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of Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Ilnln tonight And TtiHrtiety Mux. B8 Mln. II7 ITe. .07. rorty.thlnt rtmr. Dully IClHhlli Yir MEDFORD, ORlfflON, WISUNKSIM Y, lWmWAHY 11, 1914. NO. 270 '. i . . i i ffr, If y v N PANG T AT Reinforced Concrete Pavement with Granitoid Surface to Bo Lalil hy County Under Direction of State Hlflliway Oifllnccr. Contracts for nock and Cement Arc Ratified Best of Hluhways As sured Cut Width Over Slsklyous. Work mi paving tin Cent nil Point Mi'ilfmil roiiil Mill begin i t lit it the next few tliiVH uiiil lin completed w It It in ixty tiny from limn of he giniiiug. IIi i pnvi incut Mill ln four Inchon if reinforced ciuierelc with granitoid Mirfnee, chti'i'ii fi'i't in vvidlh. Tim work will lie done hy flit cnunly under direction iiml unpen ilon of tin thtc IiIjiIiwh.v engineer. Tim Iiiino nmk inn! the Hiiinl will In' furtiiNliril hy llm Med font Cuuerele Ciintrneliiii. company. Tim Krmiitt for surfacing will he Hiiiirrii'il hy I lit' county at Hold Itny, Statu Highway Kugiiiccr II. I.. Iliiwlhy met with n I'oiinly court WVilm-mlny anil nitifinl inuitriii'lH for cement mid rock. Hi Mate that the reinforcement, which prevents cxpuu. ioti ctiicIh, will i'oni ahotit III cents per .anl extra, anil tluit the I'll, of llm mini will not exceed .fl per square jaril, or ahoiit f initio per mih, iin iiguliiwl tl.J.'i per square yard for two-iiirh Wnrrenite. "Tim i oiiil will In it iicrniiiiient oiii'," hiiyt. Major llowlhy, "ninl no where in Oregon nn climatic I'oiuh timi morvfnxornbli for cement con lrurlIoii. The cement highway that we will hnlhl will In a film one, for tlmn will he m chcnling on qiinnti liiw. There, will In no contrnetor'M profit. Tlu I'D"! will he limn niiitii , mnl ecmenl minis will I'liahh all tin moimv to remain in .IiicKmiii county, when llm (li'l'l Hill ri'iimiit plant n in operation. It. Iv. KdwiirtU of tin firm of Kil wnnU fc l.iuell ipinl Tuemlny xlit iug tlm (lolil Hill plmil mill tin xurt mm look niinrrien. wlmn In tmM'i tipoii I he materials aiiil got "ample lor testing. Tim county I'oiirl mnl highwny en gineer now plan to pavi only eight feel in will Hi over tin SiiLi,ouH, with oiglit feet graded on i'iii'Ii mIiIi. This will cut down tlm i'"t ami leave money enough o complete tin grade throuuh tin county, I'liniitv .ItuliMi Ton Will leaves Thursday for Chicago, where ho nicels lin homl bu.xcrs to settle n few points in di-pule, ami sign tin IioihIh mnl get llu money . Hi will lm K""" Irii days. 10 SALT LAKH CITY, Huh, Feb. 11. CENTRAL POIN AD N EN SUIT DIVORCE ESPEE AND CENTRAL PACFIC United Stilton District Attonmy . Hay filed milt in tlm United Stutes district court tinlay to divorce tin it j Kindjmrii Pacific anil Central Pucifio railroailH, Tho government IioIiIk that llm Koiitheru Pacific's i;ou(io of llm Ceil tral Puoifio in a cnuihlnittinu in re Htraint of timle, It charges tliul, Ihtiuigh leaneil ami ditcct eon I ml of tlm Central I'aeifie, tlm Southern Pit cil'iii in enabled to discriminate UKiiiiixt llm Union 1'aeifio ami Cen tral htoific, tlniH Htil'lipt,' eoiiipetition in llm traiiheoutliiental trmiHportatlon ami frelKht and piixtienKorH. Hy allowing tlm Cenlral I'aeifie eipiipment to ileteriornte, tlm kv eriiineiit iiIIckch tlm Southern I'aeifie in eiiuhled to foreo tlm hulk of jhe IrmiHiioiitiiienliil tinlTie to it n own ill rent line, the SuiiHet route. Tlm Cen tral I'acitie, lint complain! alleeri, is uiiiihhi to enter into tiafl'ie iikicc imciiIh with the Union I'aeifie ami liouiieetlii liucH, mnl it recites that this him piaetieally cIom'iI tlm Ok- deu Kiileway to IriinseiMitiueiilal hits $30,000 SUIT OF WOMAN AGAINST GORE ON TRIAL Mrs. Minnie Bend's Case for Dam nu.es From Blind Oklahoma Sena tor Bcflim Allcucs Defamation of Character and Attempted Assault. Senator Asserts Case Is Blackmail and Frame-Up to Ruin Him Polit icallyWants Bars Down. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okln., Kth. II. Tin unit of Mrs. Miuiiie Homl against Thomn 1. (lore, Oklahoma's hliml t'uili'il States seunlor, went to dial 'here toilay hel'ore l)itriet .Ititlue Clark. She asks iilll.dllll tlaiii iiki from Senator (lore, ulh'Kint; tie fmnatioti of character, mnl that he allempti'il to iiKNiitilt her in Vmh iiiK'ou in March, HU-'. "I wmiiI to let the liars down," Mini (lore. "1 mu rciuly. They ny they can proM thiiiiiiKiuK tliiiiK against my I'lmrHi'lrr, lull I will prove tin nil is a frameiip mnl iutemleil to ruin me politically." Opiwiiig Klali'iiieuts neeupieil the morning cox-inn of court. Mrs. (lore led her huhhaiiil into the court mum. A. C. Crime, brother of eic(lieriior l.ee I'rucc of Oklahoma, is actniK as Senator (lore's chief al lot ucy, l.'neh enircmaii was askeil his politics mnl whether Senator (lore's niliienl prextigc would prejudice his conniilcrntion of the case. limine tin c.Miniiiiatiou of the venireman, (line leaneil forward, turning hi hijhlleiM c,vim on tlu jurv hox. Mr, (lorn treinieutlv eonutteil Willi the ilrfcnse Htturiicvs, The tie feiie whs e.xpi'cted In contend thnt (lore im the ietim of a political plot to prevent hu reelection. saEcinnIfOB roltTI.AND, Or., Kcli. 11.-Portland' $.VI 1,000 municipal auditorium will he erected on the Dnlpll Mock, hounded hy .Icft'en-on, Cilth, Sixth ami Columhia streets, if the leeom meiiilatiou of a majority of the mem hers of the pnhlm mulilnriiuu com uiitlee, made In the city cniiimUMnii today, is accepted, The hloek can he purchased for $170,000. C. A. HikcIow, n memher of llm commit let, also city commissioner of finance, announced he would file a minority report, lecoiutuendiiiK the purchase of (wo hlocks hounded hy Hast Tenth, Eleventh, Hii'smiIo mid Midlimmah streets, for t75,000. The recommeiiilalions will he eon siileretl hy tlm city cotiimisMiiu proh ahly l'ridav niorninu'. MEXICAN PRISONERS ABOUT When thoy capture prlsouoru In ouo of ho no-called hattlua of tho Moxl- unit trouhlo thoy don't parolo thorn ih Ih doiio hy elvlllxiiil untloiiH. If thoy did tho prUouurH would Hiioak hank Into tho iiiilku and buglu flrhib' aeitlii, - :'". -sr FxIhVL. i NvTii'V4H5X7iEissssf7wHlSissssssSissssssssssssssW DB' fisA7' m lVcJBissssVHMiisLJissssssssssssss IissssssssS&.'VbV ffSrrlPissH9MiH"'isssssssssssssnisisssssssH I sssssssssssVte i1m BissssssssssssssssissssssssssssssssssssssssssssssVVil 3 IissssssssVHH SB Hiv7JP LssslissssssssssssssssSlsssssslisVisssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssV ft '' HANS SCHMIDT TO DIE MARCH 23 Former Priest Unfllnchlnuly Hears Himself Condemned to Electric Chair Shows No Emotion, But Smiles Faintly. Writes a Verse for Newspapers on Immortality When Requested to Make Statement for Publication. NKW YORK. lVh. 11. linns Seliuiiilt, couxicled tnunlerer of Anna Aumuller, was sentencetl totlay to die in the elect i it chair dnntij; the week bcuimiit'K Mutch 'J.'l. Sehinltlt, it fonner priesl, kllh'il Mism Aumuller, cut up her hody and dioppetl il, piece hy piece, into the river. Sentence xvas pronounced hy Jus tice Vernon Davis of llm criminal hraucli of the state supreme court. Schmidt stootl erect as a solder throughout the ordeal. He showed no emotion whatever, mnl paid no n' teutloti In the sH.'ctators in the courtroom. "I have notliiiiK to say," he replied when asked if hi wished to make a statement. He smiled faintly, how ever, when motions hy Attorney Me- Miiiiiis for a retnal ami a stay of Hcntenee were overruled. Schmidt's improved appenranoc since hi" lust hearini; xvas marked. He wore a lout; fur overcoat mnl kept his heard tucked down under its col lar. His eye was hrislit and his color Kood. When sentence was pronounced Schmidt turned mnl held out his hands while Deputy Sheriff Hoxvcra put on the handcuffs. Hu was Inkcu immediately to SiitK Sine; prison In await execution. He fore he went into court, news paper men asked Schmidt if he wish ed to make any statement. He sent hack a nolo penned as follow : "Beyond this vale of learn There is a life ahove, I'limeiihured hv the flight of years, And all that life is luxe." AVIATOR FAILS AGAIN FLY OVER TEJON PASS LOS ANOELCS, Cal., Fob. 11. Aviator Chrlstoffcrson failed again today In nn attempt to fly ovor the Tejon I'nts, nccorillng to a report to tho 1'aciric Tolophom ntul Telegraph company from llnlloy'B ranch, near tho north end of Tejon Canyon. Tho aviator, tho report snld, ns cen (led Hororal times hut xvas unablo to make headway ngalnvt tho heavy wind that provnltcc, nnr. shortly af ter noon ho abandoned his efforts. -T -l T SENTENCED TO BE SHOT, AS IS THE CUSTOM IN THE WARFARE THERE If thoy vvoro kept any length of tlmo thoy would boeoino oxponslvo, for food In ton coaly. Tho oasloa way out, according to all Mulrnua, Is to shoot tho prisoners In cold blond, BJttco most o( these wnniors havo 11 S ARE The upper Illustration thovrs JUrry Kantner explaining his monoplane to a group of naval ottlsers. In tha circle U ghouTi the well known aviator Lincoln Seacher and on the right Is GusUv Hamel. Aviators express excrj coufldrnce of the proposeU "rouDil-tbe xxorld" fllsht becomlns a realization. The stu K'nilous race jirojei t In counecUou nltb tie l'anania-I'aelflc Kzpcsltlcn in 1015 has arouseU much luterest nud com "lent In .Vow York, mnl Incluiled In the dlseunslon Is the opinion thnt American aviators urc handicapped and that avla tlou a i) bclctu-v ntul ntwirt needs the stlmulm of reawakened public Interest. IlnruM Kutiler, of New town, Queens county, X. Y Is one of the aviators mentioned by Mortimer Dclauo, sec retary of the Aero Club of America, as being likely to talo part In the flight. Uiutnve lltiniet, of HuKlaud, who flew upside down for the epccial benefit of the, King and Queen, U most cnthuslaille. , "1'rovhltsl they arc able to overcome flnauclul difficulties," he said, "I am auto that many will Jump at the chance to makefile iittrnipu" Jtnjiuomt V. Miiiris, of Xen- Union. Conn., has nlso Blvennotlnrtliat he has begun the phins forn new machine for trnusatlantte flight and would enter tlie coii)ctltIon. Word received In New York fro.ni Ia Angeled stutrd thai Lincoln Ilc.ir!iry lus deeldeil to enter the nice. L I OF lMlILADKl.l'HIA, Feb. 11. W'ago demands of coal miners presented oy representative of tho United Mine workers of Atnorlcn wero rejected horo today by tho operators of West ern I'ennsvlvanln, Ohio, Illinois and Indiana. "The wage Incrcnso requested would bo ruinous," tho mine, owners said. "Wo are willing to renew tho agreement now In effect, but that Is tho best wo can do." Tho miners presented their de mands at a Joint session of represen tatives of the operators and workers at 1 o'clock this afternoon. a heavy strain of Indian blood In thorn thoy show some of tho charac teristics of tho Iteilumu who fought on American plaltu far ninny yoars. Tho Indian usually scalped his priso ners, and of courso thoy did not live long after tho oporutlon. OA MINERS EC Ml MI IN EAGER TO ESSAY GLOBE CIHCI inn HUERTA GUARDS T MEXICO CITY. Fob. 11. Fearing that today, as tho anniversary of tho Into President Madero's assassination, might bo chosen, for an uprising against him, President Iluerta main tained the most elaborato precautions against an outbreak. Ho did not trust the police but kept military patrols on tho move through tho streets, preventing gath erings of citizens and watching alert ly for any sign of disorder. Strong bodies of soldiers were held at stra tegic points and artillery xvas In readiness to sweep tho thorough fares ou short notice Around his own residence tho oflclal headquart ers, n small army xvas encamped. Tho downfall xvas feared today of the fedoral town of Texltttlan. Threo thousand I'uobla Indians xvero be sieging it and Us garrison of about 1000 xvas reported hard pressed. Tho Indians aro among tho most savago In Mexico. Thoy aro armed with spears as xvoll as with flro-arnw, and It was said thoy xvero making desporato assault nftor assault on tho town, with heavy losses. Tholr leader xvas described as a priest, dressed In a suit of ancient armor, a relic of Spanish days In Mexico. Should tho Indiana capture Tezlutlan It xvas belloved thoy would massacro everyone- there Thousands of rebels xvero under stood to bo concentrated around Monterey and an attack thoro xvas lookod, for hourly. Y FOOLS LONDON POLICE LONDON, Feh. 11. Four-day sen tences xvero meted out toilay to soven militant suffragettes concerned in last night's tleuioustrutiim which mil minuted in thu nrrefct, of u xvoinan tho police, at first believed to he Mrs. 1'ankhurst, hut xvlm subsequently proved only to havo been nuulo up to look like her, 1 ATTACK AiV MINERS REFUSED CONFERENCE WITH STRIKING WORKMEN DENVER, Colo., Feb. 11. De scribing the attempts the miners made, before striking, to obtain a conference with their employers, John Lnxvson of tho United Mincvvorkers' international board resumed his testi mony today before the congressional committee engaged in investigating the labor vttr In the Colorado coal fields. I.axvhon ehnrged that, after the walkout, militiamen ou duty in the fields tfied nil the influence they could to perxttade tho miners to turn strikebreakers. It xvas stated that when the inves tigators go to Trinidad they will sift the testimony .of ex-btatc rnctory Inspector E. O. Corey to the effect that the bodies of miners killed in tho Primero mine disaster in 1010 xvero destroyed with quicklime. Iteprcscntntives of tho union an uouueed thnt their side of tho case heforo tho committee has been pi heed in tho hands of Edward P. Costigau, last progressive enndidato for gov ernor. ' HEARING GRANTED FOR 1'OIiTLAND, Or., Feb. 11. The series of melodramatic situations in the case of the United SUites Cashier company against which n suit has been filed for nn ncoountinp;, reached a climax today when Judge Qnteus granted a petition for ft hearing for tho purpose of determining whether tho receivership shall ho continued. Tho hooks of the United States Cashier company xvero removed from tho manufacturing plant nt Kenton, n suburb, hist night hy lieceiver James E. Hunt, and are now in his posses sion pending somo action of the coutt. According to attorneys for tho Inteniatioual Money Machine company, successor to I no united States Cashier company, tho hooks xvoto seized stealthily under cover of darkness. AVERAGE PRICES F Annual Meeting of Rogue River Fruit & Produce Association Five Di rectors Elected Storage Plant Proves Satisfactory Venture. Lower Prices Charged MemJrtrs far Supplies and Handling Than In Previous Year Peel Avera. Tho UoRiic Itlrcr Fruit & Product association hold Its annual meeting Tuesday at the public library, for tho purpose of electing fire new direc tors, receiving tho report of the ni.v, ancement, and discussing general top ics of Interest and matters of policy In tho management of ita business. Tho meeting was exceptionally well attended, both aa to the number of shares represented and tho number of Individuals actually present. Something over 1G00 shares out ot about 2500 wero actually present In person or by proxy. Tho following directors were elected for a term of three years: B. S. Palmer, Dcrt Anderson, F. II. Madden, A. C. Flero and O. A. Hover. The report of tho management was received and formally approved. It corercd In detail the shipment ct fruit during the season ot 1913 anil tho prices received for the different varieties, grades and sizes. Increase for Year The averago prices were good, am) the report showed a substantial in crease in tonnage over the season of 1912. To bo accurate the assoclattoa will handle this year 372 cars aa against 311' cars lost year, an in crease of 61 cars. The financial statement showed a loss on operation of tho year's busi ness of about $000.00, which, as was stated. Is readily explained by the substantial decrease In the charge made by the association to iU- growers for handling tholr fruit. Dur ing the year 1912 the association charged 7c a box and during the sea son ot 1913 the charge was only 3c a box. Upon the total shipments of approximately 230,000 boxes, thla would mean a reduction in revenue, for the association during the past year of approximately $4500.00. In addition to this tho supplies ot all kinds sold by tho association during tho past year to its growers, were re duced in price from tho prices ot tho, year before. Cold Storage riant Tho roport on tho cold atorago plant was equally satisfactory, It ap pearing that its operation had been, both physically and financially suc cessful. Charges of Cc per box upon apples and 7c por box upon pears for cold storage had raised a sufficient rovenuo to pay all ot tho operating 'expenses of the plant, and all fixed cnargos, inciuuing interest on mo two series ot bonds. It also ap "Voarod that the first mortgage bond Issue ot $24,000.00 bore Interest only1 at the rate of 6 per cont, and the sec- (Contlnued on Page 5.) AT NEW ORLEANS NEW OKLEAN8, La., Feb. 11.-- Tho Moxlcan fedoral gunboat Zarago sa arrived horo today from Vera' Cruz, firing a 21 gun salute aa It' passod Jackson Darracka but without 'receiving any response, According to ono version, the gu boat's mission after visiting the city. Was to lto outside the three !! limit In wait for an Improvised tight-' lng craft it was reported the rebel planned to equip in New Orleans and' despatch to shell federal pert. Another account was that It caas )o buy arms and ammunition. Immigration CoraralMloner Re- fern had heard It brought three 1 portant visitors a Frenchman, m Italian and a Mexican and had a Inspector waiting at the doelc ta (m that the Immigration lawg were Mi' violated. ORFRUITDURING SEASON GOOD MEXCAN FEDERAL GUNBOAT ARIES