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MEDFORD. OllKClOy, FRIDAY, ,LNrARV 2.'), 19M.
MIKADO ADOPTS
DFBA
IE DELAYS
AN AM CAN
ME X CAN POL CY
Japan Snubs United States by In- Lenders Admit Ballot May Come To
VOTE ON ALASKA
RAILROAD BILL
(orinlnii Bryan That Mikado In
tends to Look After His Own Sub
Jrcts lu Mexico.
Growlntj feeling In Official Circles
That Japan Plans Scries of At
tacks In Retaliation for Land Law.
WASHINGTON, Jim. 23.-TSoere.
Iiu.v ill' Stnlo Rryan admitted today
llini news of Din distinctly tuiti
Aiiiciii'iiii .Moiiomi policy Japan had
adopted emtio an ii groat surprise1 to
Ii tin.
Foreign .Minister Huron .Mukliio's
speech concerning Hit California
lllli'll lllllll lllW, III Nlill, WHS submit-
ln to him In advance, lint llin mil
iiuilloii cnicoil In him liv Ambas
sador Viscount Chimin llint llu .Mi
(.mln Inlt'iiilci! in look nl tM- Iiih own
subject in .Mexico "wiih (ho ttiil of
din nlly, l.'iitiliiiiil," with tho plain
linplii'itlioii llint ho will not Icivw it
lo the Culled States to do, certainly
wu unexpected,
Series of Atfiuk
There wn n growing feeling in of
ficial liiri'tiw I htm Unit I ho Japanese
gOWTIIIIIOIlt pluils rcrloS of attacks
in retaliation for llio California land
law on American foreign policies.
Secretary of Labor Wilson hail a
long oonfoii'iioo loilay uillt ('omuiis
sinner tlciiorul of Immigration fori
ini'tti concerning llin Japanese situu
lion. Altoiward he suggested to
Speaker Clark Hint tho Asiatic im
migration problem might easily tin
sullied, without appearance of ills-
(iriuiiiinlliVn, by excluding all aliens
Mlm could not puHH the physical tests
required of Unit (t Slates anny re-
limits.
In spilo or Ihii. jew-, ami in spile,
al". of the fai'l that llii' house i m -migration
committee hml put the soft
piil n I on thu linker Asiatic exclusion
hill, Scoretnrv WiUon went Ii:m. in
dorsemont of Hie measuro lo run
pre. The only change, ho suggest.
') was a clearer definition of un
"Asiatic laborer."
pproio i:rliiKlon
Sll'llllisllip COIIIpUUioS, III' aillll'll,
aic becoming i-ry uclito in dcu'lop
ii'ir tin' field of emigration business
Ihjoiifihoiit llie Orii'iil, ami the only
way Amciiim can pioteet itself from
an inllnx of cheap foreign labor 'in
liy legislation.
Ilo lofcried lo llio Hindu inunigrn.
lion piohh'iii as "urgent ami iuiper
nine" ami urged immciliulo ni'lioii to
pii'ti'iit Hindus 110111 entering llio
I'nili'il Slates, assorting that llio
Xoilhcrii Pacific railroml is planning
lo sol llii'in up all along its routo as
fainii'i-H.
morrow Smith and Bacon of
Gcorula Protest Government En
tcrlntj Transportation Business.
OFFER OEMS
POSITION AS CHIEF
Bristow Would Limit Leasing to Pan
ama Railroad Company, All of
Whoso Stock Is Owned by U. S.
WAHHINOTON, Jan. 23.-Debate
on llio Alaska railioml hill continued
in tho Mi'iialo toilay. Prospect of an
immi'ilialo Mitu on final passage unn
slight. Liwnlorx ailmitlcil, Inmcvor,
that it miKlit i'oiiio tomorrow.
Si'imtorw Hiuith ami Haoon, hold of
(Ii'orcifi) proti'nlcil apiiiiKt nnpourr
iiik Ii"' pri'siilcnt with tho r.ylit to
liiiiflnixc Ahiskmi riiilroniU ujlhout
IniilliiH,' llio prioo (o ho paid or ilon
ik'iiatini; llio ptoporlii'H lo ho hoii-ht.
I'i'iir also w iim t'xprt'Mht'il that tho
priwiilcnt miht iniNiiHO tho reiil
pouor uii'ii him in aiilliorixini; llio
li'iitiiij: of (ho loailrf to corporatioiiH.
M'linlor Hristow proponoil thai tho
prowniuti .ionli ho ri'laiiii'il, hut
that only tho Panama llnilroinl com
puny, nil of whoxo Htook llio kovohi
moiil ouiim, hlmulil ho oonslilori'il n.
Mirli a Ii'iino. Si'iinlor CummiiiH of
Iowa thought thin wiim hatinfai'tory.
hut no olo wax takou on the matter.
am mkg in
GOTHAMJOLICE
Mayor Mltchel Announces That He
Intends to Appoint Builder of Pan
ama Canal Police Commissioner of
City of New York.
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NO. 2G0
CLAIMANT APPEAR8 FOR STRATHCONA MILLI0N8
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Washington Astounded at Report and
Does Not Credit Acceptance by
Goethals Rumor Unfounded.
PANAMA, Jnn. S3. Wlmn tol.l
tnilny of tho report Hint lio wim to bo
npiiolutod pollto commlMlotinr ot thi
city of Now York, Chief KriKlneor
("onllinlii of tho Panama canal Kali):
"I do not Intend to leave tho rntial
zonu uulom tho authorities wIhIi (o
Rot rlil of mo, Thu report that I will
accupt tho pollco coiiiinlinloneriililp of
Now York City In Incorrect."
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C0NTRAC1
OF STATE PITER
WITH TYPO ONION
KAU'M. Or., Jan. UII. - Alleuini:
Unit it unlaw fully ilihi'iimiiiatoK ho-
twi'oii oiliroiiH of thu t.tn to, in an un
roiisonahlo roHlrlolion of eompi'titiou
iiiiioiik priulorx, ami that it U niilnst
puhllo poliuy, a Hiiit wiih liliil horo
today to liuvo llm union Inliel dkitii
moiit onloioil into hi'twoeit Slato
Prinlor . A. Ilnrrm ami tho Allied
PiiuliiiK TrailoH eounell of Halem do
olaiod void. A temporary rehlralu
in oidor wiih rnnloil hy Ciroiill
JiiiIk (Inlloway piolilhlllu m nee
rolai'v of htnto nnd hlato IreitHiner
fiom iHNiiiui; wnriiints or payint; Urn
wiikoh o llio piiutoiN employed at
llio hlalo piiulliiK plan! pending (he
oiilenmo of llio hull.
Tho plnliilll'lH In (lie notion are
C. IVauolM, iniiiuiKi'i' of llio llinplny.
oiV AsKonlullnii of lliepin, and Jiim,
Amlier ami I'. ii. IIiishihI, Junior
piluleiM, Tho ilofoinlmiU iinuieil are
llin Allied i'lilllluif Tunic 1'iilllieil of
Hnleiii, Cnplial TioKiiiphli'ul union,
Hlulii J'lliiter lliiuU llllil liieinhei of
il... .,..!.. . . I. il. 1 I I
iim niniii iiiuiiiiir nun ii. cninii iinn
IT Hiu Hoveiimr, nemul my nf
Mini wlulv llitullKT,
STOCKS IS BRISK
Ni:V YORK, Jan. 'J.'l.-Karly trad
iuj; in htoekn toilay urn brisk, with
a htniiii; undertone, hut Huetuatod
irri'Ktilarly. Cauadmu Paoifio, New
York Coal nil ami dilon Paoific were
off about a point, hut tbU wax off
net hv iraiux in Southern Paoific and
Keadiiii;. Texas eoinpanv rose 'J and
Southern Paeifio touehed V7, n
new IiikIi reeord for tho movement.
The upward movement wax eheeked
heoauHo wlunevor Helling uMumetl
auylhiug like general proportion tho
demand fell off. Mo-t of the deal
iugx seemed to ho between profes
sional traders. Tho hears attaeked
llio market on llio strength of Piesi-
deut WiIhou'h four anti-trust lulls.
llonds were htroug.
The market elosed htroug.
FIND RINGS STOLEN
Ni:V YOltK Jan. 23. Mayor
Mltchel announced tliU afternoon that
ho Intcnilcil to appoint Colonel (!eo.
V, (Joothnlii, chief onglnecr of tho
Panama ranal, pollco comtnlnHlonor
of Now York, In hucccihIoii to Hlilno
lander Waldo, who wax removed from
offlro hy former Acting Mayor Adlopi
Klluo on thn lant day of Ills term.
"Prom tho ueKlunlng of my
term," mild Mayor Mltchul, "I hare
tried to got Colonel (JoethnU. 1 had
not Intended to nay nn thing about
It until Monday, when 1 proposed to
limiio a Htatomcut.
"When Ueorgo V. Perkins went
to Panama ho carried a tncnai;o to
Colonel Ooothals from mo, with h
vlaw to getting him to accept the ap
pointment. I expect to teo Mr. Per
kins tomorrow night. All I can say
now I that tho result wai moct at
Ufaclory." Tho Hillary of police commissioner
w hut $7ir)0tl. Art chairman of tho
Pauamn canal commission, (loethaU
now reoeivex $iri,00() n year.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 33. Tho ro
port that Colonel Gcorgo W. (Joe
thalf, chief oiiRluecr of tho Pnnaf.t.
canal, noon will bo appointed pollen
cointnlHBloncr of New York City and
would accept, aitounded Waahlngton
officials today. Tho report v. at not
Konorally bollovcd.
"I can acarcoly credit thu report,"
nald Secretary of War Garrison. "I
know that Colonel Goothals recently
declined a proposition to become
general managor of n big buslnesi
concern nt Dayton, Ohio. I think
tho report of his appointment to be
pollco commissioner of Now York will
proo unfounded.''
Lord- 5i rat Kcemev
LEGAL FIGHT FOR
$50,000,000 LEFT
BY STRATHCONA
fflO
DROWNED
CALIFONA
FLOOD
WATERS
HUERTA WILLING ORDER POLICE
TB STEP DOWN TO EXTERMINATE
FORDELABARRA GUN GANGSTERS
Dictator Said to Have Proposed Hi's
Own Retirement If Administration
at Washington Will Agree to His
Taking Field Against Rebels.
Scout Cruiser Chester Sent to Puerta
to Protect Americans During Bat
tle Expected Within a Few Days.
In each
. ensc-the victim was swept from n
' hnildlf uliilo fnrilitii' uiillin utrmiiiw-
Attorncy John Sterliu wnx'.Or..., Wn.,.1. .,,....1 it. n .lr,v.,o,l
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NKW YORK. Jim. -:. A legal SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., Jan. 1.1.
fight over tho ..")0,f)r,o,0(IO estate of Two deaths' by drowning in flood
the Into Lord Stnilheona unx ex- w"o were retried today.
eeteil here today. It was not do
Died that
making nn investigation for James jnt Oregon I Ioue, neur Marysville,
Smith of llonton, be suppwod elJii:n. and a mun.hellevcil to.Je; -Willinm
ant. Whether Smith claims to he 's,n1' A "'"-bli) " onAiilefP.wnH
Lord Strathooim'rt son could not he ; lrownI in Clrecn Valley creek', near
ilofillitolv loariied. Tin. nwimU slum- I'Sniltll Rosll.
that Lord Strathconn was the father
of hut one child. A daughter. She
ix tho wife of It. J. Ilhs Howard
HOSTO.V. Jan. 'JJl.Kf forts to
learn hero today just what elaim
James Smith had, if any, on Hie es
Into of Lord Strathconn, failed com
pletely. ".My husband will make no state
ments at this tune." .Mrs. Smith told
newspaper men. "The time may odium
when ho will hno a statement to
make. He is ill now ami unable to
sco unjouo."
BAN FRANCISCO, Col., Jan. 23 -Tho
room occupied hero by Italph
PcrrlB, tho Kl Mnnto bandit, now un
der uentonco or doath In San Quontln,
was located today by Dotectlvo
Hlrolt.
Two solid gold rhiRs with tho sot
Hiiks torn nut woro found. Ono ho
loiiKod to Mrn, Arthur Colon, wlm
Identified Fnrrlsa on tho street hero
and caused his arrest. Tho other bo
longed to n Mrs, Murphy or Los An
golos n passongor on tho train obbed
by Farrls when ho shot and kllloJ
PasHoiiKor A Kent II. 10, Montaguo.
Farrls will bo Iiiiuko'I March 0.
SENATE VOTES TO
GIVE WILSON RICH
T
LEASING
R AD
NOTED EDUCATOR'S KIN
ARREST AIM FOR
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PORTLAND, Oro , Jan. 23. Mayor
Allien was scheduled lo bo arrested
and tulieu to Jul I this afternoon on a
churgo of working thu pollco nnd
flrumoii inoio lliuu oluht hours u
duy In vlolutlou of llio slulo eight
hour law, Thu uriust Is lo ho uiiidi
by Labor Couimlsslonor lloff who thi
inornlng iniulo fluul urniiiuuuiouts
Mllh thu uiuynr for his uriust.
It Is unlikely that thu nmor will
mi f fur ibn luirdkhips of u sluy In Jull
for (illy Alloniuy La Hothu will ho
Mudy to noivii ii wilt nf iisluus cur
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WASIIINdTON, Jan. S:l. lly a
vote of -1 1 to 17, tho hcuato this af
ternoon decided to empower tho pres
ident to lease tho proposed Alaska
government -owned railroad, if ho
bees fit to do so.
Tho amendment introduced by
Senator Cummins providing that tho
road could ho leased only to the
Panama Railroad company, thu stock
of which is owned hv the government,
was defeated hy tho samo vole.
President Wilson's inessago nnd
Secretary of tho Inlciior Lane's re
port, both favoring government op.
erution, as well as government of mi
Alaska railroad, wore quotoil from
by henalor Xorns of Nebraska.
Friends of tho hill united with op.
poneuts of (ho principle of oeni-
meut opcralion In defeating thu Cum
iiiIiik mnoudmeut.
Later mi mueudmcnl which would
permit tho jiresldcut to Icanu tho
Alaska inllioMil to (ho Pnimuiii rail,
rond wiih iidopli'd hy a sole of ill
to I'J,
An I'ffoil lo slill.0 out llio pinUs.
lop allowing llio Kovi'iiimt'iit lo pur
i'Iiiiso luUling lilies liiklciiil nf build,
lug ii riilli'oinl wiim defeated, ill lo b,
Tim n'jiufu Ihi'ii loolt ii u'ce.s until
liuuu Iuiiiuiiuw.
ANACOIU'KS, U8h., Jan. 23.
Consldcrnblo Interest wag developed
horo today by thu discovery that
John II. Day, who died nt a local
hotel friendless and lu poverty, was
a brother of Chancellor James It.
Day, of Syracuse. X. Y., University.
Tho chancellor hns asked Prosecut
ing Attorney HoajUo to lnvestlgatu tho
circumstances of his death, and tho
strange disappearance, of Hoxcoo Day,
son of tho deceased, John II. Day
traded his farm lu Doming, for tho
Craum Hotel in November, but his
now venturo procd n fnlluro mid ho
was forced to glo It up. Day dlod
December S, and thn snino ovenlug his
sou disappeared. Neighbors at Dom
ing took up a collection to prevent n
pauuor's burial tor Day,
RESUME HEARING SUIT
LOS ANflF.LKS, Cal., Jan. 'J.'l. -The
hen ring of .Mrs. Wood row Wil
Miit's suit lo establish lillo to eiylily
acres of laud in the Coachclla valley
was expected to be rciiuiucil Into to
day before l-Vdeial Regiolrar Hincii.
Thu taking of evidence, It was be
lieved, would ho DOiii'linleil Innlubl or
loiuoiiow, when a ilecUlon wiu ox
perlid,
Mis. WIImiii, Ihiough mi niloiuey,
iiliilms mini' t mhl m iii Un land, upon
which homifeli'iiil mill ilencil iiiilin
In ihu inline of oilier piiou ihc
H'tfUlvit'di
Cloudy weather prevailv.il through
out California today, hut no rain
was reported. The let-up just nt this
time iM-rmitted tho rivers of the state
to relieve much of the overburdening
prcure of water which threatened
to entire floods and heavy financial
lo-s.
The city of Napa was flooded Inst
night and early today, but conditions
were reported much better this nft
crooou. Railroad traffic was resum
ed Into today after many hours' in
terruption. Conditions in the uppfr Sacra
mento watershed, it was Mini, will re
main critical for several days.
.W.W.RIOTERSTO
TAKE STANO IN
DEFENSE TODAY
MAUYSVlLLi:, Cal. Jan. 23
That Herman Suhr, Richard Ford,
William Deck und Harry Hugan, de
fendants In tho Wheatluud hopflold
riot murder trial, would bo put on
tho witness stand In tholr defenso
fore tonight's udjourumcut or by to
morrow at tho latest was generally
oxpected horo today when tho trial
was resumed.
Tho prosecution did not, after all,
offer in evidence tho confession
which Suhr says was extlrtod from
him by torture at tho hands ot prl
vuto dotectlves, tho only Incriminat
ing remarks ho was quoted as having
Hindu being, at least according to the
wltnosscs' nccount, purely voluutary,
Tho defunso opened Its caso yes
terday afternoon with un effort to
prove un nllbl for llagnu. Ho was,
according to John Quluti and Ueorgo
I.ohter. teamsters on tho Durst ranch,
playing cards with thorn In tho ranch
Bttible ut thu tlmo ot thu riot.
"Do you helluvo," asked Attorney
Curllu, who conducted tho cross ex
amination for tho prosucutlou, turn
f UK to thu jury "thut theso men were
calmly p!u)lug curds with h buttlu In
progress u short ilUtoucu nwuT"
"You could tho supper bull two
hundred )urils," ho uddeil, uddruss
Inn lilmseK uuulu lo Quluii, who was
on Ihu sluud, "but o" didn't hear
Ihutu shoUY"
VKHA CRUZ. Jan. '23. That Pres
ident Hjierta had signified to Presi
dent Wilson's emissary, John LimI,
his w.llingncss to rcsij.ii on certain
conditions was widely reported lieu
today.
The offer wus .aid to have been
Midc through Jesus .Mugon, who had
a long conference with Li ml n few
days ago and was still in Vera Cnu,
siipjxjseilly awaiting un answer. Und
was understood to be suspicions,
however, whether he was fully em
powered lo speak for Iluertn, nnd to
have asked for salixfnctory creden
tials.
Tho minor wns that Iluertn pro
posed to retire in fnvor of Francisco
do In Hurra, provided tho Washington
ndminintrntiou would agree to his
taking the field in person against the
rebels nnd consider him eligible as n
presidential candidate at the next
election.
I.ind asked Admiral Fletcher to
send the scout cruiser Chester to
Puerto, Mcx.. where there nre 300
Amerienns and upon wh'ch the rcb
els were sajd to he closins in. with
every prpspeet'o'f & buttle iniidc of
a day or two.
mere ivns tnu!crnbie go--ip over
tlinrge d'Affmres O'Shaughucsj's
iietion in helping Jorge Vera Hstnnol,
one of the deputies arrested by Pres
ident Huerta's orders last October,
to escape from Mexico City. On nc
count of President Huerta's personal
Iikui" for O'Shnushnessy, it was be
lieved the incident would be allowed
to pass unnoticed, but it was doubted
if the dictator would have remained
indifferent if ninny other diplomats
hud been concerned in such an affair.
Mayor Mltchel of New York Issues
Edict fcr Arrest of Slum Terrers
One Leader Arrested and His
Rival Sentenced to Five Years.
Member Who "Squealed" to Police Is
Clcsely Guardedpolice Ordered
to Use Clubs Freely in Clashes.
TO
NEW YORK, Jan. 23. Ordorg to
tho police to exterminate Now York's
notorious gunmen wero Issued today
by Mayor Mltchel. Less than an
hour later tho police had arroste-I
Max Mlnsky, a gangster, and charged
him with the murder of Max Lcvlne.
The latter was tho chfof rival of
"Dopey Denny" Fein for tho gang's
leadership.
Nathan Pcrlmuttcr, who "squealed"
to the police was responsible for i'ln
sky's arrest. Ho was closely guarded,
as gunmen were numerous about
Judge Mulqucen's court, where Min
sk)' was arraigned, ,
Pcrlmutter swore that ho and Lc
vlne were In a saloon when four
gangsters entered. Ho fled, ho said,
but returned later and saw the gun
men shooting Lerlno's body full of
holes. He also identified Maxey Gor
don as another of tho gunmen.
Police magistrates throughout tho
city are co-operating with the police
In their efforts to wipe out the gang
sters. Mayor MItchet ordered the
police to use their clubs freely In,
clashes with the gunmen.
, .When court opened Justice Malouo
sentenced Fein, to five years Impri
sonment In Sing Sing,' the maximum
penalty for' second degree assault.
"I am the victim ot a frame-up, ',
Fein declared Just before be was
scntonccd. "I am Innocent but I am
game, and wilt take my medicine Ilka
a man."
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SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, Jan. 23.
Hud Audeion of .Medford nnd Red
Watson of Los Angeles uro matched
to box twenty rounds here Friday
night, February 'JO. The match will
bo .staged by thu Humboldt club, of
which Jack O'Connell is promoter
and Louis Pa rente matchmaker. The
weight agreed upon is 13S pounds at
0 o'clock. At ireent Auderi-ou is
at his homo in Vnncouver, Wash.,
and Watson is here, having arrived
recently from Hakersfield.
NO SYMPATHETIC
EOF
WEST TO PROVIDE
WORK EOR IDLE IF
EMERGENCY EXITS
INDIANAPOLIS, lml., Jun. 'J3.
There will bo no sympathetic strike
of miner, on account of thu Colo
rado coal miners' walkout. This was
made certain hero today when the
annual convention of thu United
Miueworkers of America adopted a
resolution nut to abrogate any con
tracts in unionized districts when a
strike is on in any other district.
SALK.M, Or., Jan. 23. That ho
would take matters in his own hands
und see that relief was provided, the
unemployed of tho state, thu situio as
ho would do in Ihu ouo of a fire,
flood or other calamity requiring
prompt actiou, was thu statement of
Governor Wet today.
Any further effort to provide work
for thu unemployed, he said, would
depend upon thu report of conditions
made to him by tho city officials of
Portland.
"If tho city authorities investigate
and find conditions are critical and
that the city cannot handle thu sit
uation, then this office will take up
tho matter," said thu governor. "I
have plans for meeting thu situation.
"If theru was a great fire or Hood,
would this officu wait to ask an opin
ion of the attorney general T I can
find no difference between the cal
amity of unemployment mid thut of
a lire or Hood."
NAPA RIVER FLOOD
llumlu plans it lum of tiuciii
iiiinciil liuurunre.
SAILORS ARRESTED
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 23.-Iteortlux
u mutiny on hoard, thu Hour Dcoulun
put buck Into Holt head toduy after
having covered hut u small portion of
lis Intended run tu lloslou. Dillon
Mllur hud lufusm! orders until thu
iioii'iiiiloiilsls In thu crew had buon
lauded. Iiiilcud Ihu union limit un
bo nut weio Brivsiml s( arrival si
lo)huad,
NAPA, Cal., Jan. 23. Overflow
from the Napa ihor Is responsible
today for fifty resident hero belnjr
surrounded hy throe feet of water,
Scores of persons were saved from
poxaihlu death hy rescuers in biwts.
A thong Diirrent of water flowing
out (he tinoks preveiiM tjolithprH
Paeifio trains from moving mrlk lu
Kl. Helena or ChIMo or smilk U
Viilluju yvterday. but It ww MlV
ci this I'onilllloH wtfW km rsinsilM
bitfuro loiiluhl,
i'uit of ihu trrU f tM 4MM
lliiii between KL IMwt m4 L'wlkf
logo wnu huM iL m4 Mum Ut
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