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& 207 Second Strut Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Fair tonight nrul Wodnci iliiy Mnv. 17; .Mill, IKI, fiirly.llilhl reur. Dnll v Klwlith Your MRDKOUI) OUI'XIOtf. 'ITKSDAY, l'lJUIUT.UV U, 1011. NO. 2fi9 V PRESIDENT RAISES EMBARGO AGAINST THE IMPORTATION OF ARMS BY REBELS t k FOREIGNERS IN MEXICO FLEE L O'Shniiurncssy Nctlllcs Americans of President Wilson's Dctermlnnllon to Permit Rebels to Import Weap ons am! Ammunition. No News Given Out at Washington, Out Report Is Not Denied, and Generally Believed. MUXICAN CITY. IVb. X A wort -i'hii Clr d'Affmrr O'Mlmugli imay lotlav rrnmiwd front Snr my of Sll llrvHM itidtnwliutt to tHtif American mill ollmr foreigner in lli Mexican i-tilMt ill Pnmuleiit WMimiii'h .loturiniiiMlimi to lift Ihr iuiilmri HRnitMit tin loiporlMtloH ly lit rrliol uf nikm Mint ammunition fntw tli United SlMto. Mhiiy A wet loan prepared tlv ! IcKXO, Hllll it (WM lll'litM'ti tlmt liy twWit exerv tram for Vera ffrur, would t orowtW with fleeing fird(;iii'n, llmrtn HUH Hifliinl Huerlu Mint tin' mi'inliiTH f li enblnel Inn) mi uoiiimoiit tn nmko to day report (lint President Wil miii wan about In lift tlio embargo which Iiiim hitherto prex opted tlip irrtportulioii uf itttiiM liy Hi)' roboN from llm Unit til Slati. It wan ml iiiltti'il. how over, tlmt I hi' .Mexico City udmiiiUtrittioii knew the Washington government ooiitcmplutid such n ktp. Dicuiiiug llic -nun' prowiitioii nwontly, Hiiortu wild: "Wlint differ otiwi will it make? llio Uil.pU hnxv, Mt mhv rto, liiw iiiiuii'V limn I ' liny mini, mill Htiiinuiiitiuii." WASHINGTON, Knit. :i.- Tint Prvidout Wlleilll WHM preparing Mil oxooutivo oritur raising tho embargo on the trHiifir of anus mid niiimu iiition f in tlio 1'nitril States tiorosx tln liorilrr Into Mexico was persist lilllly lopollcd, though without Coll finiiiitiini, today. On High Authority Dcmito tlio fnrt that tho report was iiiH'oiifirnii'il iiinl tlmt neither nt tlm while IniiiKO nor ut Ho' Mute llcpllltlllOIll WUS IIII.XOUO foiiint who WOlllll disl'llwK it, tlll'll' MIH lliiil mi- tlioritv to lln effect I hit t tlio story was trni iiinl lluit tlio order would tin idniicil loiuoirow. Mi inlii'ix of tin senate foicign re lation ooniinilloo piofcod igunr unci', lint it win Mild llu'V know III' plan Iiinl been di'i'iiU'd mi. It wan understood iiUu tlmt Hi' cabinet hud dlxi'UHM'd tlio rinlii.'J' (Coatluuoil on ixiko 3.) 1 TO BE READY FOR ANY EMERGENCY WASHINGTON, IVI.. II. Onlrm In Ailiiiirul Klelchcr were holievcd ! have heeu isMicd this uflcruiuiu for tlio Aiiu'iiemt wnthhips ut Vein ("in, to ho ready for any emergency. II wuh plain (hut a Hciioim nnli Aiiiorieuii iloimiiiftniliiMi was looked for in Mexico city with t lit) lifting ot llui cmliniuii on rchcl uiiiis, which, iik tho iiflnrniMiu piiu,'ioHtoil, was tacitly iiiliniltt'd to ho' ou tlio pro pram) Tlio hiisllo nliout tho nnvy ilqmil incnt iuilitMitcd Hint picmi-atious xveii) li'olui; liiudii for o.M'iliiiw iluvol opmeulrt in llui very near fill mo, Ailmlrnl Flctchor, It wuh hii'iiI, hud plenty of ninHniM ul liiw couiuiaud, uud undoubtedly could protect Iho ruilrond hetwocu Mexico City and Vera Crux and cover tho Cheapo of forcluii ci'IiiiuhIh fimu tho fonuor place tu tho coiibt. 1 A A WARN WARSHIPS DRYS WIN IN 1 LOCAL OPTION CASES IN COURT Supremo Triliunal Decides That Technicalities Cannot Set Aside Will ot the People as Expressed In Elections. Attack on Election Falls Heme Rule Amendment Exonerates Petitions Held Valid. SAI.i:.M. Or.. IVI.. 3.--The wi prcnii' I'wur uf Oregon thin muriittip decided n' ti locul option mite in fax or of tin1 dry uud act tied thr ! fact tlmt election cmiuot ltd hi! j HkIiIh bii'ile of mime licllllii'ill oh I ji'xtiou Iihm liii'ii rniM'd. It ilrciilcil tlmt fmilU Mritmic out of tlio (till UU.'I M'Kiitritliuii ni'l, I'onftiNion us to the tiiHi' xkIii'U mii'li (itiM'tioM" kIhmiIi! In lii'ld uud other ullii'd ri'Maonit tdiouhl not iivml in liitxin "M Will of till' pOOlll'" JU't IIMllf. Tho oimiiou of tho roiirt xiih wril li'n in tho i'iihk ni''(ili,il from IIiIIh horo hiiiI in ili'onliui; llio Snlivn, Sliixlon iiml oilier i'Hti, the eourt iimrelv referroil to tho Hill-hmo opinion. Jmlte Muriirtt xroto u iIih hi'IiIiul' opinion mid Mmul uloni', llio other mv jiuIkoh fnxoriin; the drv oiile of tho itxiio. In Ium opinion Juiticc lliikin te eluieil Unit Iht'.HMit ri'ciilrntion luw mih opornted iih n Imp tlmt "would defeat n local option eleetiou, mid iik u friiinl on llm voterx of Oret;oii." Tlio hiipremo court held Unit the petition for tho locul option nt IlilU hoio wuh xiilid l.remiM' it hnd heeu eireuhiti'd under tho then oMittlti): lnw. Tho nttuek on llio election liccmixc it u not held on the day of a p-u-enil election iiImi failed. The court held that tho homo rule nmeuduieiit opcrulcH iw hefore, except thai now a muuicipiilily or any precinct there in is a Mil.dixiMou of (ho county. Tho election in held Mifficicnt in i'ery renpecl, and tlio nnuu ruling upplicK to tho two Kaleiu cusex, I lie Slnytnii ciiM-, Spriuu'field and nil other towns in which (hero Iiiih hecu liipior clrclion conlc-lw. VOIES ROAD BONDS NT. III'.I.KNS, Or., l'eh. II. The Columhiu county houd iiuc of lloO, 111)11 for tho coiixtrucliou of two main highways and two luterulH wan pass oil hv approNimutcIv .rilll) mujoiity, uccordiui; to a pructicully complete count of tho votes loday. Tho vote was rather liht, as llio women fuiled lo intorcht IheiUKclvcH, Of Ihu total i,-.MiV .i'JIIO.DIII) is lo ho devoted to Iho Columhiu hiliwa, miikint; Iho final link between I'oit IiiiiiI and tlio m'ii. COAL MINERS ASK 5 CENTS A TON RAISE IXDIAXAI'OMH, Intl., Kuli 3. Tho wiiko iIciuiiuiIh to liu probonto.l Monilay at a conteroiu'o liutwoon oporatorR ami roprosoutattvoH of coat mlnum xvoro Blvon out nt toilny'a BuHslon of tlio Unltoil .Mlnoworkort.' cnnvtintion. Tim ilomnmlH Include a flat Iiu'iouho of flvo rQiitH por ton, thu coal to bo wuIrIioiI lioforo It ib Hcrooiioil; a half Iiollilay on Satur ilny'a, n uniform work day unit wngo hchIo uml a contract to run two yearn, SAN KltANCISCO, Oil., IVI.. 3.--DisputeliCH received hero from Au burn, I'lncer county, told of tho cap (uro I hero toduv of (I. Liibantu, who, postal iiulhoritieH ullojii, is tho nmn who held up u Southern l'aoifio train ut UiiUiuKMino, October 11 lust. F . W. VANDERBILT'S YACHT WARRIOR CROWDS i 11 KUSttk vll 1 BOSSyKSBB&ir V vR HfHHHHI H!,;)9 xSs duchess y vL xMM TWO OAYS FIGHT " m'mm' Tm WON BY HAYTIEN M - ' - . Z-M INSURGENT ZAMOR ((iJmm) WASHINGTON. Krb. X Tint Oeueral Orcto Zamor, tho Ilaiticn revolutioniHt, had defeated (leuj-ral Ilaxilmar Theodore, a rival rexolu tionixt, mid oecupie,! tho town of (lonaivoK, was reported to Iho unvy jlcptirtmcnl todav bv the coiumnndor of lite American xvarvhip liable, at I'ort an I'riuee. Tho battle, ncoordinn to the KiikIc'n wireleKK, Iwntcil two davs and was attended by liouvv Iohm-s on both Miles. Theodore, it was Mated, fled to Capo llaitieu atter burning part of nonmu. It wu that Zmnor was KiilhoriiiK more recruits for nn immediate attack n I'ort an 1'riiico. Tlio Intel dext'ltipiiiont embnrrasi cd Iho stulc deparlment here, Mii"0 it had expected Theodore would ln xictorious and had prepared to rec oKiiiro him. It wa- feared, too, thai Iho proxpcctixc attack on Port au Prince, with its coaMileinblo I'oroiKU populnlion ami cteiio foreign in teritf, would mean wiiottk t'ompli cations. Mesider. tho KiikIo, then' uoio .U Port mi IMiiico the llrilili cruiser l.mieaster and Iho Preiieh ciuisor Conde. Tlio (lermnu cruiser Venitu whs on ils way fiom there to (Ion aixos, unothor Oemmu onilsor, tho Mremcn, wic expected at I'oit nil Prince, uud the Itiitwli kuiiIioiiI Mii tinu had lelt the latter placo for St. Mario. Construction wink wus icsunied ou Iho Pacific IukIimuv 'lit of way over Iho Siskiyous Tuesday by Chris Nahviek mid a foico of ten men, who uro grubbing uud clcniiug the hruih. Within u week it laigo camp will ho established ami (hero will bo plenlv of work for nil Iho idlo men of Juckson count v. NKW YOlMx', l'Vb. a.--Tho Monk maiket opened loduy willi no peroep tiblo chuuges, Steel uud Iteadiug wero uctive, but .othorwiso tho vol ume of business wus binall. West ern Union advanced one and Can dropped one, Tho mnVlii't closed strong. Tho ntcaiii jacht Warrior, owned by Mr. Frederick W. Vnnderbllt, and aboard which Mr and Mrs. Vander lillt Imvo been etitortnlnlng a. party of friends on a winter cruleo In Soutlicm waters. Is fast ncroum! ott tho northwest coast of Colombia be tween Santa Mart a nnd Savaullla. Mr. and Mrs. Vnnderbllt. with tho CITY PRIMARIES CHICACIO, Feb. a. Women weio regi.t cring lumxilx today for th l doriiuuiio primnrioi. lo bo liold Feb runry 121. liy it p. in., when Iho polls oIomi for the day, it wus be lieved lL'S.OOD of them would be on the tolls. Several l it'll society women hud mndo elaborate preparations, for get ting Client out. Their automobile wero on bund to curry them to tho regUlmtion pluco, 'trained nur0b hud been provided lo cure for babies wliilo their mother) put their names on tlio votuiV lists, tboro wero flow ers on tho clerks' tables and ruus covered Iho floors of tho booths Tbero was no ismio at stake in which tho women weio especially in terested, but loaders of tho oqtml rights movement wonted to show that, having been granted tho fran I'liise, they were not backwaul in ex ercising it. Y. W. C. A. giiK noted as progres sivo cliallcngeiv in the tirst xvaid, "llatlilmusu" John CougliliuV stiong holil, They had their bunds full, for patrons of the bulging houses in tho wind swarmed to tho polls in Cougli liuV interest. Women from tho redliglit district were also numerous about thu regis tration places, Not many of tliein rogihtored, but they watched pro ceediugs with lively iuk'ie&t, CHICAGO UN REGISTER HEAVILY Dakeiand Duchess of Manchester and Lord Falconer, were taken off tho grounded yacht by tho United Fru.t steamship Frutcra and were subse quently transferred to tho steamship Almlrnntc, which Is bound for New York by way of Colon. Mr, Frederick W. Vnndorbllt hai mndo many long cruises on board tho steam yacht Warrior, which nai CLEVELAND TELLS D. TO PAY Cl.KVKI.ANn. 0., Feb. 3 John I). Rockefeller wus called on by the local tax commission today to pay Sl'J.UOO.OOO lax'is on mi estimated $1)00,000,000 of personal property. Tho commissioner asserted that un der a now state law, the oil king has just established a legal residence in Cle eland, nnd rendered himself Un tile lo the tax. The assessment would tax Hocke- fcllcr on all bis holdings, both m sido 'and outside of Ohio, the law providing that citizens of the state must pay in tlio district of which tlioy are legal icsideuts on the full amount of their personally. Deputy Tux Collectors Fnekler and Aguow culled at Forest Hill, the Koekcfoller home, at noon, but tho multimillionaire refused tu see them, so they left notice of the assessment in writing. Rockefeller xvns allowed five days to pay, but it was generally expected ho would find bomo legnl means of delay and then resist payment in the courts, NKW YOKlx. Feb. 3. Kx-Cou-gressinun Lucius N. lattauer and ids brother, William, of Ulovervillo, oleaded guilty today to couspiraov lo Miiugglo jewelry. They will be sentenced tomorrow. As a result of the civil proceedings in connection with thu case, ,tho Ut luuer's paid the government ifl 1,000. N 12,000,000 TAXES OFf COLOMBIA launched at Troon, Scotland, in 1901. As soon as Mr. Vaddcrbllt took pos session ot the yacht he made an ex tended cruise to Norway, and then as winter approached the crulso ex tended to tho Mediterranean, tho yacht eventually arriving itt this country in tho spring of 1905, when she mndo her headquarters off New port during tho summer. BOURNE WILLING , TO BE CANDIDATE IF HE IS WANTED PORTLAND. Or., ' Feb. 3. Whether Jonathan llounio will enter the lists us a candidate tor tho re publican nomination for United States senator is still an open question, ntul the answer depends upon tho atti tude of the x titers of the state, ac cording to a letter today received by C. W. Hudson, Honriie was senator from Oregon for one term ending March 3, HH3. lloiirtic in tlio letter says: "I should like to return to tlio senate. I enjoy the work and feel that the seven years' exnorienoo 1 bine hnd in national constructive work gives mo better (nullifications for accom plishment than unv now man can possibly present." 'If these facts were known to tho people 1 urn sure there would bo a Audi crystallised demand, by a largo majority, that 1 should again serve as one of their national public ser vants; but with the lack of informa tion on the part of the people, duo lo tho enmity of a considerable por tion of the stale press in tlio past, it is difficult for me to judge of tho people's wishes in tlio premises. Ilenee, in aecoiduueo witli your sug gestion, you are at liberty to give this opportunity to such of the newspapers- as are willing to print Ill's letter, in older that a belter expres sion of tho will of the people may be seemed, in case the reudersj, after perusal, indicate to me their desire that I should rim," W AS HR 1 LAKE Scuthern Pacific to Sell Tickets i From Both Northern and Southern Points to Lake Via Medfcrd or 'Cf.lloquln and Weed, or Both. Tri-Wee&y Stage Line to Connect With Medford and Chiloquln Low Fere fcr Trip Stopovers Allowed Through the efforts ot John M. , Scott, general passcnger'agent ot tin Southern Pacific railroad nnd Alfred ' It, Parkhurst, president of tho Cra ter I.ako company, excursion tickets 1 to Crater Lake will bo sold from a! ' Southern Pacific stations, good for ' ctopover at Medford cither going or I coming by tho Medford gateway or ! the Klamath gatoway. Tourists can leave tho train at Medford and re sume It at Chiloquln or vicc-vcrsa. Tickets will bo sold from all H. P. stations north of Medford on n 1 basis of ono and one-third faro for tho round trip by rail when sold In connection with tickets corerlng tin auto service between Mcdofrd and Crater Lake. Trl-WcoMy Service The Crater Lake company will run a trl-wcokly scrvlco between Med ford andtCratcr Lake, beginning July 1, leaving .Medford Crater Lake at nine a. in. on Tuesdays, Thursday 1 and Saturdays. Returning will leave Crater Lake at nlno a. m. on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays. Tho round trip faro will bo J IS. Oco way faro will be 110.00. Tho Crater Lake company will also maintain a trl-wcokly service be tween Chiloquln and Crater I.ako, making tho round trip on Mondays, Wednesdays and Frldajs. This will cnablo those who desire to go from Medford to Chiloquln via Crater Lake by auto stage. Tho faro will bo S13.50. (iooil Kltber Way Arrangements have also been mado whereby passengers from California points going to Crater Lake via Chilo quln may return via Medford and tho return rail ticket from Chiloquln to Weed will bo honored between Mod ford and Weed without oxtra charge (Continued on page a.) E SWITCHING UP TO SHIPPERS WASHINGTON, Feb. 3. More light was thrown on Its attitude In regard to pleas by eastern railroads for permission to raise freight rates, by tho Intor-stato conuncrco commis sion today. Addressing representatives of tho railroads and of tho shippers hero today, Commissioner Harlan, repre senting his colleagues, specified cer tain serviced which ho declurod tho railroads xvoro giving without cost vo shippers. Ho declared tho commis sion soon will set a dato for a hear ing, whoa It will constdor tho ques tion of making a reasonable chargo for such services. Ills Intimation wus that, In this added rovontio, tho railroads.' plea ot insufficient earn ings might bo met. Commissioner Harlan directod at tention to tho commission's rocont roferenco to tho fact that tho rall roada might gnln 916, 000,000 an nually by charging for Borvlcos to In dustrial plants on private spur tracks. "I shall not venture" said Harlan, "to ostlmato what It costB tho ar rlors to reiidor theBo services or estN mate tho rovonues that might accrue for theso sorvlces under charges a!l would regard as reasonable." RAILROADS 1 R &