- i'nr ,c. iff i "' -' w second strict l Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER l'nlr tonight and Halnrday M. IJ; .Mln. : lrc. .00. x rorlirttilrit Tr Dully IClMlllh Yr fJ0DFOIU) OREflON, JMIDAY, JANUAKY 30, 10M. NO. 200 FORTY-NINE PERISH, STEAMER MONROE SINKS LIKE LEAD WHEN RAMMED AT SEA '.1 -1 9 - 83 SURVIVORS ID H WRECKED S P Old Dominion Liner Monroe Rammed liy Steamship Nantucket Off the DelawnrcMaryland-Vlrulnla Pen insula Ccnst In Dense Fog. Vessels Wedged Tightly for a Minute When Separated, Injured Ship Goes Down Patsenners Rescued. NOItFOI.K, Vn.. Jnn. 30.- Tint h3 survivor mt of tliu 134 pntseiiKur nmt iniiimrii who put to mm from hum lnt night on ttio OKI Dominion liner Monroe landed In Norfolk again thin Afternoon. Tim othur VJ nil pcrUhml beyond n ilon lit when I lid Monroe wont down llku'lcnd nt 1:10 n. m. nftur tin stcnmshlp Nantucket, of tliu Mo elntulM ninl Miner Line, timl rnmmi.'il mill cut hur nenrly In two off tin l)ulnwnro-Marylaud-Vlrgluln pcnlu nttlit count. Tho rescued Included 2S pnnsunguM nml rr member of tliu crow. Of tho passenger not one was rind. Tim wuuiuii woro In night dresses, tliu men mostly In pnjnniiis. Jnmc O'Connor of tJm frdurul Industrial ronuiilmilon urn picked up In his un der clothes. Ho rushed to n tolo pltonu In n borrowed overcoat nu toon tin ho could got down tho gangplank in In IiIk wlfo In Washington kno liu was nfo. Tho iniijorlty of tho nrvhor worn III mid It wns fenred sonio of them oiilil dlu from tliu Hhock mid uxpo nuro tho)' h 'I niulerKono. CrnMi In Hciim 1'og Tim Monroe and Nnutuckot rrnNlii'd In n dense foe. Tim Nnn tlakot wn steaming nt half Mpoi'd, It Hlnin sounding dismally nt hnlf mlii uto Interval. Tim shriek of tho Monroe' siren, loo, could bo heard plainly hut In tliu smothering mint Captain Horry of tliu Nantucket inlv took tho othur ship's position. Moth lm mid Cnptnlu .IoIiiimou of tho Monroe worn on thulr respective ships' bridges nt tho inoiiiunt of tho collision. Hiiddunly llioxo on tliu Nnntiiekel'a duck iinw ttm Monroe loom out of Urn fug barely n ship's lunr.lh nwny. Cap lulu Hurry rnvrrhoil IiIh engines nud Mtrovo to get h MHturu of tho othor vessel. It wax ton Into. Tim Nan tucket urnshud Into Iho Monroe niuld ililps, crunched hur way deeply Into tliu dooiuud llnur'H iddo mid Dion stopped, lior own Ikiwh hndly cruinplod, for n moment wudged fimt. An liiHtnut lntur tho powerful srrow drnKKvd hur Imrkwnrd nud shu drow off from tho Monroe, which (Contlnuod on pneo 3.) E OF BLACK HAND AGENT t 4 Ni:V YOIUC, Jun, no Found KUllty limt ulKht or plucliiK a homh In tho on- trauco of A Houston Htrout tuntuiuut, AukuIo Sylvuulro, inoinlior of tho Now York llluck llnuil nans, wiih nun- toucod today to uorvo from I thruo mid a hnlf to bovou yoarH In HIhk Bin. Aa huh- tuncu war holnir iinpomid tliu Htoro of JoHiiph Htullti nud a four Htory toiiomunt In lOiiHt ! KlKhtuuuth utruut, woro badly wrookod by homlm, It wuh ! bullovod that tho Kann to which HylvoHtro holoiiBod pur- putrutud tho outniKUH, 4 t -f GOVERNOR MANN, OF VIRGINIA, ASKS " J. P. MORGAN FOR WASHINGTON WILL SBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBsY " ' 'SBST tfSBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBT Pri. i'V 4tr H niumnwm. J I' Moreno rurrntl)- nn naked li.v lultrr I lultirn to Tn rfiis uuiinty, Vn tli will of Mitrtlm WiiHlilneton, Inkun fnuii the court Ihiiv uIivii fcdernl ' trtxim occupied the town. The Vlrclulu Senate panntl a lull lallluu on tiuv crnor Mnnn lo miiku tliu rcilcnt nud nuthorlrliiB It-pil nctluu If Mr. Morgan " rrfimrsl. SUPREME COURT E SAI.K.M, Dr., .Inn. ;ll). AikiiiiiciiU were liennl U the Mipreuiu court to ilav in tliu liaheiiM curium proci'i'ilins liroiiL'lit h Mnvor II, It. Alhee of I'orllnuil, nliu uiih nrrexteil bv State l.nlior ('iiiuiiiiMiiruer llol'f on elm me- pf workiiiK city firemen nml police men more limit eiulit hours u day. Tliu hiipreiuu court's ilccixiou will in terpret tliu Mate law in its applica tion to firemen nml policemen lliriiiiKlioiit tho xlatc. ' t'Hv Attorney La Itocliu of Port land luihcil his aivumeuls in Mu.vor Alhei'V hcliulf, on tliu III ice politic that tliu Inlmr xtuiiito upplicn (o la lior employed liv tliu htate, nud not til llffieiala. lllllell III' KM 111 u MX lln eliihhificatioii of pullecineii nml fire men; tluil neither the policemen nor firemen netnnlle Inline iniirn tlinti eiulit liourrt n ilav. ninl that iiiMifnr as tho htnlulu npplies In muuieipali- lien, ii ih iiiieiiiixiiiillioillll. Asuihlaiil Atloruuv (leueriil Cniw ford insisted tlmt tho term labor in tliu hlatutu was used in iU widunl Hcnsu nml upplieil to menial us well iih tiliVHicnl lulior eimilovcil liv the statu or municipal NiiliiHisiuUH, He ilcclared fireineii ninl patrolmen were not otftci'is ami ovpii if thev were the law would apply to them just Iho MIII.C, OF N'KW Oil KHANS, l.n., Jan, ?I0. - Masked robbers looted u bank nt Logaiisporl, ha., uarlv todny mid es caped with .t'JU.IKH), accindiiig to ad vices received hero Ill's afternoon. FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD GIRL SHOOTS SELF WITH RIFLE IIOSKHIMKI, Or., Jan. III). Ill health was given toduv as the came for thu suluidu of Min Kdith Por ter, Jfi-yeur-old daughter of J. II. Porter of Ten-Mile, near here, who lulu yusturdny shot hurscll' through (liu head with u rifle. 0STERMAN SEEKS CONGRESSMAN'S JOB HAliKM, Or,, Jan. !10. John 0 tennun of Tal'l todny filed his in leution to become a uandidalu for conj;i'CJ.6miiii In thu I'inH district. HEARS ARGUMENTS 8-HOUR M AS UNWRinEN LAW PLEAD, BEHALF OF LEAH ALEXANDER SAN I'ltANCISCO, Cal , Jan. 30. Counuol'M cIohIhr argument woru In proRrcsu todny nt tho trial of I. call Alexander, who killed J. 1. Van ltnnl on hero lnit October because, nftur Inducing her to live with hlni as his wlfo on his jiromlno to njnrry her Inter, she found ho wns already mar ried. Van Hnnlcn'H widow wni on tho stand yestcrdny after Mlaa Alexander had left It. Sho was baudbomely droRBcd, palo mid imd-looklni;, but calm. Her testimony wns not of great Importance, rotating merely to a few attempts MIkk Alexander nindo to hco Van Ilanlun In lits npartmonti when his wlfo was present mid to on,o occasion when, uhu raid, niiKerud by thu girl's visit, sho slnppcd tho Jai ler's face. A number of ardent lovo letters written by Van llanluu to Miss Alex ander wore also Introduced In evi dence In support of tho ilofouso'o contention tlmt nu engagement existed between them mid soveral witnesses woro examined to show tho girl's dazed mid Irrational appearance Immediately following thu tragedy, with a view to bolstering up th claim that sho wns out of lior mind. War clouds that huvu been hover ing over thu It. W, Kinder household on (Iril'l'in creek for tliu last year, according lo their own story, broko this morning when Mr. Kinder tried to whip his 18-year-old son, Owen, nud was jiihhcd in thu neck with u pitchfork by Mrs. Kinder, Thu en tire family, mini, wifu and four chil dren, then raced lo Prosecutor Kelly's offieo lo air their grievances, in which the following incrimination, recriminations, churucs mid couutei charges were inu'tle: That thu father and son had threatened to "shoot each other's hearts out with a Winchester." That thu mother forced the son, Owen, to kneel in bedtime prayer with thu threat "to bruin him with u stick of stovmvooil." Owcu accused his father of using language casting reflection on hl hlilli, nud thu father charged thu sou with uuimlural nets, That Owen hroku Ids fathur's arm duritie; n 1'iu.ht lnsj full, WA BREAKS OVER KINDER PORTLAND PLEA ASK NG FEDERAL E A. L. Mills States Rose City Case, Majority cf Cities and Banks In Northwest Favorlnn Portland and Demanding Recognition. Livestock and Grain Center of North west Most of Portland's Bank Business Is With New Ycrk. I'OHTLAXP, Or., Jan. .'10 Willi the narrow nuartcrs of the United (States district court in the postofficc ImildiUK imeked to the utmost ca pacity, Portland's licarin before tin federal resorvo bunk orgnnimtioi committee began shortly after ll o'clock Ihirt morniiiu'. ' A. Ii. Mills, president of the First Nutional bank, spoke for the Port land clenriiiL' house and Portland bankers. "Nature." he said, "fiu- set apart tliu northwest to bu n dis trict by itself. If it is not )iuilificd to receive n bank of its own now there is" no doubt hut that it will b soon in tho future. Wc s'und alone cut off on the soCtli by luountairi ruugcK from California, mid on tin east by thu ltocl;ifinountnina." rortlniulV ArKiiinentN Letters, lie explained, had been scut Ut H00 bnnkx in Oregon, Wash ington, Idaho nud western Montana, asking them with which cities most of their banking business wns done. Of the number, littf replies had been received. Of this lnht number, '1)7 replied that mo! of their banking transactions was with Portland, 122 with Seattle mid HU with Spokane. Thu committee further asked the banks- of the northwest as to their preference for the location of n fed eral reVervo bank. For Portland. 30 1 bunks cast their lot. 100 for Sc uttle nml l." for Spokane. Asked whether thev intended to subscribe to the proposed federal reserve bank, 280 banks repomIeir in the affirma tive, 101 in the negative mid 170 were undecided. Mills stilled that most of Port land's banking business was carried on in New Yotk, with San Francisco in second place. I.hcsiock Center l C. Colt, president of the I'niun Meat company, speaking of the live stock mid packing industry, said: "Portland is the only local com petitive livestock market west of Denver. Wo did a $l.i,000,000 bus iness here last year. Other cities have packing plants, but thu stock is nut bought at local stockyntds in competition." W. J. Hums of llnlfour-Outltrie company, grain expotlers, spoko on thu volume and extent of the wheat business ' carried on from Portland. E Tho husband accused the wife ot infidelity nud challenged Attorney Canaday to u street fight, upon thu allegation that he had threatened to whip him. Attornuy Canaday warned Kinder to bo careful in his language, Pi-nsccntne Kellv threatened to throw tho "whole caboodlu" out of his office unless i evolutionary talk ceased. Tho husband accused tho wife of sending piu nud watermelons to At tornuy Canaday, while papers in u divorco suit woro being drawn up, and was corroborated by his son, Marion, Tho wife accused her nuito of tak ing the "nuts off a spring wagon to prevent her coming lo town this morning," and earlier in the week prevented Hie sale ot u cow to Hay Toft. That thu cntiru alphabet of pro fanity mid blasphemy was directed nt thu family aipl that Kinder taught hla fivo-yeiwuld dtwuulcr lo wcurv ffl DANK PRETTY FRENCH GIRL WHO LOST SUIT FOR $100,000 AGAINST OPERA SINGER F. -f mm v4ll UiiiiiiiiiiBiBiOiiiBiiiiB ' ' F Irt MftRCEiLE HONTABOT lij That Klorenclo Oonjtnntlno. tenor woo little Marccllo Houtabot with hi golden notes and promise to marry bcr was tho decision of a Jury before Justice 1'latiet lu Supreme Court in New yon;. SAVES MANY LIVES CHICAOO. Jnn. :i0. llarefooted mid in her nightdress, .Mrs. William Mnssover early todny rail from bot tom to top of a south side five-story nnartment house, pressing electric button after electric button and wnrniiiir her ueiL-hbors that' (he build- injj was burning, l'lrcmen believed Hint nil e.scniK'd safely mid gave Mrs. Massover solo credll for avert ing u shocking tragedy. Two women nul one child were unaccounted for, but it was thought they got out nud took re f u co with friend-'. No bod ies, nt any rate, were found in tho ruins. Three firemen woro . hurt fighting the flames. The house wns known ns "Hubios' How." heemisu children nlwavs swarmed at the entrances. The fire wns attributed to spontaneous com bustion of n rubbish heap in the basement. Tho financial loss was .?:ioo,ooo. That Owen, the son, was the cnih-o of it all, nnd refused to work, being used by his mother us a menus of securing a divorce. That Prosecutor Kellv told Mi's, Kinder that "if her hiisbmul had liven twenty years with her ho was en titled to the sympathy of thu com munity." The husband declared that he "still thought lots of his wife." but could neither live with or without her." From llieso charges, Attorney Hordeu for Kinder. Attoruuv Cana day for Mrs. Kinder, and Prosecutor Kelly decided that steps should bo taken to seuuro u divorce and uso precautionary measures to prevent a tragedy during thu progress of fam ily rows, Thu Kinder match was not mndn in heaven; they testify they have been warring for mouths, nud broke when their son Owen returned from (Continued ou rage 0) BAREFOOT WOMAN BY FIRE WARNINGS MY A IF IN REEK of the Huston Uuurn Cuiupauy. did not CHARLTON MILS DEAD WIFE'S NAME 10 SAVE HIS NECK COMO, Italy, Jnn. 30.-The trial of Porter Charlton, mi American, for wife murder was ordered postponed hero today until June. The delay re suited when the judges of the trib unal ordered n minute investigation into the mental, moral and physical condition of Mr. Charlton ut the time of her death. Charlton i the son of former 1'iiited States Judge Paul Charlton, i classmate and intimate friend of former President Taft. Mrs. Churl ton was burn in San Franeiseo, where she formerly was prominent in soci ety. It wns understood tlint the jwst poiiemeut was due to the court's be lief in Chailtou's declaration that his wife was sexually abnormal mid pos sessed a dual nature. Sensational revelations were expected from the investigation ordered by the judges. Public sentiment favors the defend nut. ! PLACE OF HIS WIFE SAX FHAXC1SCO. Cal., Jan. !I0. Charging that her husband put a maid in charge, of their homo to usiiip her household functions. Mi's, Inn a l.aiigcuour brought suit for di voice hero today uguiiist her hus band, William 11. Laugeiiour, presi dent of the Yolo Hardwood cuiu pauy. Judgo Graham l tiled Unit l.mu'enous must nv his wife $100 counsel fees and .-f 100 a month ali mony while the outcome of the suit is being awaited. G0RGAS' NOMINATION CONFIRMED BY SENATE WAS1UNOTON, Jan. !I0. The senate confirmed this uftoruoou the nomination of Colonel (lorgiis to ho sitigeoii general of tho 1'uited Stales army, WEN AK RACE E Portland Contractor Succeeds Kea scl & McDowell, Assuming Contract at Same Figures Form Contrac tors Financially Embarrassed. Samuel Hill Here Reports Victory in Strenuous Campaign to Bend Co lumbia County for Highway. J. W. Sweeney, the Portland con- , tractor, whose bid ranked next to 1 that of the successful bidder when ' the contract wns let for the Siskiyou I grade on the Pacific h'ghwny lust j November, has taken over the .f 10,- 000 grading con tract from KeascI & McDowell nt the same price the con tract wns let to them, and will nr- rive Suturdny to sign a new contract with the county court and btnrt con struction work. Tho transfer of contract was made nt the instance of bondsmen for IxcikcI & McDowell, who are in financial difficulty, duo to thu failure of one of their allied conccniH. Tly; only work done on the grade bo far is clearing nud brushing by i small .force under Chris Nat wick, but n Inrgo force will-ljeteaipToycd nt once, mul work rushed fo comply with the contract, which must lie completed this bummer. Samuel Hill, the good roads advo cate, mid Statu Highway Knginpcr II. L. Ilowlby visited in Ashland mul Medford Friday. Mr. Hill is on his way to San Francisco, where he is o launch ti good roads campaign for Modou county. He has just finished ii strenuous campaign for highway bonds in Columbia county. Ho siyK: "I am convinced the bonds Svill carry, but the cause was pronounced hopeless u few weeks ago. We nindo u series of speeches. With mo woro three fanners, pioneers of tho coun ty, who realized what good rondrf mean, and their homely, convincing talk has won the funucrs of Colum bia county over. 'I stopped over hero because I llko the Itogue Itiver valley and can't go through without visiting nud then, I urn interested in nil roads nud want to note the progress you aro milking. Jackson county lends Oregon lit highways nud even if thu northern counties do not join tho procession of mail improvement, your road will bring Jackson tho world's fair tour ists. I am on my wny to California to sco how they are getthi" nloii;; toward connecting up nud to stir up action," Mr. Hill left on the afternoon train. Mr. llowlbv remained over o sign up tho new road contract NEW YOItK. Jan. 30. Part of yesterday's losses were mndo up nt the opening, of tho stock market to day. Thu leaders were in good de mand and many issues weru (piotcd nearly a point higher. Pressed Steel Car jumped 'JVa C'niiiultmi Pacific 13i, Texas Company 1 mpl Heading a good fraction. Ruinley common dropped to 0 and tho preferred to 2(1', j. Honds woro firm. Tho market closed strong. 200 LIVES LOST IN SOUTH AMERICAN STORM 1110 JANEIltd, Jnn. :i0.Mor thun 200 nelsons were renorUd iUit V NT SISKIYOU RAD K MARKET TREND UPWARD ing this afternoon Id terriblu.strpks . which woro iuk'uik in thu state t llunia. Thousand of (mhmim (m v- , crut towns wore rtport4 'wbMamHl.J a