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"runn HMmb.nl Sfiitfr 207 Second Stmt T Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER t'ncttlcil, front tonight- Mm. 30; Mln. 21 1'oity fmiilli Vi'iir Dally Ninlli iur MEDKOKD. OHKCION, Tlint.SDAV, JUAWCII 2(1, 1011. NO. 4 FIGHT OVER CANAL BILL NOW UNDERWAY MAORTY FOR REPEAL OF T E Dlttrrcst Battle of Present Adminis tration Under Why Party Lines Smashed Debate Begins Over Limiting Debate to Fifteen Hours. "Patriotism Aoalnst Parly Plat forms" Is Slogan of Supporters of Repeal Some Republican Aid. WArtlllNOTON. .Mnr. 2fi. The battle In tin house over tlu resolu tliui providing fur llm repeal (if tln American lolls exemption elnimo of ; llm Piuinmn rnutil'hlll started nt o'clock this afternoon when Ittipri mntnllvi. Henry called iii n special rule, limiting the ditlmlo to 20 hours Tln Mil was Introduced In Out Iiiiiuo I))' Hountor J. Ilnui Lewis ol IIIIiiiiU. The ri'Mulutluii until In part: "In punuinncM of tlm Into Aincr Icnii doctrine it ctpinl Junllro to nl'. special rlvlliKii to none, ll U ex. pedlciit mill Just Hint nil vowmiI pnislng through llm rnnnl ahull pn n mini ii f conipciiiwitlon mi adjusted n to compensate for tliu expense mid upkeep ( tliu rnunl." A Ilnui vote was expected Kntur tin) night or Monday. In llm house repeal seemed certain. Congressman AitniiiMin predicted It by n majority or from 40 to "o. In llm sounto however dufualud louiuuil ii h n posl lilllty. Chairman llcur) of tliti rule com in lit co propoioil to limit ilebnlo on Ire repeal propimnl to fifteen liourit. Congressmen Mnim mid Murdoch wanted more time Party line were pretty well obli terated. Supporters of repeal nmo pleading for "patriotism ngnlimt pur t platform " Anil they nppcaro I certain to win some republican votes t)n tin' other hand. Congressman Underwood, llm dciunrrntlc floor lender, ns Inking n prominent part In tile flKttt against repeal. In connection with llm repeal co:t-trovers)- Speaker Clnrk was looked on n faring mm "f the moil set Inns problems of III pnllllrnl career, whether, ns u possible ranitidine for tlm presidency In l!Hil, to oppose President Wllrnn openly nnil preelpl into n pail)' lircak with tlm tolU iiuentlon nn Imiiui In tli" next cam paign, or to remain onl) n pntl opponent of tlm administration dur ing tlm pending flttht. His friends predicted Hint ho would avoid u brenk, voting tiKnliint repenl nnil Is hiiIiik lirt htnteiiient kIvIiib lil rciiHoiitt for iloltiK mi tmt tiikhiR no (Contlnuna on pro 3.) YOUNG GIRL IS OF MARY K1LF01L I.OK AKdtil.KM, Cnl., Muri'li 'J. Iiil'oi'inution li'iiilint: to hlmw Hint l.illinn A. 1'nlimn', II, uiih ropon hilile for llm ilciilli liy poison of Mni'.v Kill'oil huh laid Iicforo DlHhii't Atlor ney Ku'ilerlokn today liy ntlorne.Vh rilrfseiitiiiK 1'liilip Kill'oil, lirntliei' ol' tlm ilciiil woinnn. l.illinn l'ulinor is M'lioiihly ill in n Sun Diejjo liohpilnl. Kill'oil i nlli'Ui'il lo liu ieponhililn l'or her condition. M'nry Kill'oil died n few weeKn iiko nfler drinkiiij,' polHimeil elmeoliile. Her ilenlh u hliidiiiled in ni.Vbtery. 1 .11 1 CI' it WIIH I'llllllll Unit l-illiini I'ul iner wiih to lieiMiiiiK n mother ami Kill'oil uim iiiTi'Mi'd mi a hlnliitor, eliniMi'. TIiIh led In n fiiitlu'i' iiiveH IlKiitlon of .Mary K'ill'oil'M (tenth, mid il in lo leiimui I'liilip Kill'oil I'l'nu KiiHpieion Hint llm reiiehi'iiliilioin inn iniiile. The ill-lilcl nlloino -tnlnl llml no ncllon would lie InLi'ii until n lull lnw.liKiillnii hy ih'li'clni'H wniltinit lllldi'l' liii mihl liml Ih'cii Hindi', S BAB BLAMED FOR DEATH HEM LOSS, 1MM; Mi:.in citv, Miui'ii -(. - Tluit (leiieml Villi mid IiIh leliel iroopii were milled with heavy loxce nt Torreon on WediieMdny wiih nhherled nt the war olfiee heie lodliy. It wiih added Hint today they went in full retreat mirth- ward. ..-. Mll.Xlt't) CITY, March a. - The nliclx have been rout- cd at Ton eon and "U Oof thi'iii went .killed, iieeordinu lo mi offieinl nniioiineeineiit " hy the war olfico thin after- noon. There were no detail' heyotid Hie htateiiivnt that tlm ivIicIh luid relrenled at Her- niijilli). JOHNSON TO OPEN HACIIAMBNTO. Cnl. Mnr. 2C (!oernor lllrnni W. Johnmut will ot flclnlly open llm Cont LeiiKiiu bnio Imll venmin In Hncrumrnto next Tiicn ilny, IimIiik promliied Mnnnger llnrr) 'olerton of tlm Honntori. Hint lr would timH tliu flmt Imll over Urn pin to. Wohertoii rnllnl on tlm Kovernor todny. " Tlm chief oxerutlvo iiHinirl llm Hnrrainetito maunder Hint he would he tickled to denth to do tlm honorrt. Oovernor JoIiiinou U micli n rnhl I fnn Hint ho rnn ho properly ternmd n Inii:." lie hn n hox renerved nt lliiffalo Park nml never inlnHca n Kntim. COUNTY PATHOLOGIST Tlie eointnillee I'oinpoM'd of A. (' Allen, licit Auderfoii, Dr. Hint, A. S. V. Ilcckwith and !'. II. Madden, appointed hy Hie fruitKrowen.' uikm. nieelini' lo eoiihider uinlters relaliw lo heruriiit; n pntlmloijihl to fill the wienimy i'aui.ed hy the reMnitt:oii of 1'idlVhhor P. .1. O'Onrn, is uieetiut: with I'leMilcnt Kerr of the t). A. ('. nt I'orvallif. HiIh nfternoon to dieu tlm proposition of the titute. eiliien tloiial iiihtitittinii pnlii; half of tl"' ciciisck from htnto funds for u pathologist, for the nc of data, c.v periiaeiilK and information collected. President Kerr arrived in Medford ThurMliiy. TRAINMEN KILLED E SI'OKANK. Wur.lt.. Mareh 'J(l. Aloitr.o K. Cole, eniitpcr, mid '. K. llecker, e.xpiesrt tiiCKneii(;er, are dead and thrco other trainmen ani Miffer ini; from Hovere injuries today us the reMilt of a heiid-on eollUion helween (heat Noithorn piihsenuer train No. II, eiihllmund, mid it freight train near 1'riei.l Hiver, Idaho, lain yester diiy. The collision in said by the dispatchers' office here lo have been caused by Hie failuie of the ciikIii eer of tlm fii'iRht to obey ot tiers'. N'o passenger was injiiied. TO BOX JOE SWAIN VANCOUVNH. WiinIi., Mnr. 20. Ilinl Aiiilermiii, farmer mid fnruiur IlKhtwiilKht implrmit U iiiutrhed to day lo box Jim Hvwiln nt lliiyiiinuit WhuIi , Apt II I H. (In but bvKUii IllltlllllU H ff y Field Marshal French and Adjutant General Ewart Resign as Result of Ulster Affair Asqullli Trying Des perately to Tide Over Crisis. Repudiation of "Gough Treaty" Al leged Cause Cabinet's Downfall Only Temporarily Averted. LONDON, March 'Jll I'rern er Asipiith was Iryinc dcpcmti'lv todu to tide iner the crisis following the announcement of the resignation of two of the highest oflieers in the llritish army Field Marshal French ami Adjutant (leiieral Kwnrt. It was heheted lm was trying to perMiadu ibein to reconsider their action mid t cumin in the nerviru. French, at any rate, gossip had it, was dctci mined to retire. Ilepiitllntloii of "Tieal' The two officers surrendered their commission; pot because (hey object ed to tlm war office's military incp- nralioiiH in I'lster, but Ikviiiish of Premier Asiiith' ri'piidlutiiin of War Secretary Seely's "(lough livalv." To Ibis doctrine, inomi-inj; (leiieral (lough that the Iroojts would not he rc(iurv(i to eoniuer I Istcr, hut would he called on only to keep tinier, French and Kwnrt added their names. Itepudiatioii of the "trials inennt I hoy would bo tumble to keep their pledge. Miiiiv liberals considered llm iu'- nn'cr's refusal of Seely's resignation it mistake. Their view was that he bad shown himself lmelessly iueap- nhle of limidlmg such u situation n exists in Ireland ami that his pres ence in the cabinet will be a continual source of weakness to the adminis tration. ltci'M'iis Coiitrowrsy Kefening to Premier AstpiithS re pudiation of the "(lough treaty,'' (It'iieral (loimh. the leader anions thoso who resigned ns a protest against War. .Minister Seely s prepa rations in I'lstor, was tpioted as say ing, in Dublin, that tliu officers in tended to hold tlm government to Seelv's promise mid "if the premier iiisjsU on withdraw int? the guarantee given them he feared the whole con trovers v would lm leopened. Minis ter Seely was in eoulereneo nt the war officii todav with nearly all the lti-itir.il ueneral armv ol fleers. The iriithering's purpose was a secret. E CASE "PURELY LOCAL" NKW YOKK, Mi,r. 20. Asked hero concerning tlm decree In Port land, officials of tho Ainerlcnn Tolo- phonu and Telegraph compniiy ro ferrud to tho miuunl report ot tho conipnuy In Dccouibor, containing tho follewing: "Wo wish to call utteutlon to tho rnct Hint tho Portland enso Is purely local mid confined to n fow local transactions In tho states of Califor nia, Oregon, Montnim, nnil Washing ton, It Is not hoi loved Hits decision will In any way affect tho Interests of tho company." REBBELS SCOFF AT STORIES OF DEFEAT Kli I'ASO, Tex., March 'Jll. Fighting ut (loiiiex Palacio was still in progress ul midnight, according to it dispatch ft oui (teueral Villa re ceivcii by (leiieral Chan ut lunrcr. to dav from F.I Yerjel, Villa' base, Tlm Mexico City claim that llm lehels had been muted win. scuffed lit hy (lenenil (Imo, ilio poluti'il out Hint if Villa' men wi iclicaling in ilioider, ns the IVileiaU siiid, Villa himscll could iml ha li'lfgniphlnu J'awm l-l NvTjHi AM QUIT II FOIMWR CHORUS GIRL WHO IS S 'LsV, BAXKtiR'S SON FOR DIVORCE " 1ft vtSgBtii xuff3iHBIIHHI PBMBBIBBBBBBIBBmiPgtwtf3. OZZj&r III ""& WavmonO tolUJ&ft I L i On the croiiotl J' at he had abandoned her In less than one month after their inurrlige. Mrs. I.'li.'l I.or.duc Itelmont, wlfo of IUymonJ Itclmont, son of August Itclmont. the buiLer, Is ulng for a separation In the Supreme Court In New York. This I the final chapter In a series of events that bejan with tho elope ment of the banker mm and the chorus girl on November 23, 1012. A.-n-i H EPDEMIC OF Y LONDON. M.ir.l. -Jll. That then will lie a fre-h epidemic of resigna tions of llntisli army officers within tlm next day or two wm. repoitcd here tonight. The were expected in retaliation for the government's re pudiation of War Secretory Seely's promise tlm troops would not be used to conquer I Nter if it resisted Irish home rule ll wns siiid so many were likely that the nriny would he eoiupletely dt moi.ilizcd. NATIONWIDE PLAN TO AID WELLESLEY MOSCOW, Idaho, Mar 2C A movement was Initiated hero today by students ot the Statu I'ntvorslty, which Is expected to bo uiiHonwldo among colleges and school, having for Its purposo tho lalslug by sua scrlptlons of money to aid Wellesle.v College, to erect an administration building to take tho placo of tlm ono recently destroed by tiro. Word reached hero that the college might not ro-hiilld beenuso ot lack of funds. More titan J 100 was raised In small amounts hero In a fow min utes after the subscription was started. TWO MEET DEATH IN SIOUX CITY FIRE SIOUX CITV, la., March 'JH. Two persons met death in a fire in the business district here today. The loss was esltiiiiiled ut lOO.llOl), P1"" lially covered by insurance. A uar ler of u block of buildings were bit rued. A wall foil, striking mi aerial trunk and killing Frank Feltoii, pipo iiiiiii, nml Sceley l.uwtoii, the lire chief's ehntitlciir. Two oilier fire men were injured. The Weather Oregon Tonight nml Fiiday oc t'lihiniiiil rum northwest, uiiselilcd in south mid cast pot lions, Hohubl lain Willi snow ciH tolnii, south t'lly wllidt RESGNATIONS ARM E EUGENE F Hl'CKNK, Ore, Mnr 2C -Charged with tliu murder ot his wife, Mr J. I-Mlth Ilosucn, who died suddenly Inst Friday morning, A. 11. llosscn. ' a farmer living near Springfield. was placed under arrest today. llos scn was taken Into custody on Hie road between Springfield and Ku gone, tho authorities stating that tlmy botlovo ho Intended taking n train at tho latter placo and leaving the country. According to tho officers, tho evi dence upon which tho arrest was bated In an alleged statement by Mrs. llosson Just boforo hur death that hex husband had given he; homo hitter whiskey which shv thought was polsonod. Mrs. Dossoii had been seized with cramps and hor husband Is alleged to liavo borrowed the whiskey trout neighbors. Tho result of tho analysis ot tho contents of Mrs, Uosseu's stomach nor tho finding of tho coroner's Jur litis boon made public. It Is known that Mrs. llossen'a llfo was Insured for J5000 In her hus band's favor, but as tar as can be ascertained there seems to bo no other motive for the alleged murder. OIL LAND PROMOTERS SEEK FEDERAL LEASES WASIUNCTON, Mar 20 A lnrgo delegation ot California nml Wyom ing oil land promoters appeared bo foro the houso lauds committee to dny and advocated tlm passage of a hill presiding leases for the develop ment of oil. coal mid other inlueral resources In tho public domain. The delegation asked that preference to given those already on the ground be- cause of expenditures already made. JEFF MYERS REFUSES TO BECOME CANDIDATE PORTLAND. Or-. Mui'-h Jib ' " lunglliy Inleiueiit iim.le public here hula) .IcIIWmiii Myi'i, piniiuiii'iil ilciuuciiil, ileelaivd he would lint be n i'liiidiilitlu I or govcinoi. ulllmtiLjh. lie sax, the demand Its lieiu in .i-lilil. A FARMERO SLAYNG m POISON iOI 0 HON OF iHEATING SAVES BELLTELEPHONE T Admission of Operation in Violation of Sherman Act Admitted by De fendants In Decree Signed by Judge Bean in Favor of Government. Unscrambling Anti-Trust Suit Settle ment Revealed Pacific Ordered lo Sell Stock of Northwestern Line. POIITLANU. Ore. Mar. 26. Ad minion that tho American Telephone and Telegraph company through Its subsidiaries In tho Pacific north west, has been operating In violation of the Sherman antl trust act. through strangulation of long dis tance competition on the part of the Independent companies. Is made by tho defendants In a sweeping decree signed today by United States Dis trict Judgo It. S. Dean, settling, with every detail In favor of the govern ment, Its suits against tho so-called "telephone trust." Tho decree Is tho result of another one ot the famous "unscrambling anti-trust suit settlements that hnvc been made by the government since J. C. Mcltcynolds has been tho at torney general. The veil of secrecy that has shrouded all operations ol the government In this case In thi pest two months was lifted today and It was learned that attorneys for all of tho 12 dcfenHants have boon negotiating with McHeynolds the terms of tho decree that was en tered today. To Sell Northwestern Perhaps the most important phaeo of the decree entered Is that tlm Pacific Tolephono and Telegraph company, a Dell subsidiary, is or dered to sell oft tho stock and bonds In tho Northwestern Long Distance Telephone company, tho Portland In dependent Long Distance corporation that Is now In tho hands ot a re ceiver because. It was alleged, ot the business tactics of the "trust." The decreo asserts that tho Pacific Tolo phone and Telegraph company at present owns $721,000 of the J750. 000 stock Issue of tho Northwestern. Tho tolephono company defend ants admit virtually every charge 'that was made against them In tho suit filed last July. Tho govern ment gets everything that It asked for In the petition and moro. Twenty Days for Kxecutlvo In Portland the Pacific compan.v Is given 20 days In which to earr out a contract providing for trunK lines betwecti Its toll boards and the toll boards of the Home Tolephono company, to get her with similar trunks extending front the local boards of both to tho .Northwestern Long Distance Telephone lines, whereby patrons of both companies can have the use of tho Independent long distance service It they re iptlre. These Inter-connnunlcatliui connections are ordorcd at oven point where competition exists. The Pacific Is furthermore warned not to establish any special rates for thoso who will uso their long dlstauco ser vice. MAKE LIGHT GAINS NKW YORK, Mnrcli 'JU.-The stock market was dull ut the opening of the market today, Union Pacific, uill, ii hl'mht advance over yester day's closing, being the only lending slock to use. Trailing was (nii'u.v among professionals, with very lit tle outside interest. Dig Four mid Corn Product gained slightly, whilu Kli'i-I, tho ronl stocks mid some spe ciallics fell off sharply. New Ha ven jumped morn than 'J point on u few buying order soon uller the opaiiiug. Trading wiis almost mil liuuh'SH nt noon. lloillU WCl'll lciul.v. Tlm umikci clou'd liimg nml )' Hid. R 0 MILLION DOLL AR CROP OF PEARS Cold Wave Finds Orchards Gener ally Prepared and Temperature Does Not Reach Danger Mark Through Strenuous Night. Train of Crude Oil Distillate on Way to Prevent Fuel Famine No Or chard That Smudged Injured. -f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f Portland, Or., March 'JO. imi! Tribune, Medford, Or.: Weather will slowly mod erate during nest few diiyn. Drake will nrrive today mid we will resume forecasts nt once. DUALS. f ttllt Alhough Wodncsday night was the coldest ot the year, tho thermometer dropping to 21 and m spots to 23, little damage was dono to fruit, as the cold wavo found most of tho or charding fully prepared and orchard heating was universally resorted to on an extensive basis. It Is estimated that over $5000 worts ot crudo oil dlstlllato was burned In saving the million dollar pear crop and a dense pall ot smoko hung all day over tho entlro Hoguo rlvor valloy. l.ato pears and appto were, not advanced enough to be endangered. Tho ther mometer did not drop below tho dai ger mark in any of tho largo or chards. Tho weather bureau pre dicts a gradual moderation. It was a frcczo rather than a frost and extended well Into tho foothills At 10.30 o'clock Wednesday evening tho first firing began at. the Hollo way, Hear Creek and Klamath or chards. At 12 o'clock general tiring was ordered throughout tho vallo;', a temperature of 20 being reached. From thenco tho thermometor grad ually fell, reaching 24 at 6:30 o'clock. In ono or two spots, a temperature of 23 was reached out side tho orchards. Thaw lug Out Gradual The thawing out was very gradual. It was S o'clock Thursday morning botore tho thermometer climbed above tho freezing point. The dens pall ot smoko retarded the thaw and acted most beneficially. As a result not near as much damago resulted as at first surmized. There Is grave danger of a short age In fuel. A special train was on the way, ordered by telegraph, and Is expected tonight or tomorrow. Most (Contlnuod on pace 3.) CRUSHING DEFEAT OF 1200 FEDERALS UHOWNSVILLK. Texas. Mar. 20. Rebels arrived at Matamoraa to day from Guerrero and told ot the overwhelming defeat at tho latter placo Monday of n force of 12000 fed erals under General Guurdlolu, who was on his way from Xuovo Laredo to attack the Matamoraa garrison. Learning ot his expedition a rebel dotacliiuout marched' northward and west along the ltlo Grande to meet Jt. Tliu federals had occupied (luorrero wheu tliu rebels arrived and at tacKod them. (luurdlola lost heavily In tho fight and only got off, the rebels said, by leaving about ouu hundred ot bb men In the town, who deluywl (lid constitutionalist until ho had such a slurt on Hid rot urn Journey tw Nuiivo La redo with trio rent of hi force (but It was tmpult'M a m(UWH overtaking him. Tliu roar guard dm rnrM If ItUVH been HesrlV iltlKtIWU4, NEAR GUERRERO