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MI3DFORD. OREGON, FRIDAY, FEHRlrARY 27, 1914.
NO. 290
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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
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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
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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"
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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-
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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
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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
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ITALY'S DIPLAY
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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
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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.
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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. " -.
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