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"inn hi.. - . Medford Mail Tribune V SECOND EDITION WEATHER Knln tonight and Friday Mm. ni; .Mln. itft; lrc. .12.' K ' forlytlilril rr. niiv- kimIiIIi Vmr MICDFOIW OK KAON, TUTliSDAV, FIOHUtrAWV 10, 19H. NO. 28:t .i1 GOLDEN STATE AGAIN o o B Los Aniiclcs nml Southern Portion of California experience One of the Worst Stoims In lis History Seven-Inch Flnlufnll In Few Hours. Santa Barbara Marooned Annln Train Service Crippled One Man Drowned and Damauc Heavy. I.OS ANOF.I.KS, Cal., IVI. lit. I.o "Atnelcn in leoovorilig todnv from mo of tlm severe! rnlitktoiiiiH in its liialury. Tliw storm win gonornl throughout aoiuhorii California. Truffle in f.iiH Angclc wn paralysed nml (lnnimiil or pirnon were itm r mhumI in III fit' Immos or ill their idnt'tw of iMininraM. Trains tliroiirli out MJUtlterii California nit- Iroiu ln-i 11 i lioiint late nml mvciiiI ro'n iniiinti virlwllv Hrn isolated. Con sldcrable damage Iimm been i'hiiiI, Seven liuhe of Italu Mom than four umbos of ruin luul fallen lw at mtilnlislil. Pmrtieullv every downtown troot run full of wntvr fnr above tlm sidewalks. To- tiny th sireoU n hi filled, maiiv of llii'iii to Ihw curb, wild in ml nml Mil wmhIhuI down from llm hill, nml liiin ilriHlt of men nr h( work rli'iidng away lit dtfiri. Mori than ovon limbm of ruin fill Ml PaUHllcllH llllil OOimilllTlllhlo dlllll- t wna ilone. I nl sheet iwir ser vice hum Hjinnilnni'it for n lime nml tlt city m iut off from I .oh An (Solo. .Many liiiMtiiiMr house nml homos wore flooded. .Mill crook, noiir .Sun I ii Mnilmrn. linro turn iwroniM were dcownod in h xliirm eitrtlor, olillmi'il unotlirr vie tint, KiMiimt (Mrriiiunil, 111, u news. innir carrier, who wit drawn Into I ho stream liy n liuidolulo um! d tow mid. Simla llnrharii Water-Swept Santa Mmlmm was wator-Mvopt hkhIii ml linirh dMmi(c W'n reported. I.onl Mini I .in Is- Di'cicn woio amnion nl Hi Santa Pallium. They wore oh their hhv to l.im Angeles. (luti'inor lliruni Jnhuou hik com- pelllil to tNIUfol bin CllgllgOUlCUt to upoak Mt Itivomlllo IllSt night lieOUIISO no I mi iin vmru running to that i'it. Score of persons with I'nrrinl fioni tlmir homes im liv the police during the late afternoon nml even iug. On thu oust Mile Hi iro police nii'ii, iniinniitK n flut-liottomril iu- IlllHl, tfnl'll!ll M'MTIll hll'CI'lM nml ii'-iMiril it fcoro of iniiiooni'il wonu'ii. Minis M'hool rlnlilri'ii iti lii'lil in tin It IiiiiMiiikm until ll o'oloi-k ilml In iiIIn uiiv liil.cn hoini1 in utitutun In!. - anil ol ice mliii wiiiuih. IS WASIIINdTON, 1VI). Il. Tliin- llUlllllI'll IllOllhllllll MITCH of pillllil'J IiiiiiI in Oii'koii, hilimli'il in tlm i'ul I'm, iion-iuiil portion of tln hlnin, ix iIi-hIkuiiIciI Imlny liy Hi'i'ivlnry of tlio Inloiior I.iiiu! for entry uiulor tlio on In i y iM liouiOMloml not. Tlm iK'nigiiu tion wiih uuiilo on Urn loi'ouunomlii linn of llm kvoIokIi'iiI muwy, Impih--ii'H icpii'illuK oillry iiiny lio nilihchHcil lo Hid loi'iil IiiiiiI offices nl The Dnllen, l,n (Itniulo, l.ukuviow, Ituiiis unit Vnlo. In W'nwlittiKlon, ''H,()IIII uiiIoh, piin I'ipnlly in DouIuh, Lincoln nml Ami lin ciiiinlicH, huvo been mH!);uuleil niulcr llm cnlurncil honicmciul net to liceoum hiilijcc,! to entry in Miucli, NHW YOllK, Fob. 111. -Colonul (liii)i'Ki) W. (louthulH, hullilur of tho I'unuinu ennui, wuh oxpoctod to roach Imro IIiIh nftoriinou on tho Unltml Fruit coiupuiiy'H Htnanmlilp Motapan. lio wan uxpoctuil (o loavu noon for WauhliiKtoit to confer with l'rouldont WlUou mid Bocrutnry Oanisoii, 300.000 ARES EN PUBUC LAND OPENED 10 NUWTON, III, I'uli. 10. I'ruulrnlitil In f fort to lynch tlm pnnlnr or tlio (liurcli, n mull loilny biirni'd tlio KprliiK IIoIIiim iliurcli liurn to thu Kriiuiii! nml niiul)' nu uniinrixl tin ili'iuluHtlou to rll tint loiiinuinlty of tlm Hurt' imttubi'm. I'l'iillui; Imrn ncnlukt tlm "Holy Itoleni" l hlKlr, followltiK tlm whipping of two llttlo lio) m who wuro lii'itli'ii with Ntlrlc nml lonth it utrnpn until thnlr hnckH liidil to ilrho "kIii nml thu ilnvll" from thnlr miiiIu. PIvd other iinltuhorn worn found Kiillly loilny of IuiIiik iiccoh norli'A to tlm nttnclc on tlio Iio)h, nml mitu hinlty flnod. SOUTHERN PACIFIC UN LINE MAY BE ALONG COASI l(HtTI.ANl, Or,, IVb. Hi. Pro-. proU of n new Southern Pacific tuniii lino lii'lwccn Portlaiiil ami Sail l''runcico by llm oonit route loom up Ihixit tnilnv with tlm actual filiuK of tho piiTnincit'n hiiit to iIUmiIm) tlm (Vutriil Pnoilio nml the South ern l'n ci fie, nccnriliin; to railroml uicn nml property owners aliuij; the count in MinlliiTii Orepiti. The Souiherii 1acific is now- build iitj a lino wchviitil from ii;euo to Coin Hay. This is known ns the Willamette Pacific. A line, osten sibly built ns n locking rum!, but umilc up of uuusuiillv heavy bridcos ami Nuhktuutiul nuts, now c.tcml Miuthwurd from Murxhficld. Northward uloui; tho cimt from Sim Kriiuei'eo a lino of railroml lius lieen limit under the joint ownership of llm Southern Pacific ami tin Sunlit IV. Tins will i each Kiircka, fill., this summer. Another line, known iiIm as tlm Willamette Pa eifte, is to bo built northward to Trinidad, Cal. Prom Trinidad to tho southern terminus of the so-culled "loKuii'K road" is an Uitervnl of a tittle moro than 'Jllil miles. Tits 5(111 miles uf tlm 700 miles di-dnnce is cured for. KuriojiiiK parties have been work iiiK" iiIouk this tulcrwil nil winter, say rosidenls of tho tidewaler towns in that section. 4 KILLED, 29 INDIANAPOLIS, Iud., Feb. 10. With two moro deaths today, tho number of fatalities in last night's stieotcat' wieok heio I cached four, auddoclors said two of tlm twenty iiiuo injured miht yet succumb. Tlm dead wern: dmnes llorau, a boy of 1.V, Jucoh Hardy, FUtelter llonrk, Hurry Olivrr. Tho uccident resulted from tlm in ability of tlm inototiuan of u heavy trollev licilit cat' to stop on it slip pery track, Tlm fielnht crushed into the i on i of it pusHcuKcr cat' ahead anil completely telescoped it. llorau, llimly, ltoaik mid Oliver were slmulin on llm pnssoiiKor car's tear platform, llorau mid Manly woio killed nutnuhl. Wont I; mid Ol ivet' litiHorod until toiluy. OF WHEAT GAMBLING WASHINGTON, Fob, 10.lnvo8tl ttntlon of nloKod biuiiIjIIiik In Chtca Ko, Dultitli mid MlmiiMipollH wheat murkotti mid "tholr glgnutlu cinch on tho wnrld'ti bniad," wan ilonuuuled In n roaoltitlou Introducoil In tho liouao tltla nfturiioou by ItoprcHontattvu Mminhmt, Ho churned Unit thu "inimlior of oiiiliuKzlomonta, Imitk- ruptcluH mid wrurku" ciutBod by thoeo mjonglou woio itnnnlllug, WW w PARTY LEADERS Democratic Senators Clianuo Mind ncgardluu Exemption Clause of Panama Canal Act After Vlsltlno White Houic. Ask Whether Immunity Is Granted New Haven or Its Fiscal Agents Under Present Ncrjotlatlons. WAHIIINOTON, Fob. 19 Demo, crntlc lenitem conferriMl with I'roil' doiit Wllnon today ri'KnrdlnK tho ro penl of of thu exemption clxtiio of tho I'nnnmn cnnnl net. Senators Kern, Overman mid Simmons nml Itcprci'i'iitntlvo Henry, chairman of tho hoiiMi rules commltteo wuro nmoiiR tlio whltu hotiim vliltori, Kenntor Korn voted for tho exemp tion hut Im admitted thl afternoon thnt n different IIkIu hud been trrown on tho matter by tho cxlut-j once of Interuntlonnl phuios which were not called to tho attention of j roiiKremi whon tho hill wai punned j by thu Honatu. Hoth Senator Sim mon nml Overman voted for tho ex-1 omptlon hut nalit they would voto for the repeal of tho elaiuu becaiuo proKcnt condltloiiH re'iulred It. KcH'iil lUeiiipllon ClniiM) Clialrmnn Huliry raid ho bolloxcd coiiKreHK would repeal tlio exemption clntiao within thirty daya. Hupro MMitntlo l'nlmor. clialrmnn of tho democrntle rnticut. aluo nunoiince.1 IiIr Intention of voting for IU re Iic.il. President WilsonV latest informn tioit is Hint the Panama canal will Im opened "Ial6' MliiV'HiiiiimT. Tor this-, he thinks early notion on the re penl exemption Mnise neeesxnry. The president tpld cnlleis tmlay that practically All of- the world pow. em suptiorted I'.iiL'luml in its. contro versy with tlm I'litted States on the tolls ipiestiou, mid for this reason thought tlm exemption clause should ho reponled at this session of con roKS. New llneu Iniliiuiilty A resolution ntklnt; Information mi to whether Immunity had been promUed officers of tho Now York, New lluvoti and Hnrtford rnllroad or Its flarnl iiKents tinder au uKreemciU now bcliiK negotiated by tho depart hiout of Jiutlco with tho railroad, was Introduced In tho uouatn today liy Senator Norris. Ho called upon Attorney (icnernl Mclteynolds to In form tho Honnto whether tho con tract Included n Hiirronder of tho rlRhtH of tho stockholders to suo thu officers mid fiscnl ngetits, accused uf "IooHiik" tho property, for dnmaKos. NOMINATIONS SENT SENATE BY PRESIDENT WASIIINdTON, Feb. 111. Tito fol. lowiui; iiomiiiutioiis wero sent to the sennto today : lames 1!. .Medoveru, to bu United Stales iniirshnl for thu eastern dis. tiiet of Washington. W. W, Huy, to bo United Stntes district attorney for Utah. Ohurles Wnlton, to bo United States uiurshnl for tlm southcustorn district of California. - POUTI.ANI), Or., Feb. 10. -Frank .). .Miller, ineiubei' of llm slulo mil road cominishion, has today aiuiouno. ed his I'undidnov for ro-oleetion on ll.o ropitbliean ticket, lio is chair miiit uf tlm couunissiou ut present. -Jl. "sii llf AN B :. ii. soTiwiw mwiES . ' SSrreKr LtA IlARLOWE. ( l&P?' Absoluto ilculnl of any quarrel with bli wife, MUs Julia Marlowe, the rankliiK SliaUispcarlan nclrcs. has been made In. Portland, Ore., by K. II. Kothern. tho actor. When shown a clipping from n New York 'newspaper which rumored Hint Mli Itarlowu had left her husband's company for good heemme of dnuieitlc troubles Mr. Sotbcra said. ''I do not care to dignify mich unfounded goulp by disputing It." COLVIG CALLS EUGENE BOOSTERS'- MEET TO ORDER KUdHNK, Or. Feb. 10. The big development eoineatioii, the fourth of its kind in wrtent Oregon since tho movement was started to induce tlio Panama-Pacitic exposition iit ors in 1015 to top in Oregon on their way to and from tlm fair, was called to order in the P.ugonc the ater at 1 10 this afternoon by Judge WM I in in M. Cohig. About S00 prom incut business ami profushiouul men wero present. Morrin .1. Diirvca, manager of the promotion deportment of tlm Ku pne Conmiereial club, wits chosen to presulc. l.uke I., doodrieli, pre ident of the club, gao mi uddre of welconio mid former Mnjnr (i. P. Hodgers of Snloin ieponded in be hnlf of the mmIoi. C. C. Cliapniau iitid Tom UieluuiNon of Portland will speak on tlm objects of the meeting mid five-minute talks will bo lion id from roptesunlnliu's of overv cit which sent delegates to the meeting. I Three speeiul excursions armed this morning within nu hour and it half, mid main iitors came in oit tho regular Hums, One of the ex cursions on the elect no tin in came from Portland and Ihu other from Salem. Albany sent it coach loud on tlm regular local train of tho Ore gon F.lootrie. Kosohurg scut n big ci'ou'd on (ho Smitliein, Paeilio mid people from Sutheilui, Cottage drove mid other southern Oregon towns joined them. Ashland, Medford uud Omuls Pass seal a special car on the regular Overland train. ' MEXICAN FAMILY OF REFUGEES IN THE FORT V he Jl.YD WIFE HAVE QUARRELED fY I BEFORE DECIDING RAILROAD BASE WASHINGTON, Feb. 13. Dcforo the Interstate commerce, commission adjourns for tho summer July 1, It probably will decide tho request made by certain big railroads for per mission to make a five per cent In crease In freight rates, It was stated here today. The two Important consideration upon which tho decision will dopend, according to Commissioner Harlan, nre: ' MAro the carrier's present rovenucu udeqiinte?" "If not, how may they be supple mented?" On tho first point Harlan said tho railroads had Introduced quantities of ovldeuco but tbejr witnessed had not been cross examined. On tho second, Inquiries have beou sent to tho Hues' managements which tboy have yet to answer fully. TltlNIO.xO. Colo., Fob. 19. Tho story of tho strlko zono militia's chargo Into a procession of women and children ougagtHl Jnuuary -- In a dcmniibtrntlon against "Mother" Jones' Imprisonment was told by Wal ter .Mcintosh, a Scotch miner, today to tho congressional comnilttco In vestigation conditions In tho Colorado coal fields. BLISS CORRAL m - y t irt i 1 V (Wlll All ANSWER'S AND In U MM TOTES GUN FOR E American Charge d'Affalres Carries Loaded Pi'.tol to Shoot Editor Diaz Mfron of Newspaper "El Impar clal" (or Infultina Remarks. First Anniversary of Huerta's As sumption of presidency, But No Ceremonies Except Decoration. MKXICO CITY, Feb. 10. Threat ening to shoot P.ditor Dinz Miron of tho newspaper HI Imnnrcinl if ac costed by him, American Charge d'Affnires NeNon O'Slmughneisy was carrying a loaded pistol today and kept .another one within easy reach on his dek u( the embassy. ' Through Kl Impareial, Miron has made n scries of the most scurrilous attacks on Americans generally, on the Washington ndminfiitrntloii and pen-oiiiillv on President Wilson. Fin- nlly, O'SIiaiighnessy eomptnmcd to President Hncrta eotiecrniug them. Though I Inert a deprecated tlicm they did not cease. On the contrary, bori rowing the American slang e.xprei siou, Miron nutioiineed he would "get" the charge d'affaires. Threnteiis to Shoot There was no unccilainty in the charge's recpofise. "I will nrni my self mid shoot him. if Miron ftpenk to me here or elsewhere," he told the United Press' Mexico City represen tative. O'Shaiijjh'ie-sy received n cable from Sccretury of State Hryan eom- tneuding htm for resenting hi Im iiareialV insults nnd i)romisinji.the government's protection for bimsolf and family. Today was the first nnniversary of Huerta's. assumption of the proi deney, but there were no eeremoiiie- except that the dictator decorated tho troops of the twenty-ninth regi" ment, his bodyguard, for their loy alty to htm. Kstnhllsli Neutral 'one lie promised O'Slutughnessy to es tablish a neutral zone for foreigners ut Torreon in the event of art attack on it by the rebels. David Guzman, the joung man on whose iiersoit a dagger mid letter from leading rebels were Mtid to have been found following his nrrcst Inst night for insisting too strenuously on nu interview with lluerta, was under examination today. ' It was understood tho authorities wero confident his mission wns to stub the president. WANT JAIL SENTENCES 10 WASIIINdTON. Feb. 10. Advo- caiiug oetore a uou-e eommiiieo 10 dav the Sims bill for slock anil bond regulation, Interstate Commerce Commissioner Clements told the com. mitteemen that "if railroml men of tho future indulge in the smue ille gal practices us those of the past," they ought t bo sent to jittl. "Where lebating nnd similar prne-, tiees," snid Clements, "heretofore were considered no more of it crime than taking a drink in it prohibition state, conditions have changed unit railtoad official guilty of such ucN now should bo sent to jail." tf AURORA. III., Fob. 19. Miss Tracy Holander was burled n St. Nicholas comelory today only fifty feet from tho grave on which her murdered form was found lylnx Tuesday morning. A coroner's Jury was sitting on tho caso whllo tho funoral was In procress. It was ox 'pected Anthony Pedroos. tho young machinist arrestod following the mur der but against whom tho police ad mitted they had but a weak caso, would bo the most Important witness. Tho Chicago clow on which deteo tlvea wero working yostorday proved to lend, uowhero. , MIAN ADMINISTRATION POTS OP BARS Commissioner General Camlncttl Asks Cnnffrcss to Confine Exclus ion Legislation to East Indians Soft Pedal on Japanese Question. Alaska Railroad Bill Will Be Siped Next Week If Present Plans Carry To be Referred to Conferees. WASIIINdTON. Feb. 19. Acting in behalf of the department, of, labor, Commissioner (Icnernl of Immigra tion Caminctti today asked tho mem bers of the house immigration com mittee to confine Asiatic 'exclusion legislation to Hindus. He carefully avoided using the word "Japanese." "The department of labor," snid Caminctti, "jo far hits considered tho Asiatic exclusion question solely ns it relates to Hindus and from an economic, but not a racial viewpoint. Their exclusion Is supposed to be un emergency matter. Jfy department suggests that this legislation be con fined to Hindus only." Caminctti suggested Hint the pro visions of the Chinese exclusion law, which includes merchants as well as laborers, be extended to Hindus. He did not state whether either Presi dent Wilson or Secretary of 9nte Hryan had requested the deport ment of labor's recommendation. The Alaska railroad bill will be signed next week if present plans carry. The bill as passed by the bouse last night will be disagreed to form ally by the senate, but democratic leaders declared This , uftenioo'n it probably would go into conference tomorrow nnd nil differences be. ad justed. A sharp fight was anticipated in the conference jiver the house (intend ment eliminating the bond issue pro vision inserted by the senate. Other amendments were expected to be agreed upon without particular diffi culty. FIVE NOT GUILTY . PLEAS, ONE GUILTY TO Six men indicted by tlm grand jury on criminal charges were arraigned before Judge Calkins in tho circuit court Wednesday and entered pleas. Hut one. Jack Miller, charged with burglarizing n hardware store at Ashland, nlended utility, and wits sentenced from one to seven years in the state prison by the court. Kd Hughes of Ashland, for many years a resident of tho valley; mid well known, indicted under the pro visions of the blue sky law, for tlio alleged sales of stock in tho Uiah Steel comnaiiv without a state li cense, entered a plea of not guilty. A. A. Johnson, n pioneer of tho Ilo-'uo Hiver vnllev. mid Charles' Tur- Her entered pleas of not guilty to living ubotit a houso of ill-fume; Tliw s tho casu wheru Johnson is itllcsed to huvo ttttempted to force his 18-yeur-old niece into u lifu of- shuttle. Oeorgo Hamlin, accused of 'illus trating a socialist argument by jab bing Frank Miiuukor in tho 'stomach with a pocket knife, pleaded not guilty. Nick Aiitone, indicted for an at tempted uuiuittiial offense, pleaded not guilty. E IN RAILROAD STOCKS NF.W YOIHC, Feb. 19. The .stock market opened today wjth blocks held for lilshoj" prices. Tho bt showing was made, by railrnud nhuves under the lead'' of New York Central, which roo 1. On. the first few trausiuitious, General Motor talned I. Later that ttock rose 5 utiit re acted lift. HmuUi Wjre '!. . Tho market uIooimI dull. " N N DUSONLY INDICTMENTS m n