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''.. T Cn'V' $t, m !l-ee( "" Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER llnlii tonight mill Wcelnct: tiny -Miik. nu; .tlln. SOT. Porty-ttilnl ruier VfKDFOKn. ORKOON, TLTKKDAY, FHimrAKY 17, 19M. M-lly . KIhIiIIi Year. NO. 281 l i "f HEIRESS TO LUCKY BALDWIN'S MILLIONS, C0MP08ES MUSIC SCENE IN MEXICAN REFUGEE CAMP AT FORT BLISS PROBE ATWT MS DEATH E Ginnil Jury Prolilnn Chnrrjrs on Dunks of Dcnll & Co. to Ascertain Facts tlcnnllii Aliened Unscrup Dions Methods ol Contractors. True Dills ncttiruril Analnst Johnson, Turner, Jack Miller ami Joe Mow aril Oilln ntul Welch Escape. liiwwtlMutlou uf nllegod iuinrriii toiim itit'tlniiU employed by illsnii IMtlnttxl cetutrnclnr In tlio Pnclfle hliliwity bid to bl-ckim (ho nntiiit of Count) Judgo I-'. L, TouVollo niul XUIh Highway Kngliloor II. L. Ilowt by n ro being Inwmtlgnlcd I')' t lio grand Jury. Nubpoonns hnvo boon iMutod tar I'orttmul contractor and nsiml. who urn now on tlmlr wny (o tt'Stlfy In (ho prob They will ar rhn today. K U hIIiikimI (lint llvnll ntul rumtMiiy of I'ortlnml charged on tlmlr hook ntito tlrr ngiilnst JiuIko TeiuVollo, which ho hnd novor ordered or rolod, lu order ti convoy tho Htitpiotsltiii (lint ho linil received llrtu without imy Iroin contractor of rontl lunrhlnory. AnniiytiHiiin lotto) ro Krdlng tho lotting of Hisklymt hlg'i wny contract urn also to bo probed. Tho Krmiil Jiiry thin morning re turned it trtiu hill nRitlimt A. A Joaunon niul Chnrlo Tumor charged Willi living III ntul about n house of III fnuut. A true hill im returned ngnltut Jink Mlllur nroimoil of larceny In n ttiirn In Ashland, niul n no trim hill ngulnst Jou Howard on tho sanni rhnrgt). Not 4rtf .blllj wore returned nKMiint W. Iiro.lln ntul K. C. Wedch accused of mining claims fraud In an oxchango of property on Kviin crook. I 10 CAI.dAUV, All.iilo, 1VI. J7. Tho liuimnn; of .liixpcr CuIIiiih lotlu.v nt tlu niilitiiiy liiitriii'lirt limo wn liuuuli'il niul tho vioiim Hlrnncti'it slowly, living M'vouli'cn inimiton. I to luiil cniitVKM'it In tho iilii.viuK of John lli'iihuii, niul tin oo iIii.vm ti lit'omuo iiiHiim. ColliiiM win Ki'iili'il in mi iiiin clinir wliou I In' trnp t Miriui nt H:(l!l oVIoi'k. Dr. Cohli'llo pronounced him ilciul n( 8:'.'0. Ilnuiiuiiiii Hoiiiom wiin ho mroiN Hint it rcquiri'd Hovorul mimitoM fur lilin In mljuxt tho iiooho iiIioiiI I'nlliim' iii'cl;, When tho Imp wih Hpiiuit tlit liipo hlippoit niul I'liujjlit ('ojjiiiH unilor tlio chin, lie iliinnli'il from Itin ropo, KrouiiiuK. When cut tlowii five iiiinulcH Inter Colliim wiin olcuily htill ulivc. Ho wih luiil IiokIiIo liirt coffin to ill'', Sheriff (Iriiliuiu dcoliliiiK mil to put the murderer on (ho Imp npiin. Ilix KI'oiiuh were lieunl from (uuo to time, i hilQsserts I AFRAID OF WILSON WASIIINflTOK, Feb, 17. -.laini'H J, I till wiiH iiutliorlly for the Vlalemeiit today t lull limtiunHR men aio not afraid of llio WlUon iiilmiiilHlnilloii'ri aull-tiiihl pioKinia. Hill con. foiled till ('liairmnii Will laiumiii of llio IiiIoihIiiId coin ini'ice (iiiiiiinUluii, WW" WINCH AT HCWIYVILLE DEAD I'llOM INJURIES MAIINHI'II.M', Or, i'ch. 17. John Kelly, one of Ihe luui lml In Hie riyhl bHwi'iH li.li.ct. ill llilil) tillt Hin.il.iy Jilyhl. iliwl hut1 lillu) II u J Lull yj jiijijhvv BLACKEN NAM COUNTY H BUNGLED IN RANGLES SLOWLY DEATH Mrs. Anltn Ilnlilwln MrClaughrv, daughter of I, lick y Ilnlilwln, to whom ho loft millions, ha Jutt ndmlttod nho U tho "Anltn Ilnlilwln'' whoso nnmo appears tin tho composer of Out liioldontul music or "Uuiiir, tho Tont uinkor " Critic thought well of thu must', which In pnrt of tho Persian atmos phere, hut nouo of them thouKhl to EIGHT HOUR LAW 7 APPLY 10 POLICE-FIREMEN SAKHA!. Or., 1VI. 17. Iloldinfj (lint finiueu uml policemen of I'nrl liiml lire not luliorfir, hut offirttrn, (ho Hiipreino court toilny dudHrcd tlinl llio ntHto ciicliMiiiur Ihw diiex not apply ( them. Muyor II. It. Al ine, who itf theoirtirnlly confined in jail on complain! Iimuitlit liy Slnto Lnhor ('oiumiHHioiior (I. I'. Iloff, i ordeicd ii'Ii'iikciI from custody. Jiihticv ,rooro, who wrolo t It opin ion, Pity t lut t oxen if firemen mid policemen wore elacil us lalimerf, tho cideiico in tho ciitio Iiiom pot hIiow (lint they have hccii employed in violation of the eight-hour law. "(livini; (o (ho (orni Inhorer' m used in (lio oniiclinent ipudcd," hiiyn Jiihtico Moore, "(ho moot c(eiiMio definition applicable, it is not be lieved Hint u fireman or u policctmtn employed by tin oily of I'ortlnml or tho Hcrviccx which ho ix ordinarily required lo perfonu for it, inukcx either a laborer within the meanin.' of that word." SMALL GAINS IN STOCK MART TODAY Ni: WYOItlC. Koh. 17. I'rlco ehniiKea woro hiihiII wliou tho slock mnrkot opouoil today and tho volumo of hUHlucHH was llcht. ItondiiiK and Amalgamated mndo vmiill Kalim hut tho llurrlmuu ttockH wora RllKhtly lower. I'Miicttiiitlong iiinnug (ho lond om woro narrow, hut nnmo of tho In actlvo uhnroH moved more widely. Later buying onlorH Increaacd mid tho popular uliurcn moved half or no nhovo tholr opoiiliiK tlKurori, Won1. era Union dcelluod 1 and .Vow Haven Hourly iih much. Ilomln woru cany. Thu market rloneit lower, PROBE ROCK ISLAND WAKHIKdTON, Ftb 17 !( I ut luu iuovMInii for un luwisllKutlJ'i by Hu lnor-su(ii coiiiineiru eoiiimls lmi of ho holding I'onipmiii which ioiiliol I ho UUUuo, lUwh Isluiul uml I'lullle iwllHuy ruiiijiuiiy wits Uilr iJiirt'il In I liu hiMimi luiluy by (i v Dtviiliitlltl Uivvti of Itrnn, DOESN ' connect tho nnmo of ' Anita llaldwln" on thu program-no with tho California Klrl who Inherited tho llaldwln mil lion. Ami tho management did not niinoiiiico hur Identity, because she lind niikod thnt tho music should ho given nti opportunity on Hi own merit. Tho music Is to ho piihllihod hy one of the leading musical firm- In tho country E IN GORE TRIAL OKLAHOMA CITY, Okln., Feb. 17. I loth tlio defense ntul prosecution in tho (rial of Senator TbomnR 1. (lore, oluirKcd with nttnckini; Mrx. Minnie K. llond in n Washington ho tel, rioted nt UJV5 o'clock this morn ia j. Tho ouko wns oxitcctcil to go lo tlio jury tltir afternoon. imitiuo ( lark iiihtrueted (ho jury that tho burden of proof rested on tlio plaintiff. Ho xnid the existence of it coiispirncy of bccuro political proferment from Sunntor Ooro might bo proyctl either by direct or cir ciiiiiMtuntiiil ovideuuo. .liiHlico Clnrk directed tlio jury to return n verdict for (ho plaintiff if I ho jury found Hint Senator (lore hud laid hands on tho plaintiff without her consent or belieiii that she would consent. "I'nhwd you find," Miid .Juntieo Chirk, "(hut (ho defendant throw tho plaintiff on tho bed you should ren der a voidiot for tho defendant." Senator (lore wiik ncnthiti;ly ar raigned by Attorney (liddinpt, reprc Nciithu; Mrs. lloud. lio Kiiid nil tho dofeiiKo witnesses woro federal offico holders, saying: "They must have known that (lore's nature had such inclinations uml must have known thnt was his reputation in Washington." Mrs. lloud wept while Oiddings was hpcnkiii, hut Senator floro showed no emotion. Senator Ooro today received scores of telegrams oprosMug sympathy. Attorney 1'ruitt spoke for tho de fense this afternoon. IDENT WAHHINnTON, Fob, 17 I'rcil dent Wilson Iium not given up his plan for u K"voruiiioiit rullroud lu Alusliu. KoporU t hut ho Imd dvclilod It wus liiiposslblo lu net thu nirowury bill IhlutiHli ut tho prestuil sunslmi of tontiriiss weio uiiiphulli'ull)' Uotilvd at (liu wbllii luiuso today. "Indeed, ho coiilrury Is thu furl," mid Hcriuluiy Tumully. "Aluskuu ilowili)iliii'li( Is u tulijwii e) deur I) tho pifsliiniil'u luui) lu (iujios unit ipiii roMKiDSi will do lis io't itiilivul uumiViWui d.ln;, RULINGS FAVOR DEFENS I Miner's Wife Testifies Defjre Con cessional Committee That Cruelty of Gunmen Caused Her Infants to Die Guilty of No Crime, She Says Wcmen Strike pickets Fired Upon, Ordered Awy fetoned and Chased Asserts Women Witnesses. HANCOCK, Mich.. Fob. 7 Her fnco wet with learn. Mm. Margnrot Clliiicoca, n MtrlkliiK Hhiv miner's wife, U'Htlfylng today boforo tho conRrev nlotinl comtnlttcu of Inquiry Into con-' tlltloti" In tho Michigan copper reslou. , nccimod gunmen In tho mlno-owncn' icrvlce of responsibility for her four-monthi-old baby death recently.' For (onie roaiion, nho aald, wni never able to learn tho gunmen. ihe amtcrlcd, arretted her, heat her with a club, held her captive for sev eral hours and forced her to accom pany them on a long automobile, trip to Houghton, carrying her baby In her arms. Tho oxposuro, she added. killed It a few days later. "My husband tried to find out what t had done," concluded the wltncsi. "but ho couldn't and tho prosecutor said there was nothing ho could do." Thnt gunmen In the miners' service fired on women strike pickets was nsscrtcd today by Mrs. Solum Helpp- la, a witness before the congrcsslonnll commlttco investigating labor condi tions In tho Michigan copper country "It happened Iyember 1," ho fold, through an .inU'rproiur. "A number of other women and I woro doing picket duty for tho strikers In thu Houghton county road. Wo woro not on tho mlno property but tho deputies ordered us away and then shot at us and when wo fled, Stoned us and chased after, beating us with sticks. Six women wcro knocked down." TO TESTIFY BEFORE E THINlDAI), Colo., Feb. 17. - (inv entor Amnions of Colorado bowed to day (o congress' authority. Tho sinking coal miners' representatives wanted "Mother" Jones brought as n witness before tho congressional committee investigating conditions in tho coal fields of tho state. Tlio committeemen wauled lo hear her testimony. They notified tho gover nor of their wishes and tlio governor yielded. "Will you direct tho military nil tliorities to bring Nrothor' Jones be fore this committee for e.amina tionf" was tlio query Cliainiiaii Fos ter of (ho committco telegraphed to tho governor. "I will obey your wishes," wus tlio governor's rc-ponse, "but would prefer that you subpoena her hero after you return to Denver or see her at tho hospital to avoid tho pos sibility of trouble. Letter follows," His answer was taken us intimiit ing plainly that lio had no idea of dclying tho national legislature s au thority. Foster had not decided whether to summon tho witness ut oiieo or to await the arrival of tho governor letter. Charles Motion, n hlrikcbrcakcr, Ichtified (hat ho camo to (ho Colo rado Coal Mining country from I'eniisylvania beeaiiko conditions ami wages were heller in the west. Ho said ho wus opponent to unionism, that tho conduct of tho mldicr stu tloncil nt Unwind was nil Hint could ha vii been de-lieil, nod flint no one Interfered wllh luui. Hum lions, a sinker, nnscrlfil iluil thu hiipi'iliih'iulrut of (liu liuiihy milts pli'lilllid lull) flom gellliig Inn mull, niul hUn 1'mlii, iiuollicr slilL in', lohl (liu luti'llgiioM Iluil olfti luls of Hit jiimi'W i'oiiiiuiuiis luue hull Hiu only nihool Inisii'is iu ib luvt hus hu4 in fnv y .', 0 0 GUNMEN AY MOTHER MOTHER JON PROBERS i f&$tJmJ - ')SlkJPr jti- -wT1' Hb -Bw-MMfVt:- TvOtfct'P xxi t '" '''"K t ' -drMt '- ?BflKFvi- ' - !Bfcy53B StKsJBMJISii l CTJwVJyfc1fjfes.TnJti?' Jr"r P v a BJHBMtek, WA "" VfUJJttMl5VBaMI This is the kind of home nit t most of those Mexicans who j'i ',,! from Ojiiuign when lh b'ooddurs General Villa captured the (own fro the federals. Hundreds of (he pco- jitc of the place threw tin nisei cs on the mercy of tho I n ted Stn en ALLEGE INDIANS COVELO RESERVE; SAX FHAXCISCO, Cnl., Feb. 17 ' Ohnrge'tlint tho'Indjauwflrds of t'hcji Htiiicel States govenimrnTonfTie Covelo ,' reservation in 'Mendocino county, Culifornia, wcro beiiif brut ijlly mislrontetl and their funds mis used were tunde liefon I'niled S(nte Judge Maurice Pooling here Unlay hy (he Itev. F. G. Collell, field secretary of tho Indian board of eo-oH!nitioii. Tho charges were voiced during tlio arraignment of ttireo young Indians cliurged with burning down tho new government schoolhotise on tho ris (nation, erected nt n cost of $10,000. ('edict t chnrgeil that the Indians set firo to tho sedioolhoitso in n spirit of revenge after they hud hcen stripped nuked ami flogged until thev bled from head to foot lccuuc- lof some trifling miscoiiduet. Ho do Iclarcd (hat those bontings woro fre- epicut niul that the funds of the re ennliou, nppoinled for tho euro of the Indians, were not being use-el pniporly. Judge Dooling orelere'd tho case continued two weeks. Ho promised (hat Cedlotl's eharges would bo iu vestigate'd. METHODS PROBED XKW YOltK, Feb. 17. -To doter mlno whothor or not tho radical news paper "Tho Masses" libelled tho As sociated. Press whon It published a cartoon represent tho Inttor's news service as "Poisoned nt the Source." Judgo Wndhuni8 grnnted today a mo tion that a commlttco bo sent to Pittsburg and Into West Virginia to learn how tho Associated Press' ro ports of tho West Virginia strlko woro handled, Acordlng to Attornoy Gilbert Hoo 6f "Tho Masses," tho commission will first examine tho despatches ro cotved from West Virginia lu tho As sociated Press' Pittsburg offico and thou tho ones sout out from Pitts burg to seo how they compare FROZEN TO DEATH (IAIIDI.N CITY, U I, Fuh. IP Kdllur H N TouiiSDiul of tho N suu County llepublliun Commlllu') wus found fiiwii lo ijiuth today III u snowdrift lu ft out of tils huuvu A tury poMly. ililmlx muu, It hum 1h lluieil liu fill tliuukit)4 willu Hii BRUTALLY TREATED troops on the border. Amcr.eni. u - diers had (o supp'v lh- in with ie t and equipment for camps ami then ine them rations. This is jus: a typical Mexican home of one c.f the families dmen forth. A Mcxicnu mothrr n wnsluns LAND ADVOCATES FOR ALASKA MINES; WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 Devol lppment of Alaska by a govcrnmont leasing system, safeguarded agalaxt monopoly, was urged hero today bo for) tho house land commlttco by Secretary of the Interior Lane. "I feel confident that tho pcop'e aro convinced," said Ianc, "not only that Alaska's coal should bo avail able but that the wisest and safoit policy Is to open tho land by a leas ing system. Alaskans feel resentful becauso tholr long cry for help has gono unheeded. "Wo aro to make Alaska moro our own by building a government rail road from tho coast southward. Such a road will remove tho terrors of Iso lation. With new railroads a now Alaska Is possible. "Tho Pacific calls upon congress to place this fuel supply at tho pub lic's command." E EASY MONEY CINCINNATI, Ohio. Feb. 17 Ad Wolgast. former lightweight cham pion of the world, collected somo moro easy money hero today follow ing his defeat Inst night of Tommy Gary lu a ten round bout. Gary en tered tho ring handicapped by a boll on tho loft cheek and Wolgast mado tho sore spot n target as long ns tho bout lasted, Wolgast showed flashes of his old time form. As usual ho re Hod upon a loft rip to tho body fol lowed by a right hook to tho Jaw. Gary weighed 133 pounds and was outclassed from start to finish. Wot gast weighed around 137 pounds. T Ni:W YOltK. Feb. 17 -A race across (ho continent Instead of tho lrlposod rueo around tho world "a 'urged by tho Aoroimutlcal society lu u letter l thu Puiiumu Pacific Ko position commission, made! public hero today A sua to sea flUbl, (ho loiter declared, would Insure u record breuldng number of entries and th'i result ullHliieid would lu of urealer udmntUKw, Tliu ousin-io-oiijuii flljfbi uUo was dUtmskud by muoibvr of llio Avn id ub of AiiikiUuii but iiuiim mould uy Ihe mif urouuil thu world should ov iibuiidoucd. LEASING I her child in view of the pnsscrsby in the grant corral wrhieli the American troop have erected to hold the ref- ugcs. Some hundreds of .hem rire held prisoners within nn iuclosurc of a hulf mile surrounded by strong- barbed wire. SPOTT ACCUSED BY IDA PEARRING OF ASSAULTING HER SAX FHAXCISCO, Cnl., Feli. 17. Paul Spott, an Oakland pjumbcr, charged by Miss Ida- Pearriiij wilh nttnekini; her hero on New Ycar'-i day, was arraigucd before Judgo Crist today. Maiiry I. Diirgs uml Walter Oilligau aro awaiting trial on a similar charge. Despite the protests of Spott's attorneys, his preliminary hearing was cont nueel until Thursday morning. Miss I'enrring repented her fonner statements to the effect that Spott eamo into tlio room where she at li'ges she was attacked by Diggs nnd Oilligau, ami threatened her if shu involved Diggs. Then, she swore, Spolt dragged her from tho bed and struck her head until she lost con sciousness. "Spott ntlemipteel (o put his arms around me and 1 slapped his face," said Miss Pearring. "'If you over tell anything nbout Diggs you will never get home nlive,' SjKitt said lo mo." Miss IVnrring said (hat when Sott came into tho room sho had on a iiair of pajamas, but declared she did not know how she got them on. "And," sho lidded, "that man Spott tried to pull them off, and (hen wo had a regular fight." DESPERATE BATTLE BETWEEN ZAPATISTAS AND FEDERALS RAGING - MEXICO CITY, Fob. 17.--Desperate fighting between federals and Zapatistas was In progress today at Mllpa Alta, 20 nillos from hero, Tho Zapatistas have been lurking about Mllpu Alta for sovornl days but tho federals outnumbered thorn and kept thorn on tho movo, Last night, however, thoy woro heall reinforced and at duwn attacked tlio federal garrison fiercely. Moro federals with rapid flro guns wore) rushed from hero to (ho scone. The en gagomont was rwportud to b mi I'xroptloimlly bloody ona and It was bullovvd tku ilud would bo Numurous, HAK VUANWn, t?., J', 17. -AlltOllel HlltfOM HO M'lltHM Ut ftw ily' injir)soiin-i4 Wy lf J'oli. Jm!u HuUlnii (ut Mw Uu uutomuhilu tmyiyu tnH4 m Umf filopj; Xliow 4tTH'