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$466,040 CASK
NOW ON HAND
FOR ROADBONDS
Jiiilno Ton Vrllo Gets Money From
Snlo of Hluliway Securities Bal
ance to Do Paid liy April Money
Will Do Deposited Locally.
Rock'Crushliifi Plant ft Gold Ray
Dclns Work on Rock (or Central
Point Road Pavement.
I .ill km received Tuesday from
County Judge. P. I. Ton Velio slate
Unit . KHl.OIU.in road bond money
was deposited last week In llm Con
tinental Niitlniiiil bank of Chicago to
lln credit of Jack-ton county, mid
tin- balance of tlio $500,(100 i!l In!
paid 11 k hooii ns tho county has ro
il ii'il $:t J.000 hi wnrrantH, prole
nlily liy April t. A noun an JikIk'
Tou Wile returns the latter part of
tin' week, tlio money will l ilWtnb
Html iih tl'iofitH muting Jackson
I'oiintv liNiil.ii, on the understanding
llnit thoy I'o-opi'rnti' ill placing conn
ty win rants ut pur.
Operation of tin rook -crushing
pluiit nt Gold liny liy the I'oiinty be
pun Momliiy crushing rock fi.r the
granitoid surface of tho C'cntrnl
Point roml. Concrcto iuixcih nnil
other inncliitn'ry in being assembled
nnil It is expected tlmt nuntlicr week
will sec actual paing In progress.
Stnto Highway i'.iiginccr llowlhy,
who !h lierc to attend tit" Krnml jury
prolic, stales Unit satisfactory prog
rci In being made oxecpt in scour
ing the right of way this side of
Axliliuitl. Tim city council of Ali
1 it 11 tl ngrcell to condemn the right of
wny through the llilliuus funu, hut
hno now refuted to prncreil. Thin
will force the county to lirinjr eon
ileiuliiitlon proceedings or change the
route,
.1. W. Sweeney, the contrnclor on
the Siskiyou section, state thnt hi
first enfup In well uuiler wa nnil he
hope to lni in shape to put 011 men
in iiliuut 11 week. The first ciimp I
nt Sliuemnn. lie will Inter put in
one ut Siskiyou iiml also one ueiir
Coles or Colodlo, where the heavy
roekwork is on the other Mile of the
divide
REJECTEDluifOR
ilDE
10 JILTED HIM
HAS FIIANCISm, Pah, Fell. 'J I.
- Andrew Iteppcr, a laen saleninnn,
toilay shot mill almo-t iiistimllv kill
11I Mr. Dorothy .lohiihon of Taconia,
WiihIi., a Initio of a week, hern with
her husband on u hiine.Miinou trip,
Then llcppcr firetl u hullet into his
own jieail, hut physicians nay he
pioliahly will recover.
Pepper regained consciousness
shortly nftcr reaching the Central
l!inorgeney hospltul, nnil iiiailt! the
following slutomcut to DoteotUo Do
lun; "I hail heon going with Mrs. John
son for a miinber of yearn, anil she
iiiiitlu mu holiovo Hint wo worn to lie
initrrieil, right up to tlio IiihI mo
ment. Then hIio married thin other
fellow. ,
"I ennio to Snn Frnnoisoo from
Tacoma ho I ooulil forgot thu whole
affair. Then thoy had to .conic
down hero on their hnueyiuooii, Kv
crywheni I went I Boomed to moot
tlieiu, mid this hlmply drove mo in
Hiino, "I dltl no! lillend to rIiooI her. 1
moiely wanted to kill myHclf. I told
hoc when 1 called at the hotel (hat
I intended to do away with mytiolf.
Kim smiled.
. "'All- light, Pop,' hIio said, 'go
ahead mid kill yourself.' That lin
gered mo, anil bofoio 1 realized what
I had done I hud idiot her,
"I bought the, revolver from n
Market Htreel pawnshop and intend
ed In kill myMolf In liur prest'iico."
Tlio hhot which Peiper fired into
his own head merely Tinctured (ho
skull, indicting n wouiiil from which
niiigvuin uuld ho will u'covcr,
KLLS YOUNG
NEW YORK POLICE CAPTAIN GRANTED NEW TRIAL
See GRANTED COAL COMPANIES'-
A NEW TRIAL BUT ALWAYS ELECT
GUNMEN HANG TRINIDAD OFFICIALS
AI.IIANV, N. V., Fb. 2 4.
Former I'ollco l.leutennnt 4
f Clmrle Hocker of Now York
4 City, under ncntonco of ttoatli 4
4 In Sins HIih: prison fur tlio 4
4 iiiurilvr of llnjmnn Itoitou- 4
4 thai, wan grunted u now trial '4
4 today. 4
4 Tho rc-trlnl wntt Rranted 4
4 Hocker by llm circuit court 4
4 of nppcnlii. HU of liu mem- 4
4 lierH otetl In fnvor of IiIm up- 4
4 plication for n new trlnl. Jim- 4
4 tlco Werner oppoiod tlio np- 4
4 pllentlon. '
4 Tlio court'n opinion was 4
4 written by Jimtlco lllicok 4
4 nml tho lower court'H dcrlnlou 4
4 wan ri!i!mctl mi n result of 4
4 errom by Jimtlco fluff, who 4
4 protlik'd ni lleckor'n trial. 4
4 Four KUtinicii under font- 4
4 cncti of dentil for tho nrtunl 4
4 kllllui: of Itonenthnl woro do- 4
4 n I oil now trlnlH. 4
4 It wan allcKed at llockorn 4
4 trial that the riiiiiuou killed 4
4 Horouthnl al llockor'n luntl- 4
4 ftatlon.
4 Tho court it tlorldlon mean 4
4 Hint tho four Kunniflii will bo 4
4 electrocuted and alto lucitua 4
4 that tho w,ny l open m;nln 4
4 for tho rcKiimptlou of tho 4
4 warfaro butwvou tlio police. 4
4 and cmimou mid namblerM, 4
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OHIO EXCISE IAX
SUPREME COURT
WABI11NOTO.V, Fob. 1M. Tho
mi p id mo court today vnlltlntod tho
Ohio oxcIbo tmc law, ono of tho most
dnmtlo In tho country. It provldos
a four per cont tax on tho prosit In-trn-Btato.
earnlUKii of railroads mid
proWdeH Hpoclul tnxoa for otbor cor
porntlona doing. IiubIiiohs thoro.
That tho tax wub illacrlmlnntory
by provldliiK dlfforont rntoB on dlfror
out claaKOH of corporations wna do
clnrod h)' tho railroads. Thoy nlbo
Imsortod thu 4 per cont lovy on groHH
Intra-Btato oarnhiK was confisca
tory. Tho fodornt .district court of Ohio
hold tho law to bo coustltlunal, but
ftrauttid nu Injunction aKalust ltn
oporatloii poiidliiK tho final iloclslon
today of tho aupromo court,
Tho yacht tax ciiho wiih docldod In
favor of trio government today when
thu Hiipromo court uphold thu action
of etiHtouiH officials In iiiihosnIiik
Hllff cuRtouiH diilloM, iindor thu old
tariff law, uuuliist plcnuuro yachts
owned by tlvo niHIIuiiulrcs.
LAW VALIDATED BY
medfoki1)
THINIDAl), Colo., Kelt. SI. "In
twenty-two yoarn' ejcriunco in
Trinidad I lmw ohsorved that tho
coal eompanioH lmo nlwnyx cleetetl
to officii the men thoy wnntcd," W.
A. Clnrner, a witncmi before tho cou
KrcKxional uiulipilorH of tho Colo
rado coal ntrikc, Mtittctl from tho wit
ness fdiiiul today.
(lanier'rt tcHtuiinny precipitated n
conlroony. Attorney Horrinpton,
repreentiu; tho iiiincowiiorH, nccuf.ed
Attorney (ti(nn, tho iiiincra' law
yer, who hail been examining the
witnohx, of playing politicH. t'oKti-
,pau roHcuted thin and Ilorringtou fin
ally apologized.
Tho committee went into executive
reunion, however, ami then announc
ed that it wni concerned with fed
eral ipiCfttiotiH nml could not outer
into state or county mntters. Co-iit-Kan
protested, hut had to yield.
LAW HELD LEGAL
SAN' FHA.VCISCO, Cal., Feb. HK -Tlio
United State circuit court of
appeals today uphold tho act of March
4. 1D07, prohibiting tho railroads
from kccplnc tholr omplo)rs on duty
inoro th ii u HI bourn. Tho decision
was handed down In tlio cbhq of 1M
wartl MurKoss, who went tp work on
a (Ircnt Northom train at C o'clock
In tho mornlnc aa a flrotunn and re
mained on duty until 10 o'clock thnt
ulKht, when tho train was Bliio
t racked, Humes then continuing
on duty ns a watchman.
Tho I'nltod States district court
found tho railroad Kiillty of vlolat
I n IT the nhteon hour law and fined It
SI 00. t-
iSi
In spllo of (ho oppression to which tho Mexican nulhnritici luivo subjected them for years, thu Yiupils are today mi iiuconiuercd tribe. Their
com ago Is minuting nnd their fighting ability great, though (hey nro generally handicapped by the luck of modern urum. In tho mountain of
noillnu'bU'iii Mexico their kM of fljjlitlug bus bovti wry effovtive, f ,
oiwaoy, tukkday, ikhruary 2-1, 3914.
MANN LAW NOT
TROLLEY LINES
Supreme Court Holds That Journey
Upon Inlcrurban Electric Line fcr
Immoral Purposes Is Not Mann
Law Violation.
Many Other Decisions Rendered
Fleur Millers Win Victory and Can
Bleach Fleur by Alsop Process.
WASHINGTON', ri, 21. While
rcnffirmiuK thu validity of the Mann
white hlnse act, the federal Kuprcmc
court indiciilttl today u preference
for n narrower construction than it
hitherto Inn been given.
Tho ciiho involved wiih nn appeal
by thu prosecution from the dinnim
Hit! of indictments- against ChnrlcK
and Catherine WiWon churine; them
with hnviiiK violated the law by
trnuortinK two women from Mil
waukee. Win., to Kvnnnton, HI., nu
interurbnii electric car. It wiik its
Kvrtrd that the joufnrr was taken
for immoral purpose.
Tho Wiltfotut contended that, in
any event, the trip wan not inter
Htnte, the electric lines not beinj; un
der the iuterntuto commerce comtniH
sion'K juriMlielion.
The indictmentH nceonliiif;Iy were
diKmisKt'd and the supreme court up
held the diMiiifhnl.
Millers Vktcrious
Western flour iiiillerH aUo won a
ictory in the Huprerac' court today,
the court holding thai the blenchiuc
of flour by the ANop proeesi is not
adulteration and is riot prohibited by
the pure food law." f
, -The decision wns 'ijn connection
with a suit npiintt the I.eiiupton
DII & Klevntor company of ICnnsas
City.
In 1010 the flour was siued by tho
government. A jury in the Missouri
federal district court, upon strict in
struction from the trial jude, held
that thu hlenchine; caused adultera
tion and rendered a verdict in favor
of the Rovcrnment's confiscation.
Mine Safety Law Valid
The supreme court of the United
States todny declared valid tho
Pennsylvania "mme safety'' law,
which requires coal companies to
leave pillars of coal to prevent cavo
ins in mines. The decision was
handed down in the test case brought
by the Plymouth Coal company
npainsr Stnto Mine Inspector "David
Davis.
RESTRICTED SPECULATION
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NEW YORK. Feb 24. The stock
market opened today with most of
the active issues n shndo lower. Light
and narrow tradlni; marked tho
day's movement.
General Motors and Central Leath
er lost ono each. Itock Island pre
ferred and common, by dropping STi
and 5M, respectliely, reached now
low records,
Honda wero Irregular.
Tho markbt closed dull.
OPERATVEUPON
YAQUIS PREPARING FOR UPRISING IN THE SOUTHWEST
; fcfcite - ': ! v, , M
smmMm .TKuren -. " $ jL-tim
MRS. MINNIE E. BOND,
Mrs. Iiontl has nt least gntucd more
notoriety through her suit nRiiinst
the blind senator from Oklahoma
. I .. , .
than any other woman recently in
tho public eye. The cn-e is illus -
trative of the extreme caution which
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PORTLAND. On. Feb. 24. Ac
confine; to (he Portland Juunial,
mere nro pooti prospeoit lor n inm
ine iu wheat mid Hour supplies nt
Pacific northwest points durinf.' tho
remainder of tho season, notwith
standing the record crop pro'iMi last
vear. "
Tho report shows that Ids than
1,000,000 hiibhcls of wheat nro nt
present nvailablu in Oregon, Idaho
and WashinRton farmers' hand
which can be shipped to the coast
cities. Millers' stocks of whpat and
flour nro both small.
With California ery anxious to
secure wheat and the siirplipj there
disappearing, the outlook for whent
and flour supplies along the coast is
not good. The Orient is likewise
looking to this section for supplier.
GREAT SUFFERING
BY COLD IN EAST
NKW YOIIK, Feb. U Great Buf
fering prevailed among tho poor to
day from tho cold. It was ten de
grees abovo zero but tho raw wind
cut llko a whip. Charitable organ
izations had more than thoy could da
caring for tho destitute. The muni
cipal lodging boosts were Janilned.-
Up'Stato It was colder. From
Oodgevlllo a record of 42 below zero
was reported.
Pittsburg wa still digging Itself
out of tho suowbanks. Tempera
tures throughout Pennsylvania ,wero
from ono to flvo below.
Trains jwera
generally lato.
PROSPECTS
FOR WHEAT FAM N
NORTHWEST
ITIE
WHO SUED SENATOR GORE
publ c men miint exercise. Mrs. Hond
claimed that while sho was urBinc;
"or "M"'"""! tilncss ror n Koem
lUIVHl tllllKllllllllllll 1M tttli UUIU m
laekw, ,,'. The senator's reply was
jiat the whole affair was a conspir-
acy.
DEEP SNOWDRIFTS
E
SPItlNOFIKLD, 111., Feb. 24. Its
rotary wiow tdows bucking their way
tdrough mountainous drifts, the main
lino of the Alton railroad was kept
open today, but off that line not n
wheel was turning. Not only were
trains neither arriving nor leaving
except by thnt route, but n dozen
of them were stalled in Springfield's
vicinity, unable even to complete
runs on which they had stared. The
blizzard was sweeping to the south
eastward, but railroad men said it
would be days before traffic was
moving normally again.
niNOHAMTON. N". Y., Feb. 24.
Centra! New York was shivering to
dny iu the colde.t weather of the
winter. The mercury here dropped
to 21 degrees below zero. West On
eonta reported 26 degrees below and
Hartwich 112 below.
TEMPERATURES RISING
IN MISSOURI AND KANSAS
ST. I.Ol'IS, Mo., Feb. 21. The
temperature was ri-ing hero today.
Al lover tho state, however, and in
Kansas as well, trams wero lato nnd
wire service was interrupted. Kail-
road, telegraph and telephone offic
ials said it would be several days
before their systems would bo run
ning satisfactorily.
CI.HVF.LAND, O., Feb. 21. Al
though clear today, it was intensely
cold throughout Ohio. In some
plnccs the thermometer was as low
as 10 below zero. Hailroad traffic
was still crippled from yesterday's
blizzard.
BLOCKAD
IS
ILL!
CENTRAL
NO. 40
WOP POWERS
U MARINES
10 MEXICO CITY
Every Great Nation Except United
States Has Troops Either at Cap
ital or on the Way Feared That
American Would Cause Dkerder.
President Determined to Keep Soft
Pedal on Mexican SltuatfM Sen
ators Threaten Airing In Senate.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 24.
" The stnte department this nf- ""
tcmnoti formally demanded
" of General Villa the surrcn-
der of William II. Hcnton's
body.
" The demnnd was preceded "
"" by n several hours' confer-
ence between Secretary of
Stutc Hryon nnd Knglish Am- ""
" bassador Sir Cecil Spring-
"" Itice. Tho latter saitl tho
" Hritish government requested
" the United Stntcs' co-opern- ""
linn Itl ritftni'anVi. Ilia flyman
" as n means of determining
"" whether tho Englishman was ""
" or was not executed by n fir- ""
ing squad.
t.4.4.4.4. 4. 4 . 4
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24. EVery
world power cccpt tho United State
will soon hare marines and blue
Jackets guarding Its Interests tn
Mexico City.
England and Germany already
have legation guards. Franca and
Japan have advAed tb WMhtoffton
administration that they have de
cided to send guards to their legi
tlons. Other powers were expected
today to act similarly, but there will
not bo a landing' of Americans unlets
there should bo such actual violence
as to mako It necessary. Admiral
Fletcher, In charge of the United
States fleet at Vera Crur, Is under
stood to have sent word that, In an
emergency, ho can get marines to
tho capital In 24 hours.
Would Cause Disorder
With tho feeling so Intenso as at
present, It was fearer here that the
presenco of armed Americans In Mex
ico City, Instead or tending to keep
tho peace, might prcclpltato disorder.
President Wilson remained deter
mined today to ke.op tho soft pedal
on tho Mexican situation. Fall and
(Continued oa page 1.1
1 LIONEL CARDEN
10 MEXICO CITY
MEXICO CITY. Feb. 24. Sir
Ltonol Cardon, British dlnlomatlo
representative here, paid a formal
laroweit visit to tho foreign ministry
today, preparatory to salllnc from
Vera Cruz Thursday.
It was the general opinion that
Mexico City had seen the last of
him, at least In his diplomatic ca
pacity, for, although It was an
nounced he was not being recalled
but was simply making a trip home
for a conference with Foreign Minis
ter Sir Edward Grey, his policy has
been antl-Aiuorlcan to a point where
It was believed the British govern
ment was becoming embarrassed.
Sir Lionel will stop In the United
States on his way to London and
It was understood he would meet
President Wilson,
A decreo Issued here today plan
an export tax ot three pesos per 330
pouuds 011 unhueked and 3H peseo
per 220 pouuds on cleaned coffee.
Collodion will being February 25
and will bring money Into President
'liuerta's war chest.
It was also learned oa goed au
thority that Seaer Mohtae, the w
minister of fomtato, er prosseWe,
has evolved a plan for HStleaatWas;
Mexico's oil lands and thai Mwrto
proposes to lem It threuik tea
s' res in April, It alo was
mainly to raise wy,
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