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"n MEDFORD Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Hlinwcm ton lull t itnil Btiflly Max. 18; Mln. nt; lro. .16. H Mail H s rortrthlril resr, Dally KlKlHM 'r WEST DECLINES TOBECANDIDATE FOR RE-ELECTION "I Cnnnot Sec My Way Clear to Be come Candidate ntul Earnestly Hope This Statement Will Do Ac cepted as Final," Says Governor. HAI.r.M, Ore, Jnn, 2 -lit i reply in n letter from Dr. ('. J. Hiulth, mi nniiurliiK tlntt Hnitlli would support llu governor II lio decided lo run for re-election, Governor West wild. "My Dear Pi lend: "In reply our letter offerlu; nit our MU'lrt In cam I derided to Maud lor re election and stating oii Mould probably enter tho primaries as ti enndldntt nhould I not mnko ttm race. 11 1 nay that, white. I Brtly npprcclato your Mini offer of support, I rnuiint ' my ' t lnp to boronm ii candidate nml earnestly hope thnt this statement will ' accepted by nil my friend mi Himl "I tiotn with ili-tintiro thu stand yoi an tukliiR In be-half of iliriit govern ment will lio tin) principal Ihriiu dur Iiik tli coming rmiipalRtt. OrRan 1 1 oil lcii I pioparliiR to ninko n do toruilned flRht nml n victory for de cency ran roiiu only tlirotiRli Hip combined effort of nil thnin who nr Interested In tho protection of tUf. homo nnl fireside Law enforce iiiniil. nml economy In state, county ntul municipal government should b tint imttlii cry. "AkoIii thanking you for our kind offer of support unit for tunny pmit fntors, I nut "Yours sincerely, (flxiicit) "OtiWALtl WEST." ,'( 10 HUSTON. .Inn. 21. I'nriuul claim of James Ii. Smith of llrookliue, n suburb, lo u part of tin estate of tin lulu Lord Stratheouu was ex peeled to follow, ii conference hern loiluv between .Smith nml Attorney Sterling of Now York. Smith claims lo lio lint brother of Mr. It. J, Wins Howard, Lord Stnithi'ouii'H daughtci. It wns understood Hint letters from l.onl Striithconu to Smith) rceognl. inir him on his Mm, wcte ri'inly for presentation If Smith's claims uu ouostioncd. It wiim urn orcported Hint Smith received u largo annuity fiom Lord Strntlieoiiii. "I dnii'l cm i to lliscUS Hit) leglll phuscs of this ease," said Mrs. Smith today. "I prefer o wait, us Lord Slrn'thconu hurt not hecu huiieil. During our residence hero my hus hiuiil Iiiih been in i'reiueul eoiumuni- cation with Inn father." 7 M PORTLAND, Ore, Jan. 8 1. Wlitm u. touring car of thu Portlun dpolleo department, whllo going ut u lili;h rato or speed, crushed into a South ern Paelflo frolKlit trnlu n tho cor nor of Kimt .MorrUon and Wntor HtrtiuU om'ly today, Tom Word, olior Iff of Multnomah county, mintulnud a liroUuu rlli ami u liailly cut faco, Lurry K. UvaiiH, pollco ehauffoiir was cr luiiHly Injured luturiuilly and l'ollco Captain ChuHlur A. Iii8l;ue, 0, II. Trlho and I'. T. AtlchiH, newupapur ro portoiH, woru painfully hrulxod. Tho party wua Hpeoilliu; In mihwom to a hurular call on tho Knot Bldo and JtiHt hnforo ruiiuhliiK tho railroad (H'ohhIur, a froUiht train loomed Into vluw without waruluK Chauffour ICviiim appllod tho hrahoii hut tho wot piiviiiuiuil caiiMod Jlio luuivy aiitomo hllu'to uklil into thu train with ureal forvp. ALLEGED SON CONTEST WLL LORD STRATHCONA SHERFF WORD INJURED I TAN COLLISION CADINCT WOMAN WOULD STUDY ON ECONOMICS Mi.. Iticlmn! (. Ilurlexnn, wife of tin MMimnWr Reueml, Iihh uu- nouueed ln' will enter (leorxflnwii uuierilv to hIuiIv economic! ntul Mlitir, So there couxiilernhh' iiintntuMi muotiK tliitHi who niv nt tehtloil to the enlillii't ImlleH in WikIiiiikIiiii to determine if the, houlil liiTMiiif enli-i;e tilileuli. SUFFRAGISTS FAIL TO GET BILL OUT OF COMMITTEE "WASHINGTON. J. -Jl. I'.ffort. to get the rvMiltitioti creating a kpe eiul eoiumittee on woinin'- Hiiffrat;1 reMirlcd out of the rule eoiumittee to the hiiM of uireeiittnet were ilelVuteil twice today. The lin-l ote whh n tie- four to four, it una on an nttempt to got the icmiIiiIioii before the houe with a fuvnrnhle reeommeiulnliou. Con Kiemuu llimlwick. (larrel, Cant well nml I'oii, nil itcmocrHlN, ole.l ncKutively. CnuureMinmi 1'oMer of llluioiH wiin the only democrat who favored the upcciul eommitlee. The next vote wiih on a pioposj tiou (o hcu.l the rexolutiou out with out u iceiiuimeudatioii. It wiik lot by a vote of five lo three. SuffriiKO ineinhers promiM-d, how ever, to reMiiiue the fipht to uet the rcNolutiou fiom the ruled commit tee'n huudx. REACTION FELT Ni:V YOltK, Jan. 24 Hcnctlon from tho IiIrIi prlceri renchud on tho wcek'rt rUo vnn hroiiRht about at tho opuuln'K of tho Mtock market to day a h a rvHiilt of heavy profit-Ink-liiK tmleH In to principal stockR. A few Ibhiich, however, continued to rise, American SiiRar galulni; 1-V Tho leadera woro lower, ItendluK. Koiithuin Pacific, LohlBh Valley. Hal llmoro and Ohio mid AmalRamutud each IohIiik nhout a point. Later noma of tho Investment HhmcH roKUtorod mutorlul eiiliiH, Na tional MlHcult rlBliiK r. i. Initial Ionium In the londliiK uhurcs uIbo worn oxtouded hy profit-taking sulci). IIoihIh wero IrroRiilar, Tho niarkot cloaod IrroRiilar. FLOOD CONDITIONS I BAN KltANOIRCO, Cal., Jan. 21. l'Mood fcondltloiiH woro iiRalu throat oiiIuk throuRhoiit Northern nml Cen tral California today iib tho result ot a now btorin which hroko unox poctodly lust jiIkIiL Bun Joanuin valloy rlvorH na woll as tho Sacra numto mid Amorlcnn rouo iMipldly. At Hod lllllff thin afternoon tho Biuiramonto river hud vouched a 20 foot Htuuo mid wnu ut III iIhIiiit. Tho ralurall at Itod llluff for tho limt 24 houi'tf wan 2.D Inches. -Ynm fc 4fl SOCK MEDFORD. PRESIDENT ASKS GOETHALS NOT LEAVE PANAMA Canal Builder Requested to Remain In Federal Service War Depart ment Expects Offer to Be Declined Due to Arrive Next Month. WASHINGTON, .Ian. 21.- Colonel (ieorue (IovIIiiiIh will bu linked to n muiii in lliii federal hcrvlce. He will not be permitted to never bin eonir'i lion Willi the Kovernmcnt over Presi dent WiInoii'm protvnt. And the pres ident expeetri (IocIIiuIh to hi ay. Tlim miieh wiik learned here today from an utitboritutivu hourcc It U uudcrxtood t hit t the report that Col onel (IocIIiuIh wan ccrioiiHlv eoiiHid vrinu Mayor Miteliel'H offer to np puut him police eommiHnioner of New York hhoeked the preoMent. He hitil iilready planned the ii.Huauee of uu exceutuo order ereatiui; a eauul i;oerument with Colonel docthuU an Koemor. i:PTt ii Decllnnllon The wur department e.ccled Col onel (loctlniN to definitely decline Mayor Milrliel'n offer noon. The fuel that (loetbalrt even eonxidered the offer, nrmv offieerH xuid, wan due to frietiou diirini; the Inst venr aiiionu' certain I'auama officiaK. Colonel (loethuts is M'heduled to arrive in Wn-hinnlou next mouth to utteud n ineetiu" of the I'minmu rail road eompiin y. He wilt di'-cu1-. l'un mna matter at that tune with Sec retary of War (larrison mid Presi dent Wilson. NHW YORK. .Inn. IM. Persons re- sousible for the report that L'oloncl (loelhnls wan likely to become po liee couimisMuucr of New York re fused today to heed denials. .Mayor Mitehcl was one of them. .Mltrtiel Confident "I wouldn't iinept the Mntement that Prwiilent Wilson is too anxious to keep the colonel in the canal roue to let him entue here unless it eume from the president himself," he said. "And Colonel (loethals know that Ihe conditions under which he said he would accept the commissioner shin have been uninted." it was learned that Mrs. Itoosevclt, who knows the (loothuls well, has had much to do with persuading tho colonel to ueecpt the New ork post, and it was believed that, if necessary, Colonel Roosevelt ulso will li-o his influence. WEST TELLS PORTLAND TO GO ON RECORD SAI.H.M, Or.. Jan. '2 1. Following the receipt of the resolutions passed by the Portland city council yester day nskiiiK him to take wiino notion toward relievimr the unemployed Mt uatioii in thut city, Governor West today announced thnt ho would de cline to net unless tho Portland city authorities o on record positively ileclnriiiK Hint mi cmerKcucy e.xist,s with which they uro unnbloto cope. I'm not L'tiimr to null their elicit- nuts out of the fire," deelurcil the Kovemor. He said the resolution tor wurded to him was spineless. If the governor Inkcs action to re lieve the unemployed ho will Imve to incur nn expense thnt will bo pre sented to the next lejjisluluro for pay ment mid he wnntu tho indorsement of tho Portland officinls. T SHOCKS. SAN.FRANCISCO SAN JMlANCISrO, Cul., Jan. tl. Two earthouako hhoeks tho first sllht nml tho second decidedly se vere were felt hero nhout 1:10 lust evening'. It wn too early for even ing crowds lo have gathered gener ally but in continuous pcrformunco theaters, cafen ami dance halU there. were wivernl near pamoH, women Horcainlnir, n few fuintlui; nml in houio inslnnuoH euliro milhoriiiKs run- uiiiK into tho btu'et. No iIiiiiiiiku whs itouo. OKIftJON, BATrifUAV, NEGRO MAYOR OF BATTERSEA, ENGLAND llatlerM'ti, in Kimlaml, has elected a ncuro ninvor !'. .1. Archer. Ho iiiude u vigorous und popular emu- paiKti ncuiiist a wlitte tniiu who was not very well like!. The tiestion of color was not often nienioned. und it bad iiracticallv no influcneo with tho voters. The new mayor is said to be a negro of some education and social standing, hint-much as it is possible for a negro lo nssoeialc w.th respeetahlo whit- crsons in KuglmuL OF IN NEAR FUTURE Consolidation of two city depart incuts will be authorized ut the next meeting of tho citVnuupil. Tln-of- fiee of plumbing inspector will likely be merged, according to members of the water committee, with thai of wa ler siiperinteudriit. The duties of street comiui-Moiirr will probably bo udded to thoe of City Kugineer'Olin Arnspiger, though tin friends of Owuey Puttou are planning to file n vigorous protect against his dceapi tution. . Another step will prolmlilv be tho clipping of .f'2" from the $75 month ly salary of the eitv attorney and the passing of an ordinance making the salary of the judge of tho nmyorV court $"J.'). The name "mayor's court" will probably be changed to "police court" to conform with the state statutes, there being no provis ion in tho constitution for its recog uitiou. At nn informal meeting of tho wn tor eoiumittee this morning it wns de eided to follow Water Superintendent Trnnna's suggestion in his nnnual re port, mid order the city well on Riv erside avenue closed ns a menace to puhliu health. The council has been in receipt of several rcipie-ts for tho use of the old timbers discarded from the Juck sou street bridge, for wood. All wero refused, the timbers mid lumber being used for temporary construe tiou in city woik. Heretofore refuse timbers have been given nway or sold for a song und new material bought for city work. ey INDIANAPOLIS, lnd Jan. 2-1.- A resolution denouncing wur was adopted unanimously toduy by tho United Minoworkors of America in unuuiil convention hero today. An other voicing sympathy for tho Culu met copper mine strikers und still unothcr dcinnudiug that congress pass udditional mine safety mens ures also were adopted. The anti-war resolution was intra duced by Duncan McDonald of illi uois, "Tho burden of war' he said, "and tho loss of life and limb is homo exclusively by the working elusscs. Tho idle rich tire utraid lo fight, and besides, tboy don't know how." A resolution urging tho prohibition of immigration "until nil surplus la lior is fully employed," nlso wns adopted. Weather Forecast Oregon Ruin west, rain or snow cast portion tonight iiml Suiuluv j brisk to uij;li cunt to uuutu wmiW, IR' jlH CONSOLIDATION COY DEPARTMENTS .JANlOUtV 21, 191-1. NEW EXCLUSION BILL AN AFFRONT TO EAST INDIANS Labor Department Officials Say Eng land Could Not Protest as English Colonies Have Passed Same Law- Jap Coolie Class to Be Barred. WASHINGTON, Jan. 24. Labor department official disputed today tho contention that tho pannage of C'ongrciiman Hakcr'i Asiatic exclu sion bill would bo an affront to Eng land but It discriminate, among other. BRBlnit tho citizens of an English dependency India. Indeed, It was pointed out that some of England's own colonics have laws mora rigidly excluding Hindus than would tho Itakcr bill. Atten tion was called to tho fact that thtf Anglo-American treaty of IS 15. set tling all Immigration differences, car rlcs no favored nation ctauso and, even If It did, tho officials assorted. England could not demand greater consideration ot Its Hindu subjects from America than Its own colonics accord. "Canada, Australia, Now Zealand and South Africa have passed string ent laws restricting tho Immigration of their fellow llrltlsh subjects, tho Hlnducs," said Immigration Commls sloncr General Camlncttl, endorsing this labor department view, "and wc liavo Investigated and found no In stance where tho mother country has protested. Hcticn we feci safo in aing that England will not object to any action tho United States may tako to restrict Hindu immigration.'' Secretary ot State Hryan's assist ant, John Hassott Moore, gavp an asBiiranco that, nen in cane a now Japanese-American treaty should lie mnde, tho "gentlemen's aRrcomnt," between tho two countries, by which Japan undertook to prevent Jnpaneso laborers front going to tho United States, would remain Intact. AT POPM PRICES At tho Page Theater starting next Monday evening musical comedy will reign for six nights, when tho A. U. Uasco Musical Comedy company will present their musical tabloids. Tho program for Monday Is a musical nio lango entitled "A Seaside Romance," nnd Tuesday A Chinese Embassa dor." and Wednesday "Tho Hull Fighter." Mr. A. D. Dasco Is well and favor ably known as a mirth producers. He Is ably assisted by Frank D. Confer, who has just closed a seven months engagement at tho Lyric theater, ot Portland. Miss Madgo Schulor, tho soubrctto is well known on tho coast for her splendid voice and danc ing ability. Jack and Ilesslo Thomp son have been seen on tho bills ot tho big vaudovlllo houses, and their voices aro heard to advantage m their sovcral vocal numbers on tho bill. Popular prices, 10 20 and 30 cents. AT NEW YORK, Jan. 2-L Julia Mar lowe arrived hero on her private car this afternoon nnd nutoinobilod to her apartments. Though sho declined tho invalid's chair- which was in readi ness for her, sho seemed very weak and her friends wero much worried concerning her. Sho wns in good spir its, however, on tio strength of thu nssuranco sho received from Dr. bit terer, whom sho consulted during her stop in Cliicngo, thnt sho was suffer ing from indigestion uml would not have lo undergo uu operation. A trained nurso mid u maid' nlleuiled her. i I. W. W. ARMY PASSES THRO' MEDFORD TO SOUTH A dotaehmont of 57 I. 'W. W headed by "Dutch George" Hotzol, passed through this aftornoou on a southbound freight trnlu. Nearly ovory nationality outsldo ot tho Orient wub roproscutod. Thoy woro glvon n box ot apples by tho Co-oporutlvi Fruit association. A largo crowd gathered to ueo tho gang, who ro.lti ou oil cars, and suld nothing. I DAUGHTER OF GERMAN COAL KING A GREAT HEIRESS This is one of the most beautiful and at the same time one of the rich est heiresses in Germany Kraulein Mnric Anne von Fricdlnndcr Fuld. daughter of Ilerr Fritz von Fried lander Fuld, the "coal king of Ger many." The girl is twenty-one, and is known in society over the German empire as one of the most beautiful in .(. She was recently engaged to the Hon. John Power Ilertnim Ogilvy Frecmnu-Mitford, fourth son of Lord Reilenlalc. CREAMERIES SEEK BP HIGHERIRATES SALEM. Ore.. Jan. 21. Tho fight of local creamery interests in Oregon nnd Washington to build up their establishment by making It expen sive for farmers to ship their cream to the creameries in tho big cities, has taken form In a lengthy petition (lied today with tho stato railroad commission. A similar petition has been forwarded to tho Washington stato commission and tho inter-state commerco commission. Tho small creameries aro asking for an incrcaso in express rates on cream and a decreaso in express rates on butter, thus fixing tho transportation charges so as to force tho farmer to sell his cream to the local creamery and making it posi iblo for tho local creamery to ship butter to the market centers at a low rate. Tho matter will bo considered informally at a meeting ot tho pub lie utility commissions of. Oregon, Washington and California, which will bo hold In Portland February 3 for tho principal purpose ot consid ering express rates in goneral throughout tho threo states. FALLS UNDERNEATH UEltKELEY, Cab, Jnu. 24. As a result ot injuries received whou ho foil beneath tho wheels of tho Bhasti Limited trnln at 9:20 a. m. today, J. II. Mulr, agent for a San Francisco hotel, died at 1 p. m. According to tho pollco ho said before ha died that Special Officer McKeogau ot tho Southern Pacific shoved him from tho train during an altercation, Somo spectators said Mulr jumped; othors that ho foil under tho wheels when McKeegan attempted to arrest him. AT BRYAN'S HOME LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 24.Fnir- viow, the homo of Secretary of Statu Ilryiin, was visited today hy Seoro- tary of tho Treasury MoAdoo, bcero tnry of Agriculture Houston und Comptroller of tho Currency WllliuniH, Later in tho day tho threo govern incut officials heard delegations from Qmuhu uml Lincoln reurd'ui;; Nu BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBSk BBBBBBBBm SBBBBBBBsB isSBBBBBBBBBBBBSi iBBBBBBBBBBBHW fBBBBBBBn IsBBBBBBYBBBBBBIfc.' BBBBBBV K.H BvTBBBBv SSSfSSBw V. 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Hy a vote of 51 to 11, the sennto defeated this afternoon the Norris resolution providing tho building of from ten to twenty steamships to ply between Alaska railroad terminals nnd North and South American ports. With the insertion of' a; provision insuring the rights of all citizens, to n jury trial, the amendment giving the United States district court jur isdiction over ull cluims was approv ed. D SALE HELD UP BY AMENDMENTS N S P ASS BON COUNCIL SQUABBLE (Grants Pass Courier.) Three men, clothed with a little temporary power, last night stoppc1 the wheels of progress in Grants Pass and set at naught the opinion of America's foremost adviser upon mu nicipal law and bond issue procedure, because they couhi not dictate ap pointment by the mayor for chief of police. George Keeler, representing the firm of Keeler Bros., Denver bond buyers, who have contracted tho pur chase of tho $200,000 issuo voted by this city, arrived hero Wednesday, bringing with htm the plan through which the issue could ho made legal and marketable. This plan had been prepared hy the firm of John F, Dillon & Co. of New York, nnd set forth in complete detail each step to bo followed by tho city in tho now proceedings. Mr. Keeler stated: "Wo have tho cash and are ready to put it up for your bonds ns soon as you hnvo fol lowed tho procedure laid down by Mr Dillon." After voting against confirmation, Councilman Counts moved nn ad journment, which was immediately seconded by Caldwell, nnd with Kee ler, "tho man with tho money," sit ting within tho mil, tho legislative body that "governs" Grants Pass uitt ou its hat and went homo, As it passed out through tho gate, Mr. Keeler was heard to remark: "Well, if I had known whnt kind of n mess I wns getting into down hero I would have stayed whoro I was." ABANDON EFFORT TO RAISE SUBMARINE PLYMOUTH, F.uglrini), Jun. 24. Attempts to raise the 'sunken subma rine A-7 hud to bo abandoned tem porarily today on Account of n fierce galo. Owing to the manner in whiuh tho boat wiik embedded in the sand ; mid tho divers' inability to endure thu pressure ut such a depth fur many minutes ut a time, grout diffi culty had been experienced in pac ing hawsers around the It till with which to lift it to lite KiirfHce. Work will ho resumed, however, m soom m tho Ntortu uuuUn, . !