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"ion !w '"a Sfreof'1"' Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER 1'nlr Miv. 70) Mln. 10. rorty-IMrd vr Dolly KIhIiIIi Yfr MRDFORD. OltliiaON, T.irWNDAY, MAKCir 12, 1914. NO. 001 rn y WILSON SIGNS ALASKA RAILROAD BILL DEVELOPING MEASURE IS ALASKA WITH UN IE STATES Exrcutlvc Slatrs Dill Will Do More In Drvelap Ncrllitrn Territory Tliaii Any Plan as Yet Devised Rral Hrlplnii Hand Extended. Ho Formal Ceremonies Attended Sl( nature, Tolmuli Chamlirrlaln, An llior, and Others Present. WAHIIIN'OTON, Mnr. 12 I'n-il ilitill WIUoli this nftoriiooli signed llm Alimkn riillnuut hill. Hi iimmI twit pens- oiio (if Ivory ntiil pHter, tlm niliitr of Ivor) mill koIiI lHllotnn. ho unlit, K'mitlli'" mallliiKl) ut tlioxt iiroiiiul It I tit . It Kites tun llm ittrntt'nl pleniturit to slmi tliU tilll. I can ' now Hint am hntit linked Alnkl.it mul the United Mates ti- mom tlinu u friend ly Ho. I believe this measure will ilo fnr mom to dctolop this turrlto.) tlinu any otliur plmi Hint tin ticca dot lied. "I linil tioiuxl to sign stirh n bill before my term iilriil mid tlmt I nm nlilti to ilo mi In tlilt brief period I n oiirrti of miirli gratification to iito Unit t find It hard to express no tr. "Alniikii (Insert c much nt tho hmuU of tliu American ho)Io nnd t tivllfto Its Interest tll U cnnil for liy thl Mil. I feel Hint wo linvn nt last reached out a hand of real help fulness mul brotherhood to Alaska nn( Hint n bate linked It to Us with ninny tioniU In u way taluablo to both lilltlM." No formal ceremonies nttoniloil Hid signing of llm bill but there were, a Houil ninny present, Including Hecro Inr) of tlm Interior Lane. Huutor ('hnmhcrlulii, Jnmes mill Plilinmi, CoiiKrcumiitiii lloimlou mul u delcgu Hon of 1'iulflc slope mul A'nskn resilient, E NGLAND'S BIGGEST NAVAL BUDGET ASKS $257,000,000 LONDON'. Mnich '-'. Sm-li " ttniship building progiuin n etcii F.ngluuil liiul liiinlly fM'rU'il " llllll Ill'I'lllO lllC llUIIM' III' COllllllOII li First l.otil o tin Ailuiriiiltj WiiinIihi riim.'itili tli.x nl'ii'i iKion. His onliinnlii piutiitcil lor four new (lieiitliinughts, lour einiseis, Incite ileNtioyeis, hiitunuiiiics mul Mist stores of munitions. Tim up iiiiniatiou deshed to enter the cui htiiii'tion of llm proposed new Wf ncls wiih .t'J.r,700,000, mi iiicieusc iter Inst teat's natal allowance of .j. 1 .1,000,000. Tliu iiinliitioiiHiiei.it of the mliiiir nlty's iogruiii wiih tlm result inninl.t if (liuiunni'K icjection of Church III'm pioposnl of ii "naval holiday." HF.DDINO, fill., Maieh !-. A landslide four iiiili'H iioilh of DuiiMiiiiir blocked llm NIiiimIii loiilu of tlio SoiiIIiuiii I'lii'llii' inlliiuiil fioiii l ii'i'lui'li liml I'wnliiK uiilil H::i( lliin iiioihImk. li;n II 1 1 Mill. Illllllllll llm "lllln wiih i'ouiili'i'.l. Tliu uiiillilioiiinl f HIiiikIii Limited mid Hm' I'oilliiinl ekpieHH went held nil niulil nt Duiixiniiir. t MU. O'UjMUN win, oi'pesi: ioiis immhion "iMfstoUl JAMhy A OOCHMftN 1 ultcit titr Srintir Jutnei A O'Oornmn, of Vcv Vork, rinitti rvcrntljr ' Hiutu '-nt Hut lr ilr 'iiicil o ibntiKR In bU i onltlnu to Hit' rcpi'.il of Hr "TT.iiii.i li ii imi ' i 1 1 for win ti the t'renlilont r.nbil In n linef but itrmn, iviki' He ieml in l't'l i to t'oiisrrnH Other nhi.lii'iit Setinlnih whu hn' i-i'ii with him I iMliriii.ni hi hi MiiihI nmiiiit the rejieiil until lli.H tin.') ere witter. )! ' ' t the luiprosloii miiili' ! lb. I'lexuli-iil itiMreNk, mul Hot iiil tic i'l -ii'"rl the I'rt'klili'iil tinnim tin) f.iu.rul hu Keiierul IIUUll"' til'" 'tun ii"i ill H iiin.uin iih ni h'.iuih. r- SHIP BUILDERS PAID LOBBYIST AT WASHINGTON NORlRNIEEfORy MISS DRAKE, PROGRESSIVE CANDIDATE FOR ALDERMAN IN CHICAGO, CAMPAIGNS AMONG WORKMEN'S WIVES Aliened Anti-Canal Toll Repeal Lob byist Admits Rcceivinu $1000 Fee and Contingent Fee of $4000 for Work on Bill. In Case Panama Tolls Sill Passtd in a Certain Way, Company Would Build More Ships, He Asserts. MILLION DOLLAR LOSS DOCK FIRE PORTLAND HARBOR PORTLAND, Or, Mim-li 1-'. DniiiiiKo ei-liniiileil 111 eei of ?!. (HIIMlOo wn itiuie eiirlv tmluN liy n file whirli ilc-lloM'il Ci'liiuililil ilnek" No. 1 mul -; Moiitj-omerv duel. No. I mul pint of No. "J. The Hti'iim nt'liooiier t'ricket, loiuleil with m pluilt, U prnetieiilly u tolul o mul the ltrilii.li Royal Mnil ktemner (lieu my, loiuleil with luuilier mul whent, Iiiih hor upper ileek liiiiueil nuuy. with I'ouiiileriililo ilnuni)te to her enik'o. The fire wit prolmlily emfeil hy mi epliiioii of wheat eluiff on the Coluuihiu iloek. The Ci iel.et, the liiht eM.nl to take fire, lieemuc ut miee a minim; funiaee. tliu iuflma uiiililii nt-Rti iimhinj; the enift a lliialiiiK loreh. Shu wiih rut ooe I'ioiii the iloek mul et ailnll, hut iiihIi'ihI of taking the ehauiiel in the iniilille of lhe liter, flouleil hkiiIiikI .Moiit)!iiuiiir,v iloek No. -. mIUmk; Die In the plalfiiim, llm liiiinim; oil pour iiiL' iiiln (lie wnler mul fniiiK the piflrt. The firehoal Datiil ('umphull xeiiteil her with Kinpplini; iioiix mul low ed her to a miiiiII ilauil helow the Homing niilU, whetu clie wax heaeheil mul tihiiiuloueil, It wiik not until the file hail liiiiueil ithelf out on the iloukh mill on the (lleuroy that tliu fiiehoat went haek mul Ik'kuu pln.tint; btieaiiin tin tlm Ihiiiiimk Cn'eket. T IN 20-ROUND DRAW 8AI.T LAKH CITY, Mnr. l::.--KlKht fniiH horu wtiro ileniunilliiK to ilny li letum nmleli botween Dituny O'llrluu of l'ortliiiul mul (tllbiirt (tl lunt of lloalmi, who battluil 20 ioiiiuIh to u draw at Mm my, a Halt l.itliii' Hiiliiirh, hut uivht. lloth moil eUmuil utroiiK. Danny O'llrleii foiiKht Mini Antler him hIx HuieH, tlm limt HkIiI oeeiiriiait In Meilfonl olKhleeii iuoiiHih iiko. Will lo hero O'llilun iiimlu mmi) frloiiiU ami divided ioiularlly with tliu "I'lltln." Ilo hiHt a liiili-llno d' clnluii to Hud, iiIHioiikIi ho flulHli.nl fctiniiK In tliu limt rniiiiil, hut Ilutl'u poimhiilly mid UU pur cunt of the Hiuetntorri worn iikhIiihI him. nul lum hi n llimlnii neiuiptir. who in luiiHy went 111) ruiiliiU nt OuKlitiiil, I'ul., with I'HiuliJy lliinitf, VILLA TO DROP BOMBS ON TORREON 1 MLXin) (ITY, Mnnli U. (Sen erul Villa hatitn; miiiouiiecd hi" in tention of hi'iiiluij: UMiitoi'M aloft to iliop houilii into Torreou, l'rexiilent lluerta hent. onlei" today to the sar hndii'm eoiiiinmiiler to fiiruikh faeili lien for foreiKiiei-s to Uwive iniineili alely. It wmt uiulerwlitoil Hint he acted on n rcipteM fioni Wiihliinnlon. FiKlititiK wax in irojjre.n in Tor reon'rt viemity, hut, the wires hatinj; been nut, few iletnilx were Knott u. United States (.'Inline irAffaires ()'Slniii;littMHy tviiB told hy llueita liim-elf that 'JO(U) rebels had eaptui ed the town of ('ameros in the Tor reou tlUlriet, ns well two p.iksen uer tniiiiK mid one feriht ill the Mime ilMiict. CllllirAlll'A (MTV, Mnreh K. Oi'iit'inl Villa wiih ciitiniuiiiK troiip u'liil kuiis lii'ie loilnv lor Torreou. He had 118 I'aunou and 'J'J.'i homo iniide fliells for emh of theiii. "We're nil leady for Torreou," he told the newspaper ciiire-iponili'ijt-.. "and if our Kiiiiiieit uie cure I'ul of their niiiiniiiiitinu e hate oiiuiikIi of it lo blow the town off the map. Of .'.'.Oil men hcte, 1 hhull take 5000 with me." Hu intimated he milit Mint this afternoon. WASHINGTON. Munh 2. Hat iiibnOiMon that he rureived n .-10(l feu mul ciitcm! into ciitilriu-t h hi tilting eoiitiueiil fw of .lll(lll for mrrelv iittctidiii(; ,ini;r''ioiinl rom lillttee inerliiii;t mid Inking imlr''. without talking to ocnutorH and eon t;n".Miieii, wn innilo today before the senate lobby 'omuiitlt-i' by (hark'H W. DeKniv'bt, nu alhpiil nuti-emial tolU rtibb.Ni-t. Deknii'ht swore that he was paid .1000 liv 1. T. Howies of the Fore Riter Shipbuilding eont puny nt (Juiney, Fiiks. AsKcd what the "contiiipenej" was, Dekyinht mi id (lint was tineer tain, but he hclie'ved it meant Hint "if the I'aiiatua tolls bill pujwd in it eertaiu way the roirtpany would build more ships, and in that cm-e I should set my 4000. However, the bill did not past, in the dexirr.1 shiiM and 1 trot only lOO&v-" v YVhnt dnl ou .lo to cam your fee?" n-ke.1 Senator WaNh. "Oh, I did ii lot of work in attend fntc heariiiKS nml iiiakiu notes," answered Deknij;lit. "Did you eter talk to cniicrenMiicii or senattirsf" iiKed Walsh. "No." "I do lint think that 3011 were n Killflll mini," snid W11UI1. Later Dekiiiht aid he had dis charged a htenottrnpher for uitiu- iiifonniition to newpnpers which had cinbiirnisM'd In elieulx. lie ad- inittcd attending conferences of rep-re-eiitnlivei of sliipliuildtu iitter cts, but deuietl that he knew any thing of n fund raised to affect canal tolls lem-latiun. DekiiiKht also nlcutified contracts he had made fur .10 per cent of nuy increase in pay he obtained for en listed men. rav : m n&J7 - cvi- V AW 'TW'vM '. xUi Jl mt. Hi mmmmmwrnm .-'-if- W ti k 2MmmiBmmmmmmmmBWmm& s HPV . - P 2Bmmmammmmw'i Ia kit ImBBvi i . v ill lBB Mil (i .Miss Marou II. Drake, proj;res site em.didato for ntdcnnnn in the first ward in (bieao npnut John J. ('ounhlni, has earned her cam paipi iimoti the women of the south end of the ward. Miss Drake is.ted more than fifty hoiiM'whcs in n boiiM'-to-hou-e enn vnss In-fore she went to tlm loop dis trict to nt'eud mutters connected with her law business. On her wny to the loon district the tvomnn enndidnte was hailed hy n number of teamsters, to whom she has become n familiar sight Avorkin;? in the business street of the wnrtl. At one comer she stopp"?f to ehnt with a tiiouuti'd policeman to team soine facts nboiit the M)(icin of the tvnrd. ALLEGE FRAUD"" 'AMBASSADOR IS TO OF SIEGEL BANK! BY CHAMBERLAIN ALLEGATIONS ASKED EXPLAIN MERSHD REFUSE JO' CALUMirr, Mich.. Mnr. 12. Pre Itlent llocknrd of tliu Calumet local of the, Western Federation of MlinorJ denied totlny that tho mombera of his locnl would abandon by vote, tho copper etrlko otcn It n ruforenduni should bo held, ns suggesteil. He Hides, ho nthled, no definite, plans had boon ami do far tho referendum XKW YOHK, Mnr 12 The two big department stores operated here by Henry Slegel nnd his partners were, ordered closed this afternoon by the federal court. NF.W YORK. March 12. Invesli pitiou of fraud allegations against officials of the Siegel Store corpora tion nml the Siegel private bank was continued here today by a grand jury. District Attorney Whitman declared lhat "sufficient material to warrant fifty indictments had been unentered." , Henry Siegel and Frank K. Vogel, president nnd vice-president, re spectitely, of the Sienel Stores cor poration, and owners of the defunct Siegel hank, were in tested yesterday on three indictments lntestigation by the district attor ney's oft ice, it wns said, hud diselos. ed discrepnneies of nearly $'2,000, 000 between the books of the Siegel Stores nnd bunking enterprises, mid the financial statement used as 11 basis for additional credits before the failure. WASHINGTON, Mar. 12. Senator Chamberlain Introduced a resolution tn tho upper house today calling on tho stato department for tho text of tho speech made by United Stated Ambassador Page before the Asso ciated Chambers of Commerce in London last night In which ho was quoted as saying tho Monroe doc trlno "simply means America would prefer no Kuropcan government to gain more, laud In tho now world." Chamberlain professed also deep Interest In tho statement attributed to Page iu tho same speech to tho ef fect that ho "wouldn't say America constructed tho Panama canal for Kuglaud but tho consideration that thb Prltlsh would profit most by Its use had added greatly to the pleas ure of building it." Tho senator's resolution called for the information on which this state ment was based. A now major league ruio prohibits a coach at third base from touching or holding a baso runner rounding tho third station. WHERE BROOKLYN FEDERAL LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM WILL PLAY THIS YEAR rl -.' Hi ISSsI 'sBBB fcSHjSV.ilBBBi H SsflLflHt Kbm' S Em Wt ' Hi , W, ''Jf "Sf t ''ItB BjMjMMMBEMWljMiBHE3Hy " UV t v'iNH sHilHMPHHilsssHHHBSuilHwHBssVHiiHIBKrirx .JUit. .. m. m y.MssiW BUREAU TO LOAN FURFCAS T ERFOR DANGER PEROD Weather Bureau to Furnish Observer During Frost Season, If FemM ter Beats' Recemmtnsiatlwi It Agreed to at Washlnften. Fruitgrowers Name Committee te Take Up Appointment of Pathet ogist With County Court. Tho V. 3, weather bureau will lirovlde an expert obscrvor and foro castcr for tho frost period at Mod ford provided tho recommendation of K. A. Ileals, district forecaster for the northwest, stationed at Portland, Is favorably acted upon at Washing ton, D. C. Mr. Beats arrived In Medford Thursday to mako arrangements for carrying on tho weather service af tor Prof. O'Gara's departure, and will send P. R. Drake, his chief as sistant heo during J.he two months irosi uanger period, on tho under standing that tho countr pay the room rent for the bureau, which was agreed to by County Judge Ton Velle. Is lladly Handicapped "Or course," said .Mr. Deals "It Vlll be hard to fill, even temporarily. Prof. O'Gara's place for local predic tions. A now man, no matter hqw expert, will bo handicapped In many ways. And you have had such an unusually efficient service, that it has spoiled you In your expectations. Prof. O'Gara's work has attracted natlon-wldo attention. But we will do tho best w0 can to fill tho void during tho danger period." Frultgrowors of tho valley met in tho public library Wednesday after noon, and discussed the matter of securing a county pathologist, ap pointing a commltteo of five com posed of Uert Anderson, F. H, Mad den, A. S. V. Beckwlth, Dr. Hart and A. C. Allen to Investigate the proposition of tho O. A. C, secure applicants, and act with the county court. Tho O. A, C. Informally agrees to furnish half tho salary, from state aid and appropriation fund for use it data, etc., collected, but leaves the seloctlon of tho pathologist to this section. An effort to restrict the commltteo to tho acceptance of this offer was rejected. Tho committee will hold Its first meeting with tho county court Tuesday. Tribune to O'Gar Tributes were paid to tho worth of Pror. O'Gara by Col. It. O. Wash burn and D, M. Lowe, and resolutions adopted unanimously thanking him for his service? and painstaking ef forts. It was argued by B. W. Carleton of Table Rock that a pathologist versed In horticulture and agricul ture should be chosen so tho farmers could not wall that tho frultmen wore receiving nil the benefits of the oftlco. Unity and harmony wore 'urged among all branches and sec tions and diversified farming urged. COLQUITT PLANS FliDLCAL IEAQUE BASEBALL TACK, BROOK LVAJ,N V If llm lliouklyu Federal League hull park U cuMcd iu Hie Waul hiite miitiigcd it ulll look Uku tliu ueeuiiipuiijluK h,ii rntluti, Hindu from plan drawn b) ( M ( oiiixIihI,, siipertlulug mvhlleii. I' hu been vurloimly enlliiinicd limt llicu nUmU, width (he utviivr expect to hv cuiupleUd Iu U tuvk lime, will nmt be weni I.ihk) mul si.'tO.iKK). Theie lw U'vii 11 gieat de.il of hpouilutluii on Hie putt of uijjuulii'd tMuvballm u u wUtbvr It will W pv ilble to fyuiplt'te tliu wuiU Iu (but tltuv. Tliu WmO UsMulv lUv 1-urU will lu Iu ivudluw fvr thv 'yvuluu ul tUv wwu. TO INCREASE FORC E OF TEXAS RANGERS AUSTIN, Texas, Mar. 13. That Governor Colquitt Intended to ! croaso the force of Texas Hungers a a stop toward better protection &t the Mexican border was utidarito4 here today, "Do you Intend to consult with President Wilson cohuatnIuk the pro posed InernaseT" he was Mk4, "Washington has absolutely mUm I11K to do with (he Hsim,H V rwerwl Colquitt. "I MI UtlUii uM III A iMjijUHtl mtxkhtmMigiMH Wt Mwt 1 9" W ss esrf fijnfsjMssynPi