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v i B" M ft r 2ffVJJfu Sccorf M,Mt Medford Mail Tribune .t. , Wj SECOND EDITION WEATHER Haiti tonight, Hatnrdity fah Ma. 0I Mln. 411; lre. .Ml. (Wfl Portr-thlnl rr. IUIIvi:ikIiUi vr MI3DFORD. OREGON, FRIDAY, FEHRlrARY 27, 1914. NO. 290 J I 1 , J . I , V BRYAN SAYS MEXICAN SITUATION BRIGHT VILLA AGREESTO BRYANSDEMAND N BENTON CASE Special Train to Qc Furnished Widow and Representatives of United States and Eiiulaml to View Body, Which Will Dc Disinterred. Mission Gustav Oauc'h Not at Juarez Probably Taken to Chihuahua City and Executed. WASHINGTON. IVIi. 'J7. Kngl'udi Coneiil Pcreiwil of llotoii will roproMtiii Fug liiinl Mt (lie eimiiiiintioii f William II. llmtliMi'H ImmI iVrctvnl will inline tin' other llnlili ropumontntiw. llimi Hked Kcoielnrv (if War (lurrioiui In cliioo mi iirmy MiinttMin us of tin' American iepreeutntieH. A civilian Mirgeon, In ho clincu hy llrnn Hinl President Wil Min, will In tlii other. Spriii"-I(icc luliiiiiilcd lluit Knghwul was willing to with drew it demand fur potsoN. nlmi of Ilcuton's body. WAHIIINUTON, IVI) 27 The 'nnliliiKtou administration ami Gen oral Villa hnd coiim to terms todn) ruiinrii(ii: tho llniitun cuie. Tim Mntnncnt-wu mndo on Hocrotary t Htiito llonu'M dm it authority. Tim secretary seemed much mor'i hopeful llinu hitherto, when ho at tended toiln)' cabinet nicellng, that International complication would lm avoided In mlilltliiii to having rouehod nil iiudoralaudlng with Villi, It huh believed that ho hail received a reply from General ('nrrniun, though Ihl was n matter hu would not dUrtiss. 1'roiii Mexican count I tutlonullit sources horn It was Inti mated that Carrauin hail (iroiulKi'il in prevent n recurrence of "Villa Ism" In Northern Mexico. Whlow In View Itcitmlim Villa,- It wan learned, agreed lo permit Mm. William II. lloiitnn to mcii her liitKlinml'i corpse, In com puny with two American nntl two llrlllith government representatives, lln hiul no ohjocllon to letting nn American army mirk'noii examine It, hut it row thu lino at mi autopsy. (Iiinurnl Hrott, commanding Hio American troops nt CI I'iimo, It was exported, would designate n surgeon to r.o with I ho pnrty. mid It was taken for granted that llrltlnh Con Hill Porelvnl nl Galveston, woiilil ho ono of tlm llrltlnh representatives. "Vlllu'n offor," unlit llrynn, "nmilo through United Males Consul Lot cliijr, nl (Jhlhiinliiiii City, hooiiis pur. feetly frank. Ilo sa) positively Hint Ilcuton's hoily la liurluit In Iho na tional coniKtury nt Chlhiinhuii City. Ho offoroil to furnish a special train to take .Mrs. Ronton, with two rep resentatives of HiIh ami two of tho HiltUh government, H (,f whom (Continued on Poqo .1) AT I riAI.F.M, Or., 1-Vli. t!7. Thuro will ho no wnr ut I'uvo mul no culling oul of tlm niow or slulo officials. Fid lowing t'losii on Iho heels of M!h llolihrt vInH mul u h'lU'i- wrilten hy tho t'ovoriiiir mi lu-r icliiiu, Iho jmlo of Union finally Ihin inoiiiiiih' hiii( Iho follow hiK illHiiitch to tho j,'ovir- lllil'! "lion, (lovcinur Won!, Siilcni, Or.: Your It'll or nl hmiil mul would hii Unit Ihn roiinlv I'liuil will convoni' on WVilni'Mluy, Murch !, mid ut tlmt Hum will ih'chuo Iho lown of Cove dry. Yiiiiih, ,1. ('. Homy, Jinlgo ol Uulwi county," WAR COVE FOR CITY JUDGE MAKES 01 DOT GENERAL VILLA IN HIS FIRST UNIFORM I'm (ho Vnla, frnrir outlaw mil Imiiilii, tow n full HiiIkiI K'nirnl, appuinil it few imh m;o In u now uiiifntm, tho firHt ho linn ecr worn. I'lohahlv hs liioili;-iii'tiir(' roll trad in. it hii iiHMimntioii of nuto rrulio rule over ('hihimhtm luixc Itrouht iiliout Him ilrciM reform. STATE OF ANARCHY" E MAIHlll), IVh. 'J7- lti'orN of hc rioux noting nt I.iilion unit iliwhcrc in I'ortupil wcu' roiifinucd in " Kliilfmcut iHHiiril hero today hy Hu interior ilopartmriil. Tho htntcment ilri'lnriit tlmt n nttito of nunrohy pro Milled nt l.inhon, ii lid that n xenon uprising wiik llinnteiin!. Tho troulilea worn Miiil to have do eloied from lite ntriko on the 1'ortu Kin'i'o niilroiulH, whteh finally lieeame rcxolutiouar,' in diameter. Though thero heemrd to tin no inouarchiht M'uliinent, tho people clniuorinfc oiiIn for u ehaiiKi' in repulilienu iiilminiH trntioiiN, it wiim thought thu moil arehihlrt iiiirIiI ieiro tho opMirtunlty lo attempt n coup. In I.itiou, Oporlo nod clHcwhcre Htieot ImttloH weio lepurled between troops and rioter. SENATE REFUSES 10 CURB PARCEL POST WASHINGTON, Fob. 57. Hy a Toto of r3 to 57 tho Bonnto this af ternoon ilorldml tlmt tho nmondmotu tnklm; from tho pout miiHtor Konornl tho powor to vhnnco woIkIiIh, rntys ami xoiien of tho pa rod poHt nytom wiin not In ordor und could not bo rouMilorcd In connection with tho Pont office appropriation bill. An amendment forbidding tho poU miiHtor Kouernl IneronHlni; tho welKht limit nhovo fifty pouuila wbh thou Introduced hy Henntor Ilnukhend of Alaliama anil rejected by a vote of 5S to 27. PPAILS AT LISBON FOLLOWING STRIK ROGUE RIVER VALLEY A VERITABLE ( David Swing Klckor In tho Port land OrogoiiliMi.) MKHPOKI), Or,, Feb. SB. (Spec, Inl) Few of uh nro sulf-ateerlug nuui Wo ult nniong tho cushions, content ed, complacent or In n quarrel with our desires ami our purposes and lot other lunula manipulate, iho steering gear. Usually our chauffeur Is Circum stance. Soiuot lines I.nck-of. Oppor tunity or Shortsightedness. Most of ten It's I'ovmty. lint whatever hit name tho namo wo hliimo so that wo may hold ourselves blameless wo allow him lo (alio us whorovur ho wants us to go, .MoM People Follower Wo uurivudcr our rlulit of !' INTERVENTION LE T Would Result In Sacrificing Lives as Valuable as Those Who Have Ex patriated Themselves (or Profit, Declares Congressman. Uncle Sam Should Co-operate With South American Nations and De mand That War Cease. WASHINGTON, Fob. 27. "I hnvo elt Hint tho ilenlro of many for In (mention In .Mexico uprnnK. not roin thu heart or tho mind, but from ho plckethook," nld Conurcmman Oiiit, In nn Interview hero today. "I bellovo It U no more thnn rlKht," he continued, "to expect those In or out of Wnhlnj;ton who nro mnklnK tho louden clamor for tomebody to Interxeno and Ket killed, to oliintcer to net an tho front of tho enterltiK wedKo. "American Intervention slnrJo handed would bo Interpreted In tin mltnlH of the Mexicans at nn net dic tated by n gulflHh nntlonnl Intoreit. In one lonso It would bo a Kood thliiK for Mexico, becntino It would unite tho Mexican where now thero U utrlfo. "Intervention nu rely would result In tho incrlflco of many American lle, a Innocent and an valuable as tho lives of thu Americana 'Who havn expatriated tbemiiolvra for profit. Wo can never Justify It under auy doctrlno of altrulim or nn being part of 'tho white nian'a burden.' "To my mind w0 nhould hnvo nu underttandlnR with Ilraxll, Arscn tlnn, Chllo and tho responsible Kuro peau Kovcrnmontn to aend a deputa tion, Jointly and aoverally with us to Mexico City to demand that war co.tiio and that tho foundation bo laid for a reupomlblo. reputable covcrn- ment. "ily nuch action notlco would bo nerved on MoxIco'h allies that there would bo no territory stealing." KATE EDWARDS TREE 13 VENBJN PRISON HKADlNfl, Pa., Feb. 27. After living in Hie xlmdow of the gallows for lliirteen yenrn, MiT. Kalu Kd wnriN, eonxictoil of the murder of her husband in 1001, wiik Riven her free dom here today. She was sentenced to liniifr, tint three governor of the state refused to set u dutu for iho execution. Her relcnse wns ordered hy the Hlnte pardon board. HOTEL GUESTS CHASE FOX THROUGH BUILDING LONG IHJACH, Cnl., Feb. 27. Millionaire cuestn at tho Hotel Vlr Klnla helped pursue a red fox which wandered Into tho bnsomont door to day and raced through tho hotel, followed by two scoro men. Women stood on chairs and shrieked until a bellboy felled tho fox with a kick on tho head. command and our privilege to glvo direction. Wo uro followora. Wo accept leadership. Wo mark tlmo. Out of 20,000 of ug ono of ub Is abln to stour himself. Tho rest of us nro steered. That's bocauso something Is tho matter with mast of us, It wo have Inltlatlvo, wo lack ho ambition to uso it. If wo huvo tho ambition, wo uro without tho sand, It wo hnvo tho sand, wo hnvon't tho money or tho Ingenuity to get It. Wo accept our dcBtlny us wo ac cept our baptism, without protesta tion, became of tho suloctlou of occu pation as In tho election of creod wo nro bumpered by tho expectations of our relatives, who won't live to suf- ... ...III. .... Hi.. i...l..r Hint n.,mn.i Willi IUI nilll MB luv bv III" vv.uv ,.,,., I N A ASSERTS N this" motor irj'j jw't'jjj.i.1 i-SHftU' ' iify "W IjiKo iu i tai COMTB BER.T5ANP OE LCOOEP3 IN HIS MOTOR. SLEIGH Motorists wbo have been unable to get much use out of their automobiles daring the recent snow- storm will he prububly Interested in thu motor sleigh which Comto Ilertraud dc Lcsscps has been Using In the Valley, of CbutuoBlx, 'n Switzerland. It U au air repelled machine which Is capable of attaining a speed of from fifteen to sixty miles an hour over the tnow. aceordliijfno tho condltlon'of the frozen roaoXtatcs 'tbc3&IiercI Too shoo shaped cna&ftfrfe attached to hrund, flat metal runner, and vibration Is reduced to a minimum by tho addition of strong spring. eu at the side Of the body. It will tie noticed that the propeller behind the pilot is wc'l gu.inlcd by a metal screen. When snow falls, wheel nre plnced on tho projecting pins, which lift the ski from the ground, and the car will then attain u speed of nearly ono hundred miles an hour. DEAD SHOTS NY WANTED BYSHERIFF A SSTRIKEDEPUTIES THIXIDAl). Colo., Feb. 'J7. "We ndmit the shenff did not want church member?, for deputies; lie wn looking; for dead shots," conceded Judpo Xorlhctttt, counsel for Colo rado's coal mine owner, at today's henrinj; before the eoiiKresioniil in vestipitors of the mine strike in the southern part of tho state. His comment followed an admis sion by Under Sheriff Zeke Martin, who had elmrpe of the deputies in the strike zone before the militia ar rived that ho killed a man in Trini dad in 101'J. He added, however, that a coroner's jury exonerated him. Hi statement was made in re sponse to que.ttons asked on eros examinntion bv Attorney I'osHgaii, representing tho miners, dexitined to briiii out how nmnv of the deputies, had jirovious reeonN u Kuuiueu. On direct e.am'iiation Martin said ho led tho deputies in several battles with strikers and strike .t.xmpntliirep' and had ehnree of tho force and the mnehino kiiii which, n he expre-MHl it, "shot up' the lorbes tent colony October 17. He testified that Sheriff Orisham repeatedly asked the gover nor for troops before he got them. tho mistakes they gavo to us when they asked us to keep In step with faintly traditions. Jackson Folk Self-Stocwrs To tho casual roiulor tho forogolni; observations would scorn to hnvo ljt- Ho or nothing to do with tho re sources, tho frulttulncBs or the good ronds of Jackson county and Its ono best bet tho ltoguo II Ivor valley. Hut they huvo. They have a lot to do with all of them. It Is tho self-steering man who has mndo Jackson county and Its uu- equaled valley. Tho solf-stoorlnj. man lots nothing stand In his way. Ho fixes his destination. Then ho slashes tho buili and clcura tho path that lends lo t. If blade and axes PARADISE: MEDFORD A SELF-STEERING COMMUNITY SLEIGH - HUMS SIXTY . t j " . . - L PARTISAN ATTACK WASHINGTON, Feb. 127. Predic tion tlmt the eountrv would be "hurled into a vortex of armed in tervention" if the Wilson administra tion continues its present policy to ward Mexico, was voiced from tho floor of the house this afternoon by Hcprcsentntivo Mondell of Wyoming. He declared that withholding of rec ognition of lluerta "had drifted our government into n condition of vacu ous vacillation and aimlexs inaction, while the secretary of state travel ed about on lucrative lecture tours." Mondell defended lliiertn mid de nied that the conMitttiotwl)sis were patriotic Mexicans. Ilo said thu kill ing of William II. Kenton by General Villa should not eau.se any surprise. "The administration," Mondell eon eluded, "set an Illuminating and in spiring example when it .turned .hack to Mexico disarmed refugees and sol diers, while pretectiin: women and children refugees from the lust and savagery of the forces we nro arm ing and encouraging a'nnst Huerta." There are approximately 4,000,000 acres of timber land in New Hiimji shiic, of which about half is m farmers' wood lots. and saws fall htm, ho uses flro. It fire falls him ho uses dollars, a destroys tho barriers that stand In his way. Ho holds tho steering wheel in his two hands.. Ho has an Instinct for self-leadership. Ho dotormlnos what kind of a life pleases him most, then ho lends It. Ho doesn't sny ha would lend It If ho could. Ho doca lead It. Ho tears down every ob struction. ' ltoguo Valley Men Impress Tho ltoguo Iltver valloy Is crowded with moii who ought to hnvo hemi lawyers or doctors or politicians or publishers or bunkers or brokers ought to huvo boon had they allowed family traditions to direct their lives, Hut they concluded to snap their Hu MONDE MA ONADMINISTRATI ON MILES UN U ITALY'S DIPLAY L KOMK, Feb. 27. Whether or not Italy will participate in the Pannmn Pacific exposition in San Franekco next year will depend upon the clauses iusertcd in the immigration bill now pending before congress in Washington. This intimatien: was contained in n nolo handed to Ambassador Thomas Nelson Page here todov by govern ment officials. At present, the nole said, Italy intends to take a lending part in tho exposition, but it inti mated that the clause providing for American inetucni men on Italian em igrant vessels is one of tho things which might enuse the government to reconsider its decision. Kx-Mayor Kniesto Naihan of Home, the Italian exposition comm:. sioner, was hot today at a luncheon at which Amlmssndor Page, Ira Nel son Morris and Francisco Xiltl. the Italian minister of agriculture, were guests. FOKKST GIJOVK, Or., Feb. 27. F. S. Haines, "5, known all over the world among jirofossiounl archers as a bow-maker, died here today. ge ra ut ghosts and ancestral memo ries; Jeer at tradition, laugh at pre destination's grip on society, tear loose from tho harrowing narrowness and tho strlfllug closoucss of tho oc cupations that had been marked down for them and go back to tho land! That "back to tho land" cry wo havo heard bo much of lately has seL most of us to thinking. That Is tho dlfforenco botweon us and tho ion down hero. It set thorn to doing. I.lko most of us thoy dreamed of u buugalow-sholter sot down amotu fruit-giving trees In n vn'loy filled with soft air and sunshliio, the rosy (Continued on page I.) DEPENDS UPONNEW IMMIGRATIONS!. HO KIN DISPUTE OH ALASKAN EilEL Conferees of Senate After Ltflf De bate Agree to Eliminate At Issue and Also to Reduce ApwwIaHen From $40,000,000 te $3S,MI,MI. Adjustment Practically Ends AH Dif ferences letween Twe Hnsm af Congress Annuat Appreariattaw. WASHINGTON, Feb. 27. The houso conferees won out this after noon over tho senate conferees 1c i their dlaputo over the Alaska railroad ( hill. After a long dobato tho sonata conferees agreed to ellmlnato the bond Issuo and also to reduce the appropriation from 110,000,000 to $35,000,000. Tho adjustment practically endo.t all differences between the two bouses of congress, but a final meet ing of tho conferees will bo held Mon day and then the bill will go to tho house and senato for final approval. As the bill now stands, appropria tions for tho construction of the rail road will bo made annually Members of tho house later-state commerce committee predicted this afternoon that congress would, Bot adjourn before August. Debate la both houses over proposed trait legislation, they polktei:euf, wuU.v bo lengthy and delay adjourameat. At tho committee hearing Profes sor Taft denounced tho recall of Judges and of Judicial decisions. He declared that both tended to destroy tho efficiency of tho courts. Taft also opposed the election of Judgei. The ex-prcsldcnt was tordlally re ceived by both democrats and repub licans alike. When ono member called him "Mr. President," he smiled and answered: "I havo been called everything but colonel." WASHINGTON, Feb. 27. The senate was urged today by Senator Ashurst of Arizona to set a definite date for consideration of the woman suffrage constitutional amendment, lip suggested March 38. During tho debate Senator Reed of Missouri flashed with Ashurst. L COMMAND OF STOCKS NEW YOHK, Feb. 27. Apathy was general at the opening of the stock market today. While the un dertone was good, business was very light. Reports that President Huer ta had requested the assistance of the Unltod States caused activity la Mexican stocks. National Railways of Mexico second preferred rose two and Mexican Potroloum 4 points. Canadian Pacific, Atchison an Southorn Pacific gained 1. The mar ket became dull again after this spurt, when tho Huerta report was denied. Now Haven dropped 2H. IJonds woro Irregular. The market closed steady. AK AT NOGALES NOGALES, ArU., Feb. 27. Sev eral members of General Venustlauo Carranza'u cabinet arrived today at Nogaslcs, Sonora. They refused t stato whether Carranxa himself wh on tho special train that brought thorn from Hermoslllo, They declared that their chief ft. formed uo opinion In the watter A tho execution or William H. Meatsn at Juarez and will Hot until he la fully Informed of It. Members of the eourt martial that tried llentou are at Xagaalaa, supposedly for a eeafwe with Carraaia. " -. X- --1 I .