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IT Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHEFt I'nlr tonight anil Wednesday Frost Iav. 67 1 MJh. at. fiirly-finirtli Yrnr Unity Nlntti Vtur MEDFORD. OM'XJONr, 'ITKSDAY, AIMcIL 7, 1011. NO. 14 SENATE 10 PROBE ALL RECORDS CONCERNING HAY-PAUNCEFOTE TREATY jf t 1, M' fc SHARP DEBATE OVER HENNS ON CANAL TOLLS Senate Adopts Brandeijee's Resolu tion Asking for All Letters and Correspondence Corwcrnlnn Cnnnl Ajrremcnt and Shlpplnn Bill. Time Spent In Debate Declared Ab solutely Wasted Shipping Trust Tiles to Delay Repeal Action. WASHINGTON, April 7 The cu nlit adopted till afternoon Hcnator llriiiuli'i:ee' ri'Koliitliui nuking for nil letter, mrnsipuudciiro and record In tlit stnlo ilttpnrtiuciii' Iminln bcnrlng on Out ncr.otlntlon is connection mIIIi Dm llnH'tuinciifoio treaty un der which It U both nerlcd nml denied Hint It wa Intended Amerl ran lilppltiK would Ui required to pay tho nm toll nit t lint of otluT nation to imKti HiinuRh tho I'ntiniiin rnnnl. Iltf"iiii At rlntontoii Dlruimlou of tlin hiii'bIIiiii of hear ing" on Hi" rnnnl toll proportion wn lively nml nt lltnc wiuiowhal nrrlmouloii. Hountnrn Thornton, Thtinin nml Hlmmoun Joined llrnmle i;o In objecting u nny hearings nt nil. Keitntorn O'Gormnii, llrlMow nml I'aTk Iiim wanted to make them n nxhnUKtlvo n pothlo. Krnntor Owen wn not preenl tint a telotrnni received from him a)lng ho wn nppoitril to delaying matter by ills ciimIoii. "Tho tlmo petit on hcnrlng will In' utterly nml nboutn:y wasted," in itiated Hritiidcgon, If tlio rommlttoo inunt have n It limit lm suggested Hint tlin otui licHt nblo In glvo nil tlio fnrts wn President WIImiii rWin tor Hlilt'liln hiirokIimI llrynu nml llrlit tow iiii'titloni'il x Secretary of Htato - Knox, To Delay llepcnl Tliornton charRcd Hint tliu uhlp ping liitnrcata wero tryliiK to delay Dm repent proportion nmt amorted Hint tho tendency would ho to npln tlin hcarliiR nut Indefinitely, Hcnnlnr Jones, who apprnreil ho. forti Hin committee, urged Hint Kenttlo, I'orllnml nml other cities of tlin Parlflr northwest ho granted n hcnrlng on thn repeal question. Prior to tho ndoptlon of tho reo lullon, tho Minnto hy n oln of ",' 12, referred to tlio forelKU rotations committee mi niiiQiutoit resolution Introduced liy Senator l'olmlextor, asking President WIImiii "If nol In roiupntlhln with public Intercut" ti (Continued on 1'nr.o I'lvo.) SMASHER OF VENUS 10 LOSE APPENDIX LONDON', April 7. To penult her to uuiloigo mi oieiuliou for uppen licitl, Mury KIcIiui'iImiii, u mililuiil sulTrngolle, sentenced In six mouths' imprisonment March 17 for daning ing VeliisipioV "Unkcliv Venus" in llin N'ulionnl gallery, wns released l'niiii llnllnnny Juil today. PANORAMIC VIEW OF MEXICO'S M'CLAUGHERTY S F Supreme Court Affirms Verdict of Circuit Court for Damages for the Death of Lineman No Limit to Amount of Damages, Employer Cannot Escape Liability by Attempting, Other Means for Pro vldlng Safety. AI.i:m, Ore., April 7. Two lm portnut feature of tint umplo)or' llnhlllty Inw lire luturpreted hy tho miprumo court In nu opinion hntuled down today In the raso of Joseph It. Mct-lniiKherty iiRnlnt tho lloRUe Itlver Kleclrlc roinpany, which nf flrni n verdlrt or the lower court uwnrilliiK tho plnlntlff $12,u00 dam ni;r for tho denth of hin mm, who wm killed while MorkltiK an n llnoinnii. ,ii I.I mil lo IlitiunntM One In Hint thero It no limit to tlio niiiouiit of dnnuiKeii that may bo nwnrded under the employer' lia bility law UKiiliiftt nn eiuplojor for tint denth of nn empl(i)i), J tint Ice I lean, who wrotn tho opinion, point Hint In thl, nn well an In other re Kpccttt tho Ori'Rou Inw la different from nny other almllnr Inw ho tins been nblo to find. The ot her la that nn ctnplnjur can not racapn liability by nttouiptliiK other mean for provldlni; aafety for i)iilplo)eit when Hie tdatuto prcirrlbv what Khali bo done atone Hint lino. In thl lntanro Jntncs McClaiiKh erty wa unit by thn roinpany to do Home work In connection with "live" wrcn, and It wan shown Hint tho wire wcro not properly atruuR no rordlnK to roKulntlnu for tho n.ifcty of einpln)eii. Tho roinpany In do feuo, hIiowciI thnl provlnlon had been iiimto for cuttlni; off thn elec tricity to permit repair work bolnc donu without dniiKer. SnreKiinrtlliiKi MAiuUtorjr "Tho roiiulromentH of thn alatutc aa to tho aafeKunrdltiRH cnumoratod nrn poult I vo nnd mandntory." aald Jutlro llean, "Thero nro no nltor nu liven. Such protection na furnlnh Iiik fncllltle for cuttliiR off tho cur rent would co mo morn particularly within tlio Ronornl requirement!! of tho ntntutn nhon quoted and would not render tho Hperlflc detniiH na to trnusmlalon of electricity unnecoa nary, nor torvo ya nn excuao for a non-rompllauro with tho Inw In other reaperta, In rrnui of injury by reniHiu of Hiich neulect." MAZATLAN ATTACKED BY CONSTITUTIONAL!! Aflt'A I'KIKSTA, Solium, April 7. Oflielnl mlviees from llenuo- hillo, I'lipilul of Soiioiii, Muled thnl rilHKI I'oiiHtitulioniiliNtri uuiler Cleurr ills OIiickoii nml t'urriiM'ii hie nl 1 licked M'nr.nlliin, nu important wct eoiiHt port in Sinulim. Heavy finlit- iiik' with little iiilviinliiKO In either hide wiih in iiroKienK, tint iuesf,iien Hlllll, WIN 12. 0 ORSONSDEATH -I - i . STRONGHOLD SLUM CAPTAIN REPORTEDVICTOR CHICAGO DAY Bath-House John Coughlln Unoffic ially Said to Have Defeated Miss Marlon Drake ?.s Councilman From Cook County's Toughest Ward. Miss Harriet Vltum Only Successful Woman Candidate Total Vote Reaches Half a Million. CIIH'AUO, April ".--IWriciul i portH liml it this afternoon that "Hiitlihmie" John Coulilin litis been re-clei'luil iiltlenntiii from the first ward, defeating .Mi Mnrioii Drake. It wnN reported alio that MiiH Har riet Yitum wiik tho only MirceKuful wouiiiii eiiuiliiliite in tho nliltinnunii' eouteittx. CIIICAHO, April 7. Thlrty-alx wnnU heru were chooaltiK nldcrmun todny, In several retperta tho election wa n peculiar one. An unprecedented!)' Ptrenoiia effort wiik beliiR inndo to oiiat tho "Krny wolvea" from tho council chamber. They wero flRht InK bark flerpely. Tho Hoclalltta wero iinuiually artlvo In n number of wanla. Women wero turnlni; out with unexpected entliuilaiui to cait their ImltotV. Women nut In Main Tho womeii'ii cntnpalKii orKaulza Hon. Indeed, did Ita work with n Hior oiiKhneaa which nitonlehed old poli tician. Ten thousand auffraRo worker mndo n houc-to-houo ran-vni-M, urRliiR all women to ro to tho poll. Hundred of automobile wero on tho atreota, carrying thorn to tho otliiK place. Tho f trait troublo of tho day oc curred In tho firm ward, where MUsea MarRaret Dobyno and A, Davidson charRCd Into n Rroup of roiiRhs who wero tryliiR to frighten women nwny from tho KIkIiHi precinct polllnc placo. Word that a riot waa In proKrcm waa tolephoik'd to Election Cominla elonor Ctameckl, who arorched to th aoono In hla automobile, found a eltlnR, iciiffllnR crowd blocking tho Htrcet, HUtnmoned tho police and succeeded In rcstorlnR order after aoToral men had boon clubbed and n few noacH bloodied. Hulled Hovi ItarretT Thou Ciarneikl automoblled to tin. Houthern part of tho ward, tho "n IlKht" district, where ho gave ordars nt all polling places aRulnst tho ac ceptnnco of ballots from women rog- (Coutluucd ou TnRo Klro.) SOCIALIST ELECTED MAYOR OF ST. JOHNS ST. JOHNS, Or., April 7.-Dr. A. Vincent, Mioiulisl, wns elected mayor nt ycMorilny'n municipal elec tion, uccnritin to n complete count of Ihe voIch today. His majority wan III votes. All five park site ac niiihitioiiH homl ixHtics wero ilnfeatcil. WHICH GENERAL VILLA WITH HIS REBEL ARMY KING ALFONSO, KINO ALFONSO, (lN THE FOUL-GROUND PLAYING POLO The first Rauie of Ihe polo season at the Cnaa do Campo, Madrid, wai played between the IMri'Ii-' aud the Whites. The enme wa played In Hie presence of Hie royal family, thi Princes of I'arma nnd n larfe thronR of society UIiir AlfmiHo and three other players mado up the Turplw. The ruhic resulted In a victory for tho lur pie by 11 goal to ti. The losers put up an excellent smtr.e ami were much applauded, but never nerc able to Ret on term with such a combination aa King Alfonso aud nU teammates, wbo, In the opinion of polo experts, are almost Invincible. WAITRESS BURNED TO DEATH IN HOTEL BLAZE AT CONDON, Or., April 7. Mi Her truilo lljortnt was burned to death early toJay nnd irvernl Hront were severely iiijurcil in n firo which com pletely destroyed tho Oregon hotel here, with n liw ootimuted nt i-'tlOO. Tho firo started in the laundry room of the hotel from unknown causes. The whole structure was nblanc within twenty minutes. Kiiemen had difficulty in confining the flames to tho hotel liiiilditi. A number of lodgers had nariow escapes, many rencbing the street in night attire. When it was thought that all bad escaped., two wnitrciscs nppcareil at a thiru-story vviiidow nt the building. One of them dropped to the ground, practically uninjured. Miss lljoitns the other, evidently overcome by hent anil smoke, fell uerosn tho window sill aud was burned to death within tlio iow of thoxo in the street, help less to aid her. Hop Wo, the Chin ese cook, unstained n broken leg, and A. Hush was severely injured in ternnlly. The hotel was thiec stories high. CONDON SPAIN'S RULER, GUNBOAT SAVES DOUGLAS, Arlr., April 7. Ar rested by Mexican constltutlonnllsta becnuso an operation ho performed falletl to savo tho lifo of an officor Dr. Chester Lambert, an American was retcased only when tho gunboat New Orleans appeared upon Iho ttcouc, nccordliiR to Thomas D. Iloyd, Jr., who arrived hero today from Los Mochls, Slnaloa, Lambert's homo. Lambert was called upon to oper ate on Colonel Mlguot Antonls, n rebel officer, who was suffering from a tumor, Hoyd said, Refusing t proceed becauso of tho nian'a woak ened condition, ho was forcod to act, at the point of n dosen robol revol vers. Autonlos died tho following djiy and Lambert wns soized ami rushed to Topolobumpo, whero ho was taken aboard tho rebel gunboat Tamplce Ills friends nt Los Mocnls communi cated with tho stato department, which caused Instructions to roneitu Lambert to bo Issued to tho Now Or leans, according to Boyd. CAPTURED LAST WEEK SURGEON FROM IN REBELS ON POLO FIELD 10.000 JEWELRY I ABOARD HONOLULU NR SAN FKANCISCO, Cal., April 7. Detectives hero wero awaiting today tho arrival of tho Mntson Liner Manao from Honolulu to prevent anouo from landing until tho $10, 000 jowcl robbery on tho high seas lias beon Investigated, Details of tho case wero received by wireless from Captain Wceden. Mrs. Margaret 11. Hunt a rich resi dent of tho middle west was tho vic tim. Her custom was to sleep with her gams and several thousand dol lars In travelers' checks in a satchel I under her pillow. She put them In their usual placo Sunday night and Monday morning they wero missing. Though tho ship has beon searched from stem to stern nnd Mrs. Hunt has posted an offer of SSOO reward, not n trnco of tho missing property lias been found. What tho detec tives most gravely feared was that tho thief, alnrmod has thrown tho booty into tho sea, Mtuiao wns duo to dock about 3 P. ui. AFTER ELEVEN DAYS OF SALE OF BOOZE SOUR EOEFIFIT T Junior as Well as Senior ReckefoHar Profited as Fuel Ctmpjmy StMk holders by Liqver Traffic Amn Cslararfa Mkie CawjM. Legislation Propose tt Prevent "Dummy" Directors and HtM Owners Responsible for Control. WASHINGTON, April 7. r'eilornl legislation ngninst "dummy direct ors" wns uuiler ilixcussion among tho lawmakers here todii" ns a result of John I). Hockefcllcr, Jr.'s testimony Momlny before tho congressional committee which has been Investigat ing industrial conditions in the strikebound Colrondo conl fields. "Yes, so fnr ns the Colorado Fuel & Iron company is concerned, I hold that John I). Rockefeller, Jr., is a Mummy director'," said .Congress man Foster of the investigating committee, "and I think there' oufet to be some sort of legislation against that kind. Something is needed to bring tho head men of a company and the coinpnuy's employes, into closer contact. What congress can do about it I don't exnctKknow, but I feel that Rockefeller's tnlic showed Iwc need a change.""""" 5J u wns uiougnt'iHteiy me commit tee's report Voiild include'' an nuti "dummy director" rccomildati6.i Foster also asserted? that the jun ior Rockefeller profited as stock holder in tho Colorado Fuel & Iron company nnd called attention to the fact that, if so, he wns profiting- in directly hy the liquor traffic among other things. Rockefeller, when testifying be fore the committee yesterday, said ho knew nothing of nny suloons on tho company's property. "Yet," said Foster, "the testimony we took in Colorado showed that the com pany rented buildings in its mining camps for saloou purposes. "I don't believe tho company holds a license in any instance, but evi dence was that the saloonkeecr fig ured the number of men in camp and then paid a rental of 'JO cents per man." NARROW ON MARKET NKW YORK, April 7. Stock fluc tuations were narrow at tho opening of tho stock market today. There was a firm undertone, however, among tho speculative stocks. General Klcctriu and Great North ern Ore certificates were heavy, bill Goodrich roso nearly a point. Delays attending reorganization and falling earnings caused selling of St. Louis & San Francisco, Wa bash and Rock Island stocks, and some new low points wero reached. llonds wero easy. Tho market closed quiet. ' HARD FIGHTING ROCKEFELLER "! Jh iiliotc pMHie U ii piiiioiHiim uf 'J'vrriHin, Mvik'u'f (liuuvliohl, wlilcli Uviivml Vlllu nnd hU rt-bcl urmy bavu bevu flfc-bl l"K I" Uiif. The imuw lu the plclure poluu to lh torn of Mr Wulr", whleh Ims Im-u reisiricd at (leiieinl IIV iMrtJturtt, t i