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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
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HIGH PRAISE OE MOTIVES
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SPEAKER CHS CENSURE OF PRESIDENT WILSON TEMPERED WITH
,
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DENIES SPEECH
IS Off Nil; N
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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,
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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.
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