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'" HHt Medford Mail Tribune WEATHER ' Itnlti tonight nnit Wodnetlnjr MM. Il! MIm. Jl Pre. .Hr SECOND EDITION iirty-lhlrit ym Mllv KlKhlli Yf-ni MIODKOItn OH MOON, TfJKSDAV, .JvNlTARY 20, 10J-I. NO. 257 i . v. OF THE TRUST SYSTEM WILSON BLAMES INTERLOCKING D RECTORATES AS THE CRUX A ilV fc- . AND FAVORS CREATION OF AN INDUSTRIAL.COMMJ MEET BUSINESS HALF WAY IN PROCESS OF SELF CORRECTION IS MESSAGE Executive Cnusllcnlly Attacks Group of Millionaires Who, Ity Reason of Enormous Holdings of Stock In Numerous Corporations, Constitute Virtual Monopolies Would Have Congress Force Owners to Elect Which Securities They Will Keep and Which Get Rid Of-Make Interstate Commerce Commission an Industrial Commission. WASHINGTON. Jnn 20 -Tim In torlocklnr. or tin perMiniml o( lUroc- tiirntiM of ureal corporation, batik, railroad. Itnliutrlnl. mmumrclnl nml public nirUn IhiiIIc In tliu crux of the (nut )tiiin. In tlm oiiliilmi ol 1'nwliUmt WIImiii. I In inndo till plain tmlnr In n Hclnt mldreim to riiiKrc In whloh 1)0 iriiHMU4l anti trust l(i;l'ntlon. DlMiiwdiiK ovIIh roaultltiK from mioIi Interlocking dlrootornto, tlm priwldoiit rmuntlcfllly attacked a Kraup of inllllonnlrN wlio, by rimnoii of tiiinrtuoii liulilliiKit nf tock In iiuumroii corporation romtltiito lrtnnl inoiiojiollo. (In lrtiinlly tolil rou;m thnl It lttiilt decide whether IiIk owner of tnok In cor poration hutild bo rompollod to elect In which ono of them they will exorcise their right to oto oil tliu coll. iluct of affair. I 'or itiilutrlil "nmiulnii Tlm proulUouL declared omphalic till)' for tho creation of nn Indiulrlitl cnintnlmiloii, nnit ilecliired Hint public opinion liml finally roiHiuorcd IIIk IlimliiKDN no tlmt tliu average bulnci tunii wni convinced Hint "the wny of lllierty nrn lo tliu way of "pence nml a I no dm way of ucru." He einiintlcrtlly approved innkltwt Kiillt) personal In nil milt nKaliiMi truM. "Hvory net of IiukIiukh Ih done nt the rnnimnud or upon tho Initiative of homo nNcertnlnulilo per in) II or croup of porMiti," Im unlit, "nml ttuifto should Im held Individ iinlly ropunlblo, nml tlm piiiiUluiionl should fnll upon them, nml not upon tlm liimlticmt urgaulzntloii of which they uinKu Illegal use." llohlug l'roic"ci "Tlm proilurliiK InduMrle, for ex ample, which litixn iaod tliu point up to which coiuliltintlnii miiy bo run I'lultuii with public Intercut nml free iloiii of trade, cannot nlwii) bu din MWloil Into component iiiiIIh nn rend lly uh rnllromlH nml tdniltnr orKiinl xtitluu en 1 1 he. Their iIIhhoIuUoii by onllunrlly legal prnroHaoM may ufloutlmo luiohu fliiitiii'lul couo queiicc nml probuhly overwhelm the iiHiurlty iiinrUi'i nml brltiK upon It ronf union nml breakdown. It outtht to bu nn udmliilntratlvo ronimlHHlnn, rnpnblo of illrnctliiK nml nhupliiK hiipIi corroctlvo iiroi'i'Minu, nml not only nlit tliu rnurlH, hut iiIho by Imlupoiiil "InitHiuucli nn our objoct nml Iho GRAFT SCANDAL AI QUEBEC AID BYINTREALIIL .MONTKKAL, Que, Jmi. 0. In I'li'ililjln co I'm pi Ion unions tlm mem lii'i'H of Iho lc(,'ihlulurti ill Qiiehcu wdh uIIcliciI in mi inticlo pulil'iHlicd hero loiliiv li.v tliu .Moiitrcnl Miiil. Jt urn cd llm upioiiiliui'iit of a coiuiultU'u to iimihtiKuti "Wo know," tlio Mail sui.l, "Hint nioiiuy hurt lii'cn pniil to lucuitiui'H of tliu Icgisliiliiiii for li'nilntion whlcli, on tliu i'iico of it, .in KO HIlllMM'rtivU of I lid lUllllill illtCI'CHt UK to Ill'Cll no iiioiu coiulciiuuilion Hum itu cliuiricb 1)0111. . "Tlio lc'j;iMlutioH wuh litcrnlly miiiikkIi'iI tlii'oiiKlt nl ovory hIiik" In hiiuIi u wu.v n to uvmln tliu Hcrntiny of tlio mom decent elements In tlio tWO lltMIHOH llllll tilt) llH'llllH'l'rt (if tllO lreni Kloy' WON OS nplrlt of our nrtlou In thexu tuntterit I to timet bit-dimim hnlf wny In tlm prnreittmii of mdf tiirrectlon nml till liirh II pi lnKltlmnte roil mo tin little H)Mibli), we oiikIiI to cu to II, nml tliu Judgment of prnctlcnl nml nnKncloim limit of nffnlrn every whoru will n pliunl ii h If wo did eu to It tlmt tlm puiinltlen nml ptiulidiuiiMit'ri ulioulil fnll, not upon hinliicim Itnelf, to IIk roufuitlon nml Interruption, but upon tlm IndlvldtiutH, who ufu tliu Itmtru iiieiilnlltleii of ImihIiicih to do the t lit it k which public policy and noiind lumlneiin practlco condemn. Kvcry nt'tlvo builniHiK Ih done nt tlio roin luatid or upon Hut Inlllathu of t-onio niircrtnlunblu pernon or Kroup of per oiim. Theno dhotilil bo held Individ iinlly rcnpntmlblu nmt piinUlitnuul ulioulil full upon Uiem nml not upon tlm orr.nnltntlon of which they tnnko Illegal lire. IVroounl I'liiilttnucut "It should bo ono of thu main oh (Contlnuea on paRn 3.) ONTARIO, ( nl., .Inn. 'JO. ttoiitiu.t uxorci-i", nl tin iioulli Kiiclnt mIhhiI wcio iiitcrruiitctl tmliiv when Mix. It V. (Hidden, the principal, irt'uiI t" heed nil order iIi-cIiuikiiii; her, uml reiuilf.cd ii i til 1 1 v led liv Siiiiui iiittn- ileni of Sclinolr. V. ,1. Ali'Mlllilcr, which iilliiuplcd to enter tlm build Ml'H. (Hidden W'.'iN o rile red ilii. iiiNhciI nt tlio rchiilt of cliiiiyeh him filcil npihiht AlcMimlcr, IVuu .Ii iiilvicu of Aiiluiit foiintv Superin- teniliilil nl' Sti'lll.nlK Aniiiii'kiiii. hint dericil AluMiiiiler uml .Mr. M. ), Seliiilkiml, iiuined to Miececil hur, when they iippenicd nt tlm hcliool fluiikcil hy it erowit of frleinln. Tint licHicuiiiL' imilv finullv letiictl to M'k li'Kitl roniihi'l. NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR TltKNTON, N. .1., ,iim. ao. Sim pie hcrvieen inniKed the iiiuiiKUiu lion hero loilny of Jiiiiich A. Fiedler uh (ovcruor of Now .leiey. After WViinlrow 1Iiuii lieeninu luehident, I'lcliler wus uetiui,' Koveriini-. tin re tireil from the place lust full to be come ii cuniHitiitu for Iho full term uml wns elected. IS IION'KST, TI1EKE AUK ; rne suinnas .nt vor so go m y ,'IT WILLS, "TIUMI HBkL, A'WKU TSS 7 MS NAT VsUUO I T"CS i "Ni'' M W ti'iwi' n n "trump runirillnn," 1orihi nn n U"'i nsaltiKt :iit wife In .New rl. uh Ii he Known lit no Joke. It Ih founded in ivnhiirm kii kti.wii to h, )ic'if, but It dcKci Into thu lutrlcnrlrt of the Illinois lawn "ii' rr ,.k mairl ife. iliturco nml rcinurrlnKo. nnd the purpoM.' of it all U to Ptuin nn nnnultnriit, I Jum n innn- would imt know tin rninoillnn If In were called Iuiln Mri.i.tli Wil'ii. I." rltht iinim, few aouIiI placo Mr, lionise WUK who onii) '. I n IW TI.poiuIi. PRISON II IN OKLAHOMA ENDS M'AI.MSTKU, Okln., Jnn. 20. With huvoii men In the iiiorRiiu nnd two iimn nml a woman In tlio boopltnl uh a reuult of tlio mutiny Into yostur dny In tliu penitentiary here, n rig orous liivetlKntloii wn In proKrctf today to lenru how the thrco rliiK lcnderH of thu uprltdiiK obtained the IlrcarniH with whlcli they did such deadly work buforo tey wore thom xelvuH killed '')' tlio Kiinrds. Tlio five hundred odd roinnliilni; prlttoner were milieu nml unruly. Tlio mutiny occurred jimt nt thu cud of work for tlio day. China Itccd, Tom I. ano nml Claud ICaontz, HorvlitK rimpccllvoty two yenrH for homentonlliiK, flvo yonrs for forRory uml forty jours for lunnuInuKhtor. took tlio opportunity to npproueli tlio door of the tailor tdiop, whuro they worked, nnd told Turnkey John Mar tin they wauled to co tlio purolo of ficer. An Martin turned to open the door Iho moil Hiiddeuly drew rovol let'H. Ueed xhot tlio turnkey through tlm eheek nnd' then bent him down with repeated blow on thu head with his pinto! buriel. Unsli fin- Liberty SolxltiK tlio turnkey' keys and hIioiiIIiik to the other prUonurs to Join thorn, thu trio then daubed Into tho ynrd nnd toward Wnrdon It. V. (Continued on pao 3.) SEVEN SU-Mlil .MKN IN THIS woiujd of orns who dress like this ,r &r& 21 1 rs our 7HK i& sy ff mam dM pgp' COMICDLIX," jISKS jIX.YCLMILYT OF M.IIHiMUR MWtk. o - IS, ft pM HUFRIA ABANDONS PLAN OF LEADING MEXICO CITY. Jnn. 20. Tlmt Pre.-iilent Hiut n liml nbiituliincd leni)orHrily' '. pbm to tuke the field in person iiiiumt tlio luhels was htntcil officiullv today. Tlm clinnp in program did not iilense tlm dietntor very well, it wns umleitooil, hut hi- entiinet insi-tcd on it. lliicrtn called the iiieuiherM to Kelher iiiicxpociedlv nliout iniiluiht to tell them Unit ho thought he could J put the rebellion down if he led his troops hiiiiMtll and tlmt he proposed to do it. Without exception the min isters objected m vehemently, how ever, tlmt he liti.i II v yielded, nt least for tho lime. The main ion-oil for hi- nnxiely to eheek the rebcU nt this time was snid to he that tl'v nro npptiinehini Torroon, whore there is stored cotton worth several millions, nml hu rioc not wmi I it to lull into their hands. A rumor was current that the pres ident intends to turn tlm uovetnment to n cnmiuisMon of five Mexicans, himself rosinuinj nml possibly leuv inu the eouutr.v. Archbishop Mom todny seouroil tlm rolenso fiom prison ot'v Senutor Somollorti, iiuiiounl iihuiriuiiu of the Cutholiu pntly, uml Senor Zepodn, Somollern's piutner in the ownei-sliip of tho newspaper l.u Nneioii. CrtS0.r7HEWAVS OrGCmtlGIHTQ TJC OVSfi-CMT ATTACK ON REBELS ' rJ xa &? A SSI0NI0REGJJLAT1 fnnr FOR FIFTH TIE N HAS PRESIDENT TALK Wilson Reads Message Upon Trusts Before Packed Galleries Mann Leads Applause on Part Enlarging Duties of Interstate Commerce. 'Admission Only bv Tickets and Hard to Get Bryan Escort South Amer ican Diplomats. , WASHINGTON. Jnn. 'JO. For the J fifth time since ho ivnn elected, Pre- nli'iit Wilson todny journcyril from tlm whito house to the enpitid to inililrecs cnngreh th's time on the subject of tho trust oiicvtion. Most of the c.nliinct turmbcrri nccoinpnnicd him. Ailmission to hear the address rend was' by ticket-, and the tickets were cxcceilinjilv linrd to obtain. Only one apiece wns allowed even to congressmen iind'seiiutors. (.'nllerles Are l'ackcil Nearly every inemiier of tho house wan in his sent ami the galleries I were packed some time before tho 'hour set for the president's nprvenr- nnee. Just bet ore he stepped into the ehnmber, the scnutpr.s with Vice President Marshall nt thc'ir ""head, filed in nml took sent, in front. Tho chief executive Uml been chnt t'ue; in tho meantime in Speaker Clurk'rt office with the senate anil house committeemen delcuu'.ed to net us his escort. At l'J:30 the speak er'; gavel tnpiH'il his desk nnd n mo ment later tho president walked in, I nccoinpnnicd bv Senators Kern, Onl- Iiiirit nnd Rueoii nnd bv Congress men Mnnn, Underwood nnd Fitzger uld. His voice ns he rend sounded full nnd strong, nnd renchod every cor ner of tho big ehnmber. Congrcss mnij started the first applause when the president reuehed tho portion of his message snyini; that the people were ready to welcome n hnv givim: tho interstnte comiueree commission control of tho railroads' financial policies. Mann U-nils Applause Kcept for the diplomutio uml ex ecutive roservntions the gullerios were filled bv 11 oVIoek. Mrs. Wil son, with her ilntishtcrs, Mnrgnret nnd Klouiior, Miss Helen Hones nml Dr. Oruyson, nrrived nt 12:20. Sec retary of State llrynn, nlo nrriviug soiuewhnt lute, escorted n party of South American diplomats to their seats. Ho wns smiling, affable nmt evidently happy. At the rending of prcions mes sages women hnve been in a majority in tho galleries, but today there were as many men ns women present. The assertion that "guilt is per sonnl" was also warmly nppluudeo nnd the president himself was heart ily cheered ns ho left tho ehnmber. Tho senators took their departure as soon as he had cone ami tho house resumed its routine. lleforo returning to tho whito houso tlio executive visited tho sen ato offico building and inspected a comprehensive exhibition there show ing Alaska's resources, industries ami needs. FOSTER ENRQUTE 10 I PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 20. Miss Dcliah Uradlov, tho 10-year-old gill, who, with J. M. Foster, son of the millionaire president of tho Interna tional Correspondence schools, was nrrested in Mobile recently on n whito slavery ehurge, wus virtually a pris oner nt tlio Wtimlsor hotel hero toduy. Sho is in charge of relatives, Foster is said to bo speeding north to join her hero, GOVERNOR BLEASE HANDS OUT SOME KNOCKS. 1 JlfiSllL 1 inn? Sfeitniu COLE L.DLEASE. y ffiiiitrniip Ctt !.. Hli'iihii nl SCitntli f 'iirnlirm in liw nnminl ,nimtii - ------ . . - ....... - - kllM S..rnf ftrt .if III., Vnt'i Tlfitntf.lw inn n mid is tint nt mrntiil enlilier tn been appointed."' Of Daniels' promiso to improve the nuvnl stnlibn nt Port Ituynl if the sale of "blind tiger" whisky to tho men in barracks is siopncu, tie reions; "So far ns I nm concerned, I want him (Daniels) to understand that I am not asking for nny of his Yankee money. ... He can keep it in the treasury or stmk it in bis ears, ns may bet suit hlrh.' GIRL CONFESSES STEP-FATHER SHOT TO GALKSHUHG, III., .Ian. 20. Con fession that her stepfather, Kobeit Higgins, aged 20 years, shot nnd killed her mother nt New Henderson on January 5 was made hero today by Gulia Fluke, a Kl-year-old girl. The girl declared that Iliggius slim to kill nftcr his wife discovered that ho hud been intimate with her dmigh tcr. She denied, however, that she nnd Higgins hud ngrecd to gut mar ried nfter ho had killed her mother. The girl showed no emotion in tell ing the polieo of the murder. "The crime litis been n burden on my mind ami I am glad to get celiof," she said. State's Attorney WiNon declared here that Higgins had corroborated the girl's confession. Higgins snid that he nnd Miss Flake had arranged for him to shoot his wife with a shot gun. Neighbors, be snid, rushed iu nftcr the shooting uml ho fought with them, pretending that he wanted to get the weapon ami kill himself. Then, ueeording to Wilson, Higgins nnd the girl explained to the neigh bors tlmt the gun wits accidentally discharged while it was being clean ed. Litter it coroner's jury rendeie.l n verdict to tho effect tlmt Mr. Hig gins had been killed accidentally. Mrs. Higgins would have beeoino u mother in three mouths. IS FEOERAL JUDGE SPEER MACON, Gn., Jnn. 20.--A commit tee from tho houso of representatives todny continued its probo hero of the charges that United States Judgo Speer of Georgia hud used his offic ial position unjustly nml hud cor ruptly decided cases in favor of rel atives. It is also charged that Judgo Speer allowed his son-in-law to tako jobs about the court uml that Judge Speer ulso wns guilt v of unlawful and corrupt conduct iu deciding cases where lii sou-iu-luw had a conting ent fee, I DEATH Bffi BUSINESS -.. - ... ,...- ..-..- v..-uw fiT Tnrill rfirfilftn !: ",l I'nfv mi. mil fill tin, itiisitiiitt l wliieli In. linn TRAIN BANDIT ROBS UNION OFFICIALS OF WHKKLING, W. Vu., Jan. 20.- A tms-emrar in n sleunin? cur on tho l ---r--- -- --- ; Ilnltimore & Ohio rnilroad's Now York & St. Loui flvor, James Uodda, an official of the United Minework crs, was robbed nt the point of u pistol last night of union documents nnd relief funds for striking miners iu tho West Virginia coal fields. The hold-up occurred near Chirks, burg. Tho lobher entered the Pull man unobserved, stepped directly up to Itoddn, thrust his pistol in tho hit tor's fnco and kupt him covered while ho forced him to turn lib. pockets in side out. Then he jumped from tlio train and disappeared. Posses woro seouriug tho country tor him toduy. Itoddn assorted tlmt hu recognized tho bandit n a private dctcctuo hitherto employed by West Virginia initio owners, lly i added that he be lieved the mini Pared less for hu money than for the papers ho had with him, which ho described as re ports concerning tho West Virginia strike, which he wus to hnve taken to tho minors' convention in Indian apolis. Hu was asleep in his boith when the robber entered, ho iaid, and woke to liml the latter covering him with his weapon nnd demanding: "Don't move; give mo those reports." None of tlio other passengers wus molested. CONGRESS FOR SAFEIY AT SEA ADJOURNS LONDON, Jnn. 20. After tlm del egates hud signed ii convention at tho foreign office hero, tho interna tional conference on safety nt sea adjourned today. December 11 w tho date fixed for tliu nntioiiH rop resented to accept Iho agreement, If thoy do so it will become effective July 1, 1915. It provides for uiiHinkuble khip with lateral and cross-section com. pnrtiuotits, adequate lifeboats hk4 wireless equipment, A AND S