Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, February 06, 1914, SECOND EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text4- r MEDFORD Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER I'nlr tonight niiit Hnturdny Ma. IH( Mln. JM!. 207 Second Street Mail "r w ' ir- y fortr-llilM Tunr Dally KlMhlh Y-.r 1 i - ' SO NT Fl! FOR REPEAL OF Wilson to Issue Message on Subject Repudiates Democratic Platform Plank New Haven Wrccknuo De bated In Senate WAHIHNUTON, I'ob. 0 Congross today considered President Wltsoir icromiuoiidatloti (or tho repeal or tlio loll exemption lirciv Ulon of (ho Paim inn canal Inw. The- president's roc timiuctidatlou practically rcpudlaton iiiui of tho laiila In tlm democratic platform through which tlio HhIUo iiiurn convention wont on record u fan-ring tho l'. Administration Urn il cm woro sure today thul tho homo would net promptly In tho innttor, despite tho (ni't thnt n iiumhur of democrat nro ntiiwodly opposed to tho president' wUh. It was belle, ed President WIIdoii booh will deliver a niciiiago In person to congress on tho stibjuc' Tho koiihIo debated toilny tho alleged "looting" or tho Now York, New llaion nmt llnrlfonl rnllrond. A resolution demanding tho names or thono profiting "by tho wrecking of tho corporation" was pressed or Hetintnr Norrl or Nebraska. Ho illuml Intor-Ktnto Cotiimliilnncr'i l-routy's statement thnt "II ".000,000 hnit disappeared Into thin nlr." Nor rU also road quotation from various newspaper which asserted thnt "J. I1. Morgan nud rompuny got tlio inonoy." "If tho rivn or six mini Mho lootril tint road wero wearing stripes hohlnd prison bnrs," snld Heuator llornli of Idaho, "It would have n tremendous moral offer t on tht rountry " L SCANDAL 10 CAUSE FALL OF JAP MINISTRY SKATTLK, Wn.lt., Kid.. OV-Tho ftdlowim; cablegram was icecivcd hero lodny by tlio N'orlli American Time., a Japanese publication; "Tokio. The downfall of tlio proM-nt ministry seems imminent. It is (Vnri'il tlmt thorn Mill lin n ropotj. lion of tho public disturbances which occurred Inst year, on account of tin fooling which him lii't'ii aroused ovit tlio navitl kiii I' t scandals, The t.. pll'HsillllS llf till' pnlilit llUVO llOCOIIIO mi bitter thul t'lt'it liiuksi, louder of tlm Kol.iiuiln party, mm of thost op posed lo llm present ministry, t'oiild not longer Keep silent, mid lio yos lordny openly attacked llm govern infill. 'I'lui three purlieu opposed to tlio prt'Kt'nt ininiMiy, tlm Kokninin, tin Dotdiikni mid tlm Cliuiseikiii, nnitt'il iiKiiiiiht tlm Selyukni pmty ,i'htoriliiy mid decided to introduce n I evolution ilei'lnrliij; tlm diMiiliilily of llm present ministry. "i no .fiyiiKut pnrly will oppoxo llm icHoliition on llm I'mnnd tlmi uoik of llm iim'htlKiitini' coinimltei is not complete. The roxolntion mnv lm injected, lm( in miy event "here Mill ho ii ureal pnldin denmiiHtriition nt lliliiyis park Mini iilmnl llm par lininentiiry Imildins today. "At a meelinj; of tlm ('oiihtitulioii I'roteution Icnim yentorilnv nt Sei .voken, Iniikai mid Oriukl inndo hpeoi'lit'H whleli were tintlnihiiiHtieiilly iet'fieil. Dr. Alilnkii and Toyninn iiImi Hpoko nt tlm V, M. V. A.' hall and it is believed that tlm excitement moused by Uicmi inuhhiiKOH will ro. hull in (ho iltmnfnll of U pichcnt cnliinel. PETITIONS FILED FOR KAMJ.Nr, Or., I'Vli. (J. Petitions cnlliiij,' for an election to vole on a Imiid isHim of H,'n,tl0(l for tho IniiliU in); of peuuiiiiL'iit roads in M'urion ciiiinly is on lilo today with tlm oouii ly olork. Tho election will probably bo culled, iih soon art tho Hif;iintiireH tu tlio politionu a io vi'ill'iud, TOLL EXEMPT ON NAVA 25.0011 PEOPLE SEE FUNERAL OF FAMOUS ACTOR OF THE GHETTO NKW YORK, I.-l. II. Tho fuiloiul of Zicgmillld Mogul csko, tlio Illinium Yiddish eoinodiiiii, was held hero to da. Mm it tliiui 2.',UII0 per hiiim follow cil Hie coffin from tin Hebrew Actors' clnli o (lie National theater. Mo gulcxl.ti' lit rt request wax Unit Ills associates hIhiuIiI Hlllg MIIIIH of llii fuilliHIS rotnlo snugs nt his funeral. Several ti it'll to comply, lint broke down define tlm songs wore finished. 4- -:- r rns SPOIT JAILED FOR ESCAPADE WITH D1GGS AND GiRL HAN IMtANCIHCO. Cnl . lb. C Tho preliminary henrliu: of Maury I. DIkrii and Walter (lllllKnn, nccunud of nttnckltiK Idn I'cnrrliiK, n ulrl id 17, nccnrdliiK to her omii ncconnl, wnn not Nclmdnli'd for rexmnptlon h'i foro I'ollt-o Jtidco I'rUt until 2 p. in. today, hut I'nul Hntt, nrrented yen terdny In roniiurtlou with tlm mi mo affair, nn In court thU forenoon. 1 1 Ik lmll, like that of DIrkh and (lllllKnn, had heou fixed at 1 10.000, and nit Hpott ronld not kUo It, ho uptiut lam nlKht III tho city Jail. It m hU flmt nxporU'iirn of the kind, nud lu admitted candidly that ho found It I'YcoedlnKly uuideaiiant. Tlm complaint ncalnr.t him. l'roec ciltor Oppnnliolm unlit, vrhnn ho wni hrouKht Into court, would not worn to until Home tlmo In the courno ol tho forenoon, r.n, nfter liolnR told i? IiIm legal rlKhlK, Hpott n returned lo hU cell, hlit formal nrrnlKnmcut not for tomorrow. Ir l.eo Molnlngvr, railed In by Mra I'enrrlnB after her daughter') wild New Year'n Kve, unn alntt'd to ho tho flmt of this nfturnoon'a wit nciiie. Ho wns expected to testify to tlio slrl'ii condition when ho aiv her. E IN PLAYING HOLD-UP TACO.MA, Wm.li., lVb. (I.- An P'red, it is Miid, beeaiiM) little JMnr Cougilou, ujoil ,1, failed to "put 'em up" with Mitisfuetory nlaerity when ordered, Marry Wright, Id, 'playing "bandit," find u bullet from a' re volver into tho lnly'n ehest. Unrry was arrvhted and is beinc detiiinvd nt tho juvenile ward of the city jail I miii v. Ilo claims tho mm was aee dentally dixelinrteil, mid denies the smaller child's hiatemeul thnt lie was phiyiii) "hold-up." IMgar is laid up at home, nlthoiiKh htranp'ly, only slightly injured. IS LATEST ATTRACTION TACO.MA, Wash., Feb. 11. "Mov ies" in tho church is llm very latest innovation to bo adopted here. "Pil grim's. Progress" will bo presented Sunday afternoon at vespers service in tlio First Congregational church in moving pictures. Tlm photoplay aotnrw in tlio east are all celebrities mid, tho great Sahini is seen in tho rolu of tho Christian. SEIZED FOR REFUGEES MWLIN, Feb. tl.--Tlm kaiser's diplomatic) ropresentativt) nt Mexico City today requisitioned tho Oeiman Httmuibhip Yipirauga to tako Ger mans from Tmupii'o in easo of neecs MRDKOrtI). E T Hutrta Likely to Take Field In Person Within the Next Ten Days Will Assume A(jresslve at Once Re ports About O'Shautjhnessy Denied WAHIIINOTON. Feb. C Tho Mexican oiuliaKHy and tho rebel Junta horo announced idinultaneouHly to day that tho declnlve Htrugglo be tween 1'ronlUeiil lluerta nud tho con NtltutlonalhiU wan nt hand, lluerta probably would tnko tho field In person within ten days, It wan Mated at tho otnbnmy. Ho would iuhuuio tho vigorously agRrev slvn ut once, and thero was no quo tlon that ho would stamp out tho ro belllou In short order, according to this account. The capture of Maxntlnn, reports nt which the rebel Juntn accepted as fact. It wns duclnred nt constitutional headquarters, would speedily bo fol lowed by tho fall of Torreon and Tn m pi co, and Inside or thirty days tho rebels would bo In control at Mexico City. Humors Are. Denied I'lirslstcnt roportn wore current that lluort.i would hand his pass ports to American Charge d'Affalre O'Shaughnessy, at Mexico City, ail's that John l.lud, President Wilson's personal representative, would bo ex pelled from Vera Crux "for perni cious activity against tho govern ment." Hut thero wns no confirma tion or thono reports. Indeed, Chnrco d'Afnlrej O'Sbnugh urssy Informed tho president by wlro that thero seemed to bo no Ill-fool-Ing In Mexlro City ns n result of tho embargo order, Uo confirmed, how ever, tho story that lluerta wns pre paring to tako tho flold In person utd added that tho federal army had been considerably Incrcasod by conscrip tion. It was denied on high authority that I'resldent Wilson Is considering Intervention at last. Intervention Not Considered "The warring factions," said an official In rloso touch with ndmlnls trntlon plans and policies, "will bo left to fight It out without interfer ence." Another report was that tho rebel, had floated a 125,000,000 loan, and that tho money would be spent in buying siege-guns and perhaps gun boats. GIRL STRIKE LEADERS CHICAGO, Feb. 0. .MiN Carrie Alexander, president of tho Wait-resM-s' union here, wns arrested to day while leading a number of prls engaged in piekeling Henriei's res taurant in an effort to tiuiouuu loop district cafes ami roe I an runts. Sho struggled with three policemen, who dragged her to police, headquarter, and charged her with disorderly eon duct. Hail for Miss Alexander's re lenso was furnished by Secretary Nockels of the Chicago Federation of Labor. Twelve gills, including Mies Alex ander, were urresled for picketing. All were released on hail. Four girls were arrested twice during tho morn ing. Knch time they stood nutsido and sheuted: "Don't eat in there 1" to patrou'H of llcniici's restaurant. Hail was furnished ami t hoy re turned to the restaurant, promising' to repeal tho performance all tiny. E NEW YORK, Feb. fl. Stocks op eiu'd with a downward movement in progress today. Nearly all issues traded in were lower, and selling or tiers were greatly in excess of offers to purchase. Some support was of fered later, and on a limited demand for Union Pacific, Now Haven and Heading a better tone developed. Trading was not lurge. llonds wero firm. Tho markel closed quiet, H TiiRIILEMEXIIX) MS A AN OREGON, Ml IDA Y, IW!JIUTARY LITTLE 1. NOBODY ' LEFT UPON DOORSTEP E OAKLAND, hI., Feb. I). -' .Mr. Ferni (Inrilner found a pretty boy lmb eaiefully ttmked in ii biiftkci, peacefully NlumbeniiK on her doorHtcp here early todHy. A nolo pinned to tho backet rend: "ThU i lil II) Mr. Nobody, born Jnnunry 2tl, HU I, at 9 p. in. I triiNt Unit UioHe uho mny rnru for pint baby will have liitppineKrj alwns," Mrs. Gardner rrecntly lost n baby mid ins delichted when hIiu found the Rift. 8AI.KM, Ore, Feb 6 As a re ward for his co-opcratlon with tho governor In running down liquor law violators In Douglas county, Go- ernor West today announced he would support DUtrlct Attorney fleorgc Urown of Itoseburg In his raco for tho republican nomination for at torney general. "I Intend to support lironn re gardless of tho ticket ho will bo on," declared tho governor. "When ms oftlco nerded help In cleaning up law violators In Southern Oregon, Ilrown didn't let politics Interfere with tho performance of duty, and I'm Rolnt; to bo as liberal ns i!o was by putting asldo polities and nhow my appre elation of an official who wasTeady to go down tho lino with this office In enforcing; the laws." EMBARGO LIFTED TO PERMIT FINISH FIGHT VKA CKl'Z. Feb. tl. John Lind wns quoted here today to the fact that President Wilson lifted the em bnrgo on anus .shipments from the IV, i ted States into Mexico to let the federals and rebels "fight it out," and demonstrate which really wan tho stronger. Luul did not make tho statement for publication, but was said to have explained matters in conversation with a pcronal friend. Tho l'edrral gunbont Zurugoza, with sleam up, was awaiting momen- turily expeeting orders, to sail from hero for New Orleans to buy anus and ammunition. LAUNCH, Knn, Fob. C GoU bullion estimated to bo worth $30, 000 was uncovered In Hodgomau county today, according to reports re ceived horo today. Yesterday bullion worth $0800, was found. It wns believed Colorado miners cached tho gold during tho Indian mnssnero of ISC5, More than $900. 000 worth of bullion, It la said, was burlod nt thnt tlmo. Hnnchors, fenc ing ,nu Inrush of goliUeokors, nro Guarding their lands. WASHINGTON, Feb. 0. Sir Co t'il Krhut Spring-Riite, the Hritish ambassador, conferred at tho white house this afternoon with President Wilson. It was understood that the Mexican situation mid tho Pamima canal tolls question worn discussed. It was nlsn reported that Sir Cecil assured thu president that tho Hrit ish government was hopeful of ar ranging new arbitration tieaty yi'ith .the Uuitcd Slates soon. HAPPY 'f-V'f filiUNCEF SUPPORT OF BROWN FORSTATEATTORNEY (J, 19 14. BUZZARD GRIPS MIDDLE 1ST TEXAS TO LAKES Coldest Wave of Season Sends Mer cury Below Zero Line 23 Below In Colorado Heavy Snows In Minne sota and Illinois. CHiCAUO, Feb. 0. Hiiilroad trnf fie throughout tho middle WeHt wns hampered today by one of the worm blizzards of the winter. Zero weather was predietC'l for Chli'iipi tomorrow. A heavy .snowfall delayed Htreetcnr service here. A pile wns blowing from tho northweit. OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 0. Nebraska wns hhiverinK today in the coldest weather of the winter. The temper ature here was 0 below zero nt noon mid a drop to 10 below wna expected tonight. Hufferinj; among the poor was ititem-e. Other Nebraska below zero teraper ntures follew: Chndron, 'J'J; Scott's Hluff, 20; Valentine, 18; O'Neill, JG; Long Fine, IS. FOKT LUFTON, Colo., Feb. C Greeley and Fort Luplon were two of the coldest ktmts in the country to day. The mercury here reptcrcd1 28 below nud Greeley reported 20 below. ST. PAt'L, Minn., Feb. 0. A ter rifio bliz-uriL accompanied by several inches of snow, swept St. Paul nnd ioinity today. Zero weather wis predicted for tonight. FORT WORTH. Tex., Feb. 0. Tcxn suffered today from the mot severe blizznrd of the winter. At Amnrillo the mercury tumbled from 05 degree nbove last night to zero this morning. Mnnv other towns re ported drops of forty degrees within two hours. WASHINGTON, Feb. 0. Warn ings thnt a cold wave would strike the entire eastern const vithin twenty-four hours were issued here today by the government weather bureau. E WASHINGTON, Feb. C The stnte department was notified today by Captain Hostwick of tho cruiser Nashiille that General Theodore had lost control of tho rebel troops at Cape Hnitien. Kighty additional American marines, Ilotwick said, wero landed today to protect foreign ers. Mob rule pievniled nnd scores homes wero pillaged and burned. Wholesale rioting wns feared. of SIX KILLED WHEN STEAM MILL BLOWS UP MANCHKSTKU, Ky Fob. C Six persons wore killed nnd several oth ers Injured In an explosion today at a steam mill at Urban, near horo. Tlio dead nro Thomas Savor, John Link, Robert Mayor, Robert Sam pleon, Fred Pennington and an uu identified man. MURDER CHARGE DISMISSED AGAINST LOS ANGELES MAN LOS ANGKLKS, CH. Fob. 0. Police Judgo Chambers today dis missed tho charge of murder against John II. Gromliiij a, druggist, who was necu'sed' of i'lh0"inK I'V w'f' Chambers snid Hint -tho' eiidenee ngainst Grondin, which wns wholly circumstantial, was insufficient to hold him for trial. Deputy District Attorney Shannon declared thnt he will continue, to iimvtigtito Mrs. Grondin's death. HENS0N NOMINATED AS POSTMASTER AT DOUGLAS WASHINGTON, Feb. 0. -The nomination of John F. Heiison to be postmaster ut Douglas, Ariz., was scut to tho bcuuto today. PLEDGE SACRIFICES TO -.). STOCKKHOLSr, Feb. fl Tliirty-one thousand farmers mid peasant marched hero today nnd encamped near the palace. King Oiftnvc nd dresHed the gathering when they demanded a larger navy nnd pledged themselves to mnkc the iicecMiry saeri fiocs lo raise the money. The fanners and iteanants nre exercised over the pos sibility of n clash with ltu sin. Dr. ilelin, the explorer, also pre lietcd possible trou ble with Nonvo". 4- F LAKE MICHIGAN CHICAGO, Feb. C Half frozen, tw'oNwonivn spent fcvcii frightful hours alone last night nt the crib, tuo miles off hore in Luke Michi gan, until, early today, a fire tug bucked its way through the iec and re-oued them. In- the meantime three men com panions of the pair were believed to liave K'rishetl in the lake trying to rrneh the women in a row boat. The two gave their names n Mr. May Smith nnd May Wade. Tliey were about 25 years o age. They admitted thnt they spent yesterday tit the crib, which is an in'.akc through which Chicago receives part of its water hupply. With them dur inj the day were Crib Tender William Canned, Jr., Stephen Vnrley, a Chi cago commission merchant, Cnnneli's guest. Thoy left to secure supplies-. E CLASH WITH SURVEYOR SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Feb 0. Government 'officials 'and "officials of the Panama Pacific exposition clashed here today over the question of permanent passes through the fair grounds for men in the United States customs -.ervico. Surveyor of tho Port Wnrdell was mad clear through this afternoon when inform ed by letter that tho exposition would not grant the permanent passes his office requested. "I have instructed my men," said Wnrdell Jate today, "to go through the exposition site any time of the day or night when their duties re quire it. If they are interfered witli in any way, I shall have thu persons who attempt to stop them arrested.'' SAILOR GRANDE WINS BOUT WITH OTTO BERG VALLKJO. Cnl.. Fob. 0. Sailor Charles (Ira ml o of Vallejo holds to day a decision ovor Otto Derg, tho Astoria, Oregon, middleweight, as h result of their 20 round bout hero last night. Grando scored repeated ly with n straight left and right cross, nnd hud tho better of 10 of thu 20 rounds. Two were oven and Berg had u shndo In tho other two, ac cording to Referee Jim Griffin of San Francisco. WHY WALL STREET TOLD TO THE SENATE WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 Stock speculation is of direct economic val ue boeauso It furnishes countless men "opltomlzed judgmont" oti tho act ual value of securities and establishes prices, declared NY. C. Van Antwer?, governor of tho Now York Stock Ex change, boforo tho scnato banklns commltteo today. SCHOONER BENEDICT ASHORE OFF NAGS HEAD NORFOLK, Ya., Feb. 0. The schooner Helen Benedict wns it port ed today ashore off Nags Head, N, C. Wireless dispatches said her crew of iiiuo men hud been rescued. WOMEN SPEND GIFULNGTON NO. 272 REBEL ATTACK UPON TAMPICO BEGINS TONIGHT Federals Stoutly Resisting, But Reb els Gradually Closing In Upon City Tonight's Battle Expected to De termine Fate of City. MKXICO CITY, Feb. (i. The reb els were fighting their way steadily closer anil closer to Tnmpico today. They sought control of the railroad euusewny, which is the only means of entering or lenving the city through the swamps which surround it on tho lund side. The federals were relisting stout ly, but they evidently looked to eo the rebels tnke the euusewny mid reach Tnmpico itself, for they were barricading the streets nnd making every preparation for n desperate Inst stand. Thus far the engagement bin consisted of a series of hot skirm ishes. It wns believed the main hat- , tic would bo on by tonight. rour American wnrships lay off shore, ready to tako off foreigners. At the war office here it wns stat ed the rebels had lost seventy men thus far. The officials did not spec ify the number of federals killed. Many federal woundd were curried into Tnmpico Inst night, however, from the suburb of La Puerto, where there was fighting yesterday. Thu rebels were much better sup plied with artillery than when they nttaekctl Tarapico last. Officials of the Mexican govern ment were still in nn ill humor over President Wilson's removal of tho arms embargo, enabling the rebels to im'Kirt munitions from the United Stnte-, though insisted it would help the rebels little nnd hurt thu federals not nt nil. TO AT SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., Feb. C A cabelgram from tho minister of Internal affairs of Australia received today by President Moore of the I'.t namn Pacific exposition hero stated that Australia had decided to partici pate officially In the 1915 fair and will spend $300,000 on a building. Architects will leave Sydney, March 7 for this city to superintendent Us construction. Australia Is tho third British do pendency to announco Its participa tion, Canada and Now Zealand al ready having accepted tho Invitation to be represented. LANE PLANS MEETING WASHINGTON. Fob. 0. A con rerenco between soverul western gov ernors nud Secretary of tho Interior Lana hero will bo hold lu tho near future to discuss tho irrigation sit uation. Secretary I.ano sent a let ter today sugegstlng such a mooting to tho executives, of Oregon, Wash ington, California, Nevada, Montani, ArUonu and othor western states. No date tor tho conference has yot boon fixed. WOMAN WINS DOG BY DIVORCE SUIT HUTTK Mont., Feb. 0. A district court decree, entered hero toduy, grunted u divorco to Mrs, Jenuio Mayes from her husband. Joseph, nnd gave her custody of their dog, Paddy. DANISH ARBITRATION TREATY SIGNED BY BRYAN WASHINGTON, Feb. I).An arbi tration treaty with Denmark' provid ing for tho submission of any ques tion in dispute tu n commusloii which is allowed n period of 0110 y-r to report, was signed today by Sec retary of State Drynii. -sr-l