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20 flccsnrf strut Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Pair lonlght nml Wnliicn day Mux. fJ7j Mln, JIM, I ti t y ftiui Hi Vi'iir Pally Ntnlli ViMir MI3DF011D. OIUWOX, TlTKSI)iV, MAIK'll HI, 1!)M. NO. 8 U HIGH PRAISE OE MOTIVES r SPEAKER CHS CENSURE OF PRESIDENT WILSON TEMPERED WITH , I' DENIES SPEECH IS Off Nil; N 1 Speaker Admits Stand May Mean His Retirement From Public Life, Out ntMhrr Retire Than Repudiate Sacrril Plank' ol a Platform. Repeal of Canal Tolls Exemption Dc rlai c J to Re Complcto Abandon- ment c Monroe Doctrine. WASHINGTON. Mil i cli III. -Tin-riot mlli'iill 'ii Ii"ii fr ii third reading of tin' Situ itwuliiliiin show ed i'W nml 1 III hoc. WASHINGTON, Muich ni. Speaker Chump Clark dclm-rcd hi speech ngnliiM the repeal "T the ''v itiiptlnu cliiiii' of lln Piiniiiun I'liiiul lnlU hill in tin' hont Ihift nlternouli, ' lint II wiii tempered by slron prnif or Pn'idcut Wilson. Clink tiiiiiMlirtcilly admitted tluit there un no doubt of the picddcut'rf sincerity in liitt Klnml on the lolls ipictlon, lint iimikli'il llmt Midi iirtion would ho lint ii'imitintiiui of j.tnt form pledge nml nn "tin-American nnd ut ti'il iiiiJiiI If initio Ihing to ilo." Ili'liitloim Ar Plcntniit An for his pi'woniil p'taHon with lli piYidini, Clink said they hud nl way Ihtii plinsunl, nml liu hoped they iiltvny would-be. lie flatly de nii'il tlml jii' rer hml voiced imy imt mmiiiI criticism or Picslileiil Wilson nml nln made it plnln In ilnl not bc- limi tlu president ewr liml said n siiude word of cnln'im against him. "I hi'lii'vi'," said Chirk, "llml Pre. idl'llt Wilson H Iti'tlUtled hv till' ltli - i't pulriotid iiiotiM'o in tin imitti'i, nml I mn tirtt In1 cntcilniu tin same opinion in to Hit' coiiiliii't of those who now find it iipeiiwmry to differ with him." Report that Hie speaker wn aetu n I oil in opposing I In leponl lo innki it tin' opening ;:tm of hi eninpnlgu for lint presidency in 101(1 wns hotly denied liy Clink, lie ndmtili'il thut In' hml hci'ii npproni'hi'il liy cerium pi'iMiitH icg.u ding hit rnudidnoy in 1(11(1, lint wild lie gave Ii"' following answer to nil: May Mean Itellreinrul "If President Wilsnii milieu n mtr ithm of Ii'ih mlimnistrutioii lu will hi rriioininnti'il nml n'-clcclcd in HMD. lint if lie makes n luilitie, which (toil fin hid, t lien lh" oVmoiTiitit' unininn lion wonhl not ho worth having." On 1 1; mlmilti'il llml If" stand on Hie I'm' toll ipiesltnu mn ini'iiii hi- ii'lireiueiit from pnhlii' life. "lint llicri' mi' iiiaiiy Hung worst' tlinii being dufciitcd for congics," In added, "or for tin' speakership or for Mm picniiU'ticy, nml nun ot thi'in i to mpiuliiilo Iho platform whereon yon went I'K'i'li'il In offii'i'. If my constituents retiin nm to piivntc life 1 Clin k. t ill he hnppy in Iho lovi mul nflVi'lioii of my wifo nml cliiMien nml in tin' Hoi'iely of my hook." Itefoses to Hull Pint fin in SpenkiT Clink ili'i'lnii'il ho hml HleilllfllHllv Mippillll'll I'lCnllll'Ilt Wll hOII until "w'ti weie I'lilleil upon to holt tlin ileiiiiieinlie pint I'm in." "Anil I nliNoliiti'ly icfiihii," liu mlil nl, "lo ilo any Hut'h thliiK." (Ountlntioil on l'ao 3) entIreTopulation PLACED UH ARREST invmiKiDK. r.ii., Mmi'ii :n. - The eiilnii popnliillon of lll,lh .1 tiiii! t ion llll, nielniliiiK' I'liiliiuiblcr .Nfoicno,. with lln' I'MTplinii of one mull, went Inki'ii Iiil" eusloily tmln) It- KhiiiiM' Wilhon of Uiw'i-HiiW' I'ouiily nml Kluiiiff ilnlpliM of Hun lletniiiillim cnunly, I'hintii'il ill iniinliiK' n "hliml piR." II Im iiIIihi'iI lllylh .liim'liou lm heeii Hie ienil of iiinMei mul wo men of ill iijiule who lime Imeil I nuclei mul ullipjifil liu in or (hell uu'iu'y, HAN TO OF Repcrls Currcf.l Flulitlnu at Torrcon Halted to Give Tedcral Comman der Chance to Negotiate Terms With Villa. Rebels Repulsed Twice, Out Velasco Goes Insane Huti la's Son Killed Early In Attack Upon City. WASIIIMJTON'. March 31 - Tor reiin wim ntlll liolilliis out nunliut the Mi'isliun reliel toilay mul llitcr tUtnN illil not lit'llt'vo It would tin tiUd'ii tirionlliiK to it inenmiKo M! roUi'il lu-ro by .Movlran ClinrRo il'Af falri'H AliiKarn from rori'lr.n MlnUter IIoJiin, lit Mexico City. Cencral Ve laico, (liu (it)'H ffilerul military coiiimninliT, wn In a piullloit to Htnmt tlio rt'lx'lH of ItiiludnlU'ly, ;t WltH Mtall'll. i:i I'ASO, Toxaii, March 31. Ho port with rnrrt'iit toilay that mi armlitlci. hail heen pffcctcil lift ween ri'licU ami foilernU at Torrcon to on ahlo Convrnl Vclaico, (ho foilornl fomiuamliT to ncKotlalu term ol ur rcmlcr. Offlrcra cIomi to (lenoral Carrantn partly roiidrnicl tlicno nlorle. Cor rama would not talk for publlcatlo'i hut It wb aalil on rooiI authority Hint (lcncral villa had put tlio mir ronilur propoiiltlon up to him, that ho had mipcinleil liotllltle In the tiit'autliiin nml that Carrauxn already had replied nutlluliiK tlio term upon which Vclaiico'i biilimlulon ni ho accepted. I'liotoKrnplirrV (iniphlr Slory lloliprl Dornian, nu American VholoKraphiT who naw the IlKhtlnK In tin Torrcon dUtrlct up to Saturday oiornlnc ku n lvld account here today of Hid MruKKtu nhoiit (Ionic Palucln. 'I'lui relieU nuaultcd the idiiro Mveu tliucH, he ald. Iiuforo they tool; It, and In hln opinion the eliKUKelilclit was tlio bloodlcit In Mexican history. "Twlco tlio rchola woro rcpulncd," contluui'd Dormnu, "hut tlio federnis did not follow up their aiUautnRt' either time and after Villa had rn organized Iiln ahattcrcd forces, In rciumcd flKhtliiK and filially took the position. "Coil era la taken prisoner by tlio 1 chela nah! that diirliiK one of the (lomoz I'aluclo iiHtmullfl, Ouuernl Vic lncn wont limaiie from uxcitviuent nml niKcd up and ifown trcnehoH, ciiihIiik nml kIvIiik Iho niont abMiird onlorH, Ilia own nfflrorit oerpow eretl Ii I in nml kept him locked In i room In a hotel In Torrcon until ln recovered, HiicrtJi'M Sou Killed "It wan Ida nbnoiico from tho fir liiK lino nt thin tlino which Kavo rlni to ruiuom that lui hud been killed. Thero waa no rjucntion about M coiiraito, "Colonel Vlrtnrliiuo Iluorla, n son (Continued on puge I.) PLACED UNDER ARREST I.OS AXOKIiKS, Cut., Miueh III. Tho l.o.s Augelcrt iiiH'inplo,eil "iituiy" Ih uiitlor iniest ttnluy, follovvint,' its fiiilitto lo obey the comniniul of Chief of 1'ollco Schiihtinn to nhnnilon il eniiip in tho hcil of tho l.o.s Angelcb rlvor. Since the ihicf'H onlcr wim ixsneil lust week tho iituiy hits hecn weak eucil hy ilcHcitlons mill the inincliiiig iioilhuiiiil of Niniilt imrlicH ho thut when Iho mlil wux uimle toiliiy only liiucly men temiiiuctl in cuuip. TIicm1 uem nueiilcil nml inui'i'licil pence ulily to juil, hinging "Auii'iicn" en riiiile. Upon uirhnl nt I lie priktiii Iho men weie liucil up lngU iile mul iiiniclicil Into Hut hIiiicIiiio lo Hie Mriilim of "Tim MnrhcillnUe." Tim a i my wiim I'limgcil willi lulu t iny a city uhIIiiiiiiic, 1 ARRANGE TERMS SURRENDER i MEXICAN STRONGHOLD WHICH REBEL ARMY IS FIGHTING TO GAPTURE, Itepulwl by nn iiiiexpectcdly rln .a re l 'i e (Iviivrnl lll.i ban been hurled h.uk twenl ii -1 .ltd ' Ci'iii-nil Villa adiiillled tlmt bo w.ih mirpiUnl l creatcr than be Mip)cl. il 'J'ho eoiutltutluiialUt adianre under (ieien.l (lri WEST COMPLAINS OF KING'S ACTIVITY IN LOCAL POLITICS1 SAI.KM, Or, Mnri-h 31 A.crl liikr that Will It. Kmt;. chief ioiiiim'I of the ri'cluiiKitiuii scmee, wns iputc nctie poliliciilly ilurini; his reint x tit lo the Mate mill Iiiim hecn m'IiiI iii telecnuiH into the Mute hiuce then in opK)itiou to n law cn forcement policies ami the cniiili iIiiIch who ure hiipportin lliein, (Inv entor WVkI toilnv "it the follow iiik telermu to l'rtiiikltn K. I.ane, kcc rctnry of lite inleiioi': "If Will K. Kmc will upeinl les lime in ilnhhliuj; in local Oregon pol itic mill ilevoto uioro time to lii itutiot nn an officer in the reclama tion herviei' our cIiiiiicch for less whisky nml more water in Oregon "III IIIIJIIIDC. In enuuneitliii on the iuosiige, Ooxernor West mill: "Mr. Kiu 1ms ii perfect right to vnle its ho pliMifiti nml Mipiioit .. Ml ! . , whom he plea-en, hut ho is hohliutr nn impdiliiut office in itie leclmnn lion ceniee which hhoulil ho jjiven nil his time nml attention. The mut ter of intention k one of (he cient est impoilmicc In Ori.'ou." CARRANZA BY WIRE .HfAtinZ, Mev., Mnreli :1. No reference lo the nuuixtico rcpoileil to he on ut Tun con wits eoulitinetl in it telegram received Imlny hy Hen ernl lirrunru hcio front (Icucrnl Villa, ul Iho lighting front, in which Iho field ('oniiuitnilei' weleotncil his chieftain to the Mule of Chihuahua, "1 beg ti'jmi lo icpoil," rnthl the mcRMige, "thul my foices huve the eiicnty uuiler suhjeelion nml I hope lo he able to icport ut any moment Unit Torrcon is in our eomplcle pos Kcniou nml thul the enemy has been completely viiniiuisheil." OKLAHOMA MOB LYNCHES NEGRESS TO PHONE POST WAUONHII, Okln., M.ncl. .U. Mnry Scull, n negress, wuu liuugeil to u telephone poM heie today by 100 imihkeil white men. The woman Hluhhfil Lemuel I'euce, a white iiian, Suiuluy night, nml he ilicil Inter fiom Iho woiiml, SAILS MILE HIGH WITH AN AinSHIP WITH NINE I'AIIIS, Mitivh .11. Avlnlor (lui nlx wild num piiMni'iigi'iN icmlicil nu nllllmle nf ii mile hem loiluy nun u iiiuiiivil uluft fur lilly-four uuiiiiU', PAIIORAMA OF TOR&COM, BULL P.IMG 'itt FOREGROOftD -' 3tfVESSi MRS. SIEGEL FILES SUIT FOR DIVORCE - TO tWCUUMi Ni:V YOltlC. March 3t -Mm Mailo Vaughn SIiroI. It was an nounced here today, will fllo suit tills afternoon for dhorce nrjalnit Henry .Siegel. one or tho founders of the dufunrt Siugel Stores corpora tion, In order to protect her claim for $35,000 annually, settled upon her when the couple separated. Her attorneys charge Slegel with miscon duct with a Mlts Smith In New York and a Mrs. 1-Mcly at Dorchester, Masi. Slegel rcfttred to discuss tho mat ter except to admit that ho pledge I Mrs. Slegel Si5,000 yearly when they separated. It was believed Mrs. Slegel would havo somo difficulty now In collecting tho money. Mrs. Slegel was tho widow- of Oeorgo Wilde, a brother of Admiral Wilde. She came to New York with her two children In 1S9C and beramo u nowkpapcr reporter. She mot Slegel on n story and they wcro mar ried In 1S0S. Mrs. Slegol's social aspiration woro glen full play after her mar riage mill she spent hundreds of Ihotinnndfi of dollars on n town house here nnd number In London. In I'.'OI she went to London and mar ried one of her daughters to Count Do Fnusn nml the other tn a titled Imgllshman. Her greatest social triumph camo lit HM2 when sho lavishly enter tained tho Infanta Hulalla, the Coun tess of Kstcr-Ilnzcy nnd tho Princess llohoulohe. Mrs, SIcgel'B extrava gances nlnrmeil her husband and they separated. Then hor eoclil btar waned. ALARM OVER SAFETY LOST IN WILDERNESS fi-f f NKW YORK', Mnreli III. A HucmX Ayres enhle to tho Kvcning Snu loiluy sus; Dihputehcs fiom l.iimi say mlwccH riceiveil from lipiilos, Peru, e.piei alaini for lint safely of Thcoiloro Ioom veil. Dr. Lyman Abbot! of tho Outlook salil he hinl heiirii iiulliing fiom Colonel Koose cl( nml helievi'il liim to bit ill Ihe inleiioi' of Hiiui), I Cr a'ti 1. ution rrrp ii. Ihe Mexican federal stronghold, part of tho rebel army commanded by 'i .if ti.iir woiindnl are Ix'lns hurried back to IlenueJIIIo, tho rebel base. Hi.' ri-..e-al . t rcn Hi shown In the defence of Gomez I'aluclo and that tlio task of taking Torrcon Is ...! n'iiii-Ufd by tho federals ami forced out of Torrcon with a heavy lo&j of Uvea. V ' ,' ALL NEW TARIFFS FILEO BY RAILROADS ORDERED HELD UP WASIIINTiTOK, Srurcli 31.- The niterntnte commerce commt-iou to- nay huH'iuivii iiiiiii Juiy .iu uu nc tnnffh filcil bv the rinlroails cliinin nting- nllownnect. to ituliiMrial rail roads with the exception of thoe nffeeting the I'nitcil States Steel corporation nml other iron mul steel eompauie-.. Thee wore permitted to stnitil. About -1000 tariffs were aus pcuilcil. The sit'poniloil tariff-, wotthl have become effectixe nt miilniglit. They were submitted in compliance with the findings with tho industrials railroad onso when it wns held thut nllowanVes nml divisions of rates muile hy the trunk lines with certain eastern roads opcrnlcd hy steel nml iron companies were equivalent lo rebates niul ought to be discontin ued. Only those industrial. which have been licnrd liy the eommiyMoti r nl lowed to Mtpcnd the tariff-, nffect ing them. The coinmisionV order pnniiles for henrings, but scis no ilatcx. Probably the hi .mug-, will not be held before tall. TO I IT TO NUW YOUIC, March 31. Shorts were forced to run to cover In thu stock market today. Their bii)lug caused n general advance, led bv American Sugar with a gain ot one. Steel roso a fraction on largo buy ing orders, nnd thoro wcro no de clines to speak of, except Wabash preferred, which dropped 1. Husi ucfs continued fairly active through out tho day, Itonils woro dull, Tito market closed stonily. LARKIN CANDIDATE TO RUN AGAINST ASQUITH IH'llLlN Mtueli 31.- Jim Larkin, tho labor leader, uuuouuceil liU can didacy toilay for pniliuincut in op position to Premier Astpnth in the eoitstltiieuey of I'ttsf l-'ife. MOB BREAKS INTO JAIL, STABBING MURDERER JUNTA I'K, N. M.. March 31. Ilienking into Ihe juil hem ciuly lo iluy, twenty masked nidi ilruggitl Ailolfo Pmlillii, nceiihcil of iniiiilcr Imr mul mutilating liU wife, fiuni lii ('I'll nml slabbed him scwiul Iuiii-m. probably futility. LOVE CAUSE OF DOUBLE MURDER A CHICAGO, Mnnh 31. -Protesting thut "n muii in n brown suit" commuted Inst night the double mur der with which he i- charged, Peter Welter was himself (lying here today of n solf-iufLctct! .-hot wound. The murder ietim- were Jlrs. Catherine Morris, 13 yenr of nge. ami her neighbor, Mrs. Sarah Sul Ian, nbout the same nge. Welter, who roomed in Mrs. Morri' house. vo infatiialeil with his InndlmlyV daughter, Kntlierine, n pretty girl of 18. Mr-. MorrU dUeouragoil liis suit, however, mul Mrs. Salinas fre quently indorsed her view' in Wel ter's hearing. Last evening Welter was scon en tering the Morris home nml thirty minutes Inter Mrs-. Morris wns found i-hot to death in lier bedroom. Wel ter hml disappeared but n short time nfterwnrd when Mr-, ballan' son, Ambrose, arrived homo to find his mother nlo hot to death nnd Wel ter lniuili"hing a pistol in nn ad joining room. Wheu he miw young Sullans he prcs-ul the weapon to his own liren-t ami pnlKd the trigger. WEST RE-APPOINTS J.E. Mr. 0. K. O-horne hn- been reap pointed by Governor We-t to the state board for cMimiuutiou nnd regi.-t ra tion of graduate mtft-c for a term of three years. Since the nurse' bill ha been effective oOl) graduate.- have been, regi-tereil under the waiver. Thtileeu hopilnls have met the re uuiiciueiiU of the board nml their graduate- are eligible to regi-ltution. RIFLES'Sil COPKXIIAGKN, Mnreli 31 Do spite uu embargo laid on them hy the government here, 300 tons of rifle-, which had been cached on the Dim Mi island of l.auegliiiid, were loiiud loiluy lo hnui disappeared over night. It was believed they were be ing smuggled to Uslcr. FREDERICK WEYERHAEUSER IN CRITICAL CONDITION PAKADFSA. I l, .March :jl. I'lcdeink Yi'cihiuiier I rcpoilcd hi ii mure ct'llcnl I'oiiitiiion limn nl un time ilitniij,' hi iIIiicsb, AN SUICIDE IS DROWN IS FREED THROUGH INSANITY PLEA "Not Guilty- is Verdict Returned (n Case cf Mrs. Mildred Drown, Whe Killed Her Husband Last 0cthr in Palatial Home at Oakland., ' When Verdict Is Announced, Waman Screams Hysterically, Throws Up Arms and Faints. OAKLAND, Cal.. March St. "Not guilty on account of Insanity," wan tho verdict returned shortly afte." noon today by tho Jury tn ttio caio of Mrs. Mildred Dron, who on Oc tober 24 last kilted her husband, Ar cher C, Drown, in their home here. The case was glvnn to tho Jury at 12:25 o'clock, twenty minutes later tho foreman announced that a ver dict had boon reached. Promptly at 12 45 o'clock the verdict was read In open court. When tho verdict was announco'l Mrs. Drown screamed hysterically, threw up her arms and rell into tho arms of Peter Crossby, an attorney for tho defense. Cheers for the wo man wcro promptly suppressed and Mrs. Drown was placed in an automo bile and In company with her attor neys and Mrs, -Hattle White, Jail matron, was whisked away from thu court houso. A dramatic Incident startled th courtroom crowd at tho closo of the arraignment of District Attorney Hyncs when ho asked for a verdict convicting Mrs. Drown of willful murder. "No, no! That Isn't truo! You shan't say that!" exclaimed the de fendant In a shrill voice, at the somo tlmo shaking with sobs. Mrs. Drown became hysterical and sobbed vio lently while sho clutched tho arm of Matron White. To Quiet hor It wo found necessary to call In Dr. J. It. Alkon, who sat bcsldo her holding her hand for tho rest of the trying session. Mrs. Drown was arrested last Oc tober following tho killing of hor husband Archer Drown, a wealthy scion of a San Francisco family Oc tober 24 at their palatial homo on Hand avenue. FIST FIGHT OVER E SEATTLEPOORFARM SK.VTTLE, Wash., Mnreli 31. I Hood flowed freely in u wild riot this morning in the county ecuumis.. sinners' offieo when County Hospi tal Superintendent Dr. Waldo llieh nrdsou engtiged in u list fight with County Commissioner David MeU'en. rie and Commissioner Lnfo Hamilton ndded to tho excitement when ho worsted It. J. Melutyre, a former deputy sheriff, in n hnrd strmj'-lo. Tho trouble uroso over a resolu tion introduced by Commissioner Melvenrie proposing nn investigation of the treatment of tho qounty jwor farm imuatos, following the rending of n letter of complaint from a pa tient. After n heated argument hetweou Dr. Hichardfitm and McKenzie, tho two men swung wildly at eneh oilier. Hieliardson, Iho younger and strong er man, threw MoKciuio to tho tloor and pounded Iho commissioiier'u fnco with his fiH, Miy Iho witneisen. Mulntyio Htaited to interfere ax MelCeiuli) and tho phyxleiau worn struggling on iho floor, and Com. iiiiKkioiier Hamilton joined In Ihe fray. Melutyre, wit badly beaten hy Hamilton, Coimulimlonfr McKvndv whh kIvw incdli'al ulleiilion, He whm lu wniI( at noon In b-ihU h iMhIImI MhIv llll'llt. PROPOSED PROD I B r. 1.