract) for .7."00. Pasadeun "" " proiierly is involved in tho " "" deal. Twelve ncres of tho bind is planted in penr uud J " applo trees from ono to six years old. f . GUNBOAT SMITH WOULD WED ORPHAN GIRL CUICAC10, Jan. 17. Kdward (annboat) Smith, tho heavyweight piiKlllst and Miss Holon Komoly of Now York woro refused a marriage llconso horo todny becnuso tho girl Is only 17 and tho wrltton consont of parents or gunrdlnns wns not present ed. Miss Homely Is nu orphan and Smith said thoy would luivo a gunr dlau nppolnted for her Immediately so consuut could bo glvou. VICTORS Hi. BBBBSni A BBBBBfl mXtJ T&Jftfajr'.BL 1&- Vr . 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YEARPROMISES AMERICAN GIRL ISLE OF SARDINIA SASSAKI, Island of Sardinia, It aly, Jan. 17. Clnimiui to linve evi dence of murder, (ho police today abandoned the suicide theory in the death of Miss F.ileen Qillos, n youiiK woman writer of Philadelphia, who was found shot to death Into last nic,ht in her cotitu'e here. Miss Gilles was shot through Iho riht breast near the heart. In Iter hand was clutched several bank notes. The pnlieo nro senrehini: for h youiiir Sardininn noblenmn who was known to bo infatuated with Miss Gilles, ami whose advances .she re pulsed. The nobleman was iiiirsiug from his home. WEALTHY WOMAN T KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 17. Declining "if this plnco is fit for human beings, I can slay," Mrs, (.'. It. lloffinnn, wife of u wealthy re tired miller of Kntergrbe, Kan., spent the night in jail following her nrre.st with her hii.sbiind, three other women nml two men, ut n meeting held by women us a protest ngniust polico regulations curiiiiig tho "right of freo speech." Mi's. Hoffman and several other women nrriiuged tho meeting nfter tho polico broke up nn I. W. W. gath ering nnd arrested nearly 100 num. Ponds of tho seven arrested 1m( night totaled .-f.r00, but till rcmniucd in juil. Thoy nro to bo arraigned to day. Tho record of Gunboat Smith shows ho has taken part In 28 battles dur ing tho past two yours nnd has boon defeated but nuco. Tho 0110 Gunboat lost Is credited to Jim Stewart, but no 0110 bcllovcs It. ND 1 VANQUISHED OF THE BATTLE OF OJINAOA . HW3 x 1 h; SVI. (lenernl Villa said he would kill If h ACTIVITY IN CITY HID COUNTRY 'COSTLY STRUCTURES AS WELL AS FOR CITY' Medford and the surrounding coun try have brighter prospects for buildinc activities (him bus been ap parent for sevoml vonrs past. There are n grout number of lnrgo farm buildings coiitoniplutcd, or rather, decided upon, and within a very few weoks mui of them will be in course of construction. This building ac tivity docs not apply to any partic ular locality, but Ihwre seems tin un usiiiil improvement stir in nil parts fof the vnlley. Mmiv of those prom ised improvements for 1011 will be of such costly nnd elaborate orchatd mid farm homon that their construc tion price will each exceed 10,000. N'ot n few of the.-e high-class orch ard homes have been built in tho past enrs, hut the promise for 1011 far exceeds nnv two or three previ ous years' work in Ibis line. While tho conditions as above klfiln.l i.ti'nit 111 111.. .Limit IlinrA is also promise of no small amount of building activit- 111 the city. I'alni to i:ieet llulldliig Iu all piobiibility the first building project tu be put under way in the city will bo (hut ulrendy decided up on by C. W. Puhn. This new struc ture will be put up ou the corner of West Muin mid Xorlh Fir streets. The ground, which is 50.l(l0 foci, is now covered by l'rtimo buildings. These will bo removed nnd in their plnco will ho built u one-story struc ture of steel with mnrblo facing. There will bo two business fronts on Main sheet, ono 011 tho corner mid cither three or four fronting ou Fir streets. Tho present lenniits expect to ho returned for tho now building. This new building is planned to be Iho most unique, elaborate nml beautiful in tho oily. Tho fronts will ho of steel oveiluid with nimble, uud every window will bo of heavy French plate glass, The entire Hour spueo will bo tiled. Tho cigar store will be finished in oak nnd all iix- tures will correspond. Tho liiuhcri shop wall will lie luiwhcil in vitrolitc, (CouttuuQd on pse a.) r 1 an ii 1 IMS I GENERAL TRINIDAD RODRIGUEZ. captured them, were nniOnt: the last of Oroxco had fallen Into the haniNof tb side, had eluded the America offleeri, 'FOUR BURNED TO IN BLAZE T cc JIUOCKTO.V, Mass., Jan. 17. Three men and ono womnn wero burned to death nnd eight other per sons, mostly women, were bhdjy in jured in n fire which started 'early today in a three-story brick apart ment house nt the corner of Miuy and Itoisitcr streets here. All four of tho dead were found 011 the second floor, suffocated. So severe was the firo tliut the firemen and polico wero driven back every time they made, nu effort to enter tho building. Only 0110 succeeded iu getting iu, Officer flroh, who res cued a women who ho found uncon scious on tho second floor. The monetary loss is cstimntcd nt nbotit i-SOOO. , KEY WEST NEW YOHK. Jan. 17. Tho M11I lory Lino steamship Lampasas. Tampa for New York, via Key West, was aground for n few hours today off Key West. Thu Mallory Lino steamship San Jacinto hnpH!iicd to bo nt Key West uud tho Lampaaus' passengers wero trnns-fihlppcd to her. When it wns discovered tliut the Lampasas wns not damaged to nny serious extent, slio war easily refloated mid her passengers relum ed to her. Tho Lampasas resumed her southward journey. FINANCIAL WOES AND REIEL ATTACKS MENACE HUERTA WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 With financial troubles and aggressive reb el armies 'to copo wjth, tho Huerta government In Mexico is menaced by a now danger, according to official reports reaching WiubliiKton today from Mexico city. DEATH PRTIN '.