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nrnr flTO, ' mrmt-WffWbi Orirtnti HUftfiritl 207 Second' llrcM' .it. l Medford Mail Tribune M WEATHER I'nlr tonight mill tomorrow Mux. Hi; Mill. 21), SECOND EDITION MKDFOUD, OIMMOX, Tl'IOSDAY, .JANl'AUY 2(1, 191.-) NO. 2GH forty. fmirlh Tr, l1lv- Ninth Yvttr RflCKEFELLER MOTHER JONES INVITED TO VII ROCKEFELLER 1 Son of Oil Klii( Spends Uncomfort able Day Upon Witness Stand Colnrailo Strike Slliinllun Discuss ctl Father Received Nino Millions nnil 15,000 Employes Wanes Total ed Thirty Mlllolns In Ten Years. NI'.W YOIUC, .Inn. 2it.-.lnbn I) ItoiHolollei .lr, Imliiy Invited ".Moth I" JlUH'il, tlin MHMl Slllltll louder In1 ttm Colorado cokI Melds to lril IiIiii nihI plum Mom him nit Information tin in the Klrlke hlluuilnii. Tlu liil tntliiii wiik nrriti(iil. Tint In v Itnl Ion huh oxloiirioil It v Mr Itnrkofollor as ho niiliriil I lie iiiiiiii In lln illy hull, whom lln fnli r.il iimiullou on luiluxtihil ruliit Idiih I ciinilurtliiR IIn Inquiry Into tho phll unihrnplr fouiiriittltiUN unit IIn causes of liulimtiinl nun!. Mr. Itockorol lor tuftliflori otoiriuy bofoio tin hiiiiiiiIhuIiiii nnil was the rirnt witness rnllori Imliiy. A hw walked from tho door to tin' wKiiihm chair ho unw "Mother" Junes) tlttltiK among lb" HpectnlorH. I ! ultWioil l bur lil il sbonk bunds I "I wish you would roinit to Me im ninl give hid ti' Information )oii turn on thi Colorado situation," In' wihl. t "Molhor" Joust wn In1II- stir prlmnl. ' "That'icvery nlco ofjoti," she mi hi j "I hao always mi til that 'oti could know lltllo nf IIn' condition of tin I workers In Colorado and that jonl should hear something Iho hut what tlnwo hlndlnitM toll yon." To Itonioio rleigyiimii Aftor Mr Itockofollor took tin' stand, Chairman Walsh rend a lolttr .....in.... 1... lr U'ullwirik. ( Iiioli1ollt of tlio compmi)) to Starr .1. Murph of! thu personal Htnff of John l. Itoike fuller. Sr. In tin' letter Mr. Wothorn wild thai n lionoinnir nt Sunset had marie sumo remarks detrimental to thu company and thai It had boon miikiiwIimI that tho clergyman he re moved. AHIiuiibIi tlio durKyinan had mud.! IndUrri'ot "lomarkH and had niicilnllBi toiulimi'ltw" Mr. Wtilhoni wroto that hu liiwltntuil to ritmo him. Ah a rltlwn, Mr. Horknfidliir nald ln ImlloMid all rlnrKynmn honld ho fri'o to wiy what Uiy ll'ai'd. It wan hioimht out that tlio clurKyman In iUiiNtlon had horn novrro In hU (lrlllclRin of tho Colorado I'uol & Iron romimny In ronnoctlon with tho ron fllctH nt littdlow, l'li'iuN Imioranro "Did you know that .loffcrfon Karr Ih u Hhi-rlff nnil Hint "r Ti yi-am our fompiuiy Iiob iimi-iI U liifliH'M'i' to ulerl hlin?" imki'd Mr. WiiIhIi. "Did you know that Jimt hoforo tlio Htilko ho hwuio In :t00 iium ik aP-tli-H and wuh told that tho Colorado Ktml a. Iron romimny would furnltdi llicin with iirniH and pay thiim?" Mr. ItowkofolliM- bald that ho know nothlni; ahotit thnt, "An n cltlzon I nay Hint nnyllilnR whloh InlitroforeH with tho oporatlon of u iloinocrath! form of Kovcrnmont nhould not ho toloratml," Mr. Hoiko follor udtU'd, "I do know," ho ttmrlfloil, "that It my homo mid proporty woro In dan Kir I would tnltu any tnonHuron with in my powor to protoct thoin. Minor KoiicloH nro likely to nrlHo." Dlsllkoi DMionoMy "What would you do to n corpora tion offlcor who iidmlttod that ho had lined money mid Influonco In olotUin," Chnlrmun, VuIhIi nuked. . ' "I would do my utmoMt to hnvo hlm iicparntod from tho corporullon," tho wltni'HB ropllod. "I would not euro to ho nHHorlnU'il In btinlnuHH with hucIi u dlHhouoHt man." Mr. Hookofollor nald ho whb not uwaro that for M 'rH no vordlct had hcon found uunliiHt tho Colorado .'unl He Iron company for tho Injury or death of n workman, ComuilHHlonor WuIhIi rond n lottor from W. J. Dulton, of Clovolnnd, 0 writ ton to tho rommUulon In which Dnllon Hald thnt whllo worklnu for tho Colorado l-'uol & Iron company, (Coiitlnuod on piiko two.) QUOTES SUNDAY "m iGERMANS AG! W TAKE OFFENSIVE r. ' WESTERN FRONT l & truflBMM r izftmm?' OwltN U w.. uU uui.Ui u. Aililili"im1 1'Milincf in tin1 Holt iiiiin llllillri' Mill Will hi' lll'illll lli'I'i'lO I'll- nit .luilsto t'nlkin Friday. New ilqioiitinug nn nlo licini; tnl.i'it in the vimu. Il in ii'i'toil J lut t a limn tier of Htih)ii('iiit iui'il nnil iiuahlo in ho Korvcil ouiiii; to tlio ili'iiuluio ol' lliuii' iiKninl wlioiti lln'v M'i'i ili tvt'lt'il will ho furw'il. Scvoiul wit ui'MM'h in llio i'iiko liiixo hcuu iioitHpiu ioiiH iv tlii'ir iilihiiii'i' thi' hift leu iln.VM, not oariiiK to ho hauled into tlio liuicliulit. Tho K'i'inl opinion wn Hint when It'll ciiko ntljoiirui'ii it wrok nun, it wiik nil lltrotii'lt littl tlio ili'ci--iott. TIhh wuh mi en or. Tlio only t'oiiti'ution hi'twi'i'ii llu lliifl'tuiiiis U tlio iMistodv ol' tlio cliihlri'ii. .s. .j-jl- l'KTItOIHt M), via l.otidoii, .Inn. 30. :i:!!fi p. in. Tho Kovornntent HtanilB for tlio HcrupuloiiB fulfillment of tho IJmporor'H niaulfoMlo IbhuoiI tho tiny llio wnr wiih ili'iinrod. that no Ioiik a 11 hIiirIo Holdlor of tho enemy romaliiH on HufiHlun roll no peaco will bo con cluded." In tlit'Ho words SoruliiH Snr.niioff nt n ineeHiiK of tho wnyn and meuiiH coniniltlco of tlio duinn today nimw erod InnnliieH propoundod by lendliiK inoinborH of the duinn. TIioho Inaulr Ioh woro HiiKKOHted by tho detornilun llon Haiti to hnvo been reached by the (lormnii ioIoIihIiik Hint till territory "reddoiioil by flerman blootl" nnd now occuplod.by Uormtiny, hotild bo rolulund, Tho coniinlHeo ineeHiiK wns pro purntory to tho oponliiK HosblotiB of tho council of Btuto Jmiunry 110, nnd of (ho tliintii Kobruary 11. "An to tho evacuation of tho ono nis 'm tonitory, wo nro bound by UBrecmonl with our allien," M, Bazn- DEPOSmONS RUSSIA WILL FIGH SCHOOL Victorv Over British Alonu La Bussce Canal in France Claimed, TIioiiijIi Denied In French Report Violent Attacks at Several Points Prop rcss Made by Kaiser Near Craonnc. I.OVDON .lun. 2ii. Tho Curmnn nrmliN ol th viomi have iniildonly till t u llio offi'iiKlvc, iIoIIvoiIiik violent nltii , i Hliiitilt.iiii'oiiNly nt mncnil poliiti Tin liormmi war offlio to I'ttrt tmlav rlniniH an liiiiortant ir (oi oior llrltlfli trnom iiIoiik thf tl.il llux-t')' rniinl In I'nincc, Jiint couth of t!t llcl;:liili ImiiiIit. 1'onltlonM of tho llIMih nritty oxtonilliiK ovornliout two third-' or a mil), Iniliiillnt; two ttrotti polniH of rupporl, urn mild In ha Ik'i-ii Inl.i'ii liy Mtoim and hold In tin' faro ol roiititi.'r nttnckH. The I n mil iifriHal Htntoiiiuiit liowoMjr, iIook not roiii'odo thin ilctory to tho (lormaiiH. It mliultn that they made procronK tmnporarlly, hut muioH 11111. rtiilmoiiiirntly thoy woro repttlHrd: I'luKio-s nt t'lnniiiio Moth rouimiiiilrntlon roport pro mow foi tho Hermann near Craonno. whoro tiftichott or tho ulllo.i woro Ink in nnil tolalued In part. Kim whore iirronlltiK to tho Fronch lor M011 of tho flchtltiR, tho CormntiH woro ripuhii'd with tho pokbIIiIo ox f I'tlon of Vnro. It lit nnhl that tho ('otlrninnit hamhartled 3-ntlirlm. Thin town lion nix mlloi Miuthwcxt of Thanu, which may Indlcnto (hat Hit) (lormaiiH hnvo advautod In thht roK Ion It Im Had) In llorlln thnt IltntMnn attackit In l'imt I'rtiHNln wuro ro pttliiod and that 110 liuportnitt flhtlnc loertirrod In routrnl i'olnnd. Tho lnt- , lor Dttttouii'iit Ih In rontrant with l'o troKrnd toportn of sovoro bnttleu west of Varnw, A Itiisslmi ltoioro HiinHln Ih pour 1 11 r rolnforconients Into llttkowlnn whero hIio nppnront l Iiom met with n rovorro nt tho hnitilH of the AtiHtrlan force. Vlennn JitsHiiuioH Hint Itumunla will now hcfd- It.ito to Join IttiHhln In thu war nnd thnt tlunger of Invasion of Transyl vania Ih iiver, nt lonst for tho Im utodlnto fut tiro. In I'olnnd henvy . flRhtltiR In under wny onco more, mid n decree of huccohh for tho (lermnnR I In ndntltted In I'etroRrml. lletiln henrg that tlio Toutonlc itlllos hnvo oc- cttplt'd Klelce. j lit tho war with Turkey nlao Hits- hIu Ih cnroiintcrliiK novel 0 opposl I Hon. AlHiotich l'etroKrnd announced thnt tho ri'Dltdnnco of the Turku In i the TrnitH-CacnHtiH hnd heen virtual ly broken, nn offlclnl utntoment today hiih Hint tho TurkH nro offorlni; stub horn iocIhIiiiico althoUKh tho Uimslnn offeiiflvo Ih making proKrenH, .1. I. Hurley of the Central Point idlHtrlct while- (ieanlnj; n duck Sntur- ilny, found trneo of nold, nnd n couple of Htiiull imitKotH In tho crow of tho fowl. T TO TIE noff coiitlntiod. "Tho wordn of tho mnulfcHto muHt not ho limited to Huh Hhtn territory." No explanation was mndo of the forelun inlnluter'H roferenco to "tho onemy'8 torrltory," but It Ih roKiuded uh a roferouco to Onllcln, which ill thotiHh not ItiiHshin territory, Ih charnrtcrl.cd hero nn belnt; tnhnblted by "llttlo UiiBHlniiH." M. Siuanoff nnld thnt (Irani lit Unlit wuh benrliiK coiiBelentpUBly thu troniondotm bur den of her phnro of thu war. Tho imsultnitt nilnlater of wnr siild that llusHlttn inoiiiboiH were meetltiR untUfactorlly nil domnudH mndo upon them by tho government ami tho army camui(Hurlnt wiib maintained. Mayor Khtuitonov, hecrotury of Btuto and at proHcnt acting premier, Haiti tho financial condition of tlio country wan good. It was lull miitod Hint nn iiKrnoniont with Swo dun twin would ho reached, provld Ini! for coniploHon of railway t'oti- iioctlona belwoou tlio two countries, ND MAIS IN RKMOVAL OF RECLAMATION" DIRECTOR AROITSKS CRITICISM. I TBMdiHBlUBBflrrP m K.B &JI s l. a D nJ"x 1 UBrkkkk9kkV'Bmt tt ittt dr, ? i.fjP? . -lkBBkksi ' y v3 Mkr'kkkk9k''a)' i r. : " 'Cl Jfr3fWi UMkkkknl y 9M. ' B vyMilHiklttHuBb WHIRtEpOF T f 3Sk9iBuiV MR FREI5ERIC HAYNEO NEWELU Tin rriimvitl of Frederick llnynvn .Newell as Din-ctor of tho t'nltcd Stntw jtiilainntlmi Jwm 1 ua nronse Kovero erltloUm In VnlihiKt.iii offhhil -irile.s. .No reiiHon Li clren by Secretary of the Interior I ruiUllii II. .Lain Tor liM ri-iuovnl. Mr Nt-well tun bwn cnllwl Tathor of Itcclauuitlnn." One of hl arhlevementH win Hip bulldlns ol the .Slioslmiio tlitlii In ji'iiiln. the highest In the world, which U 32S feet Irish and StW feet ner6sn the top. Ax tbur 1. L)ul him bi.vu upiKiluteU to nucceid hltu. 1 10 CHANCELLOR'S LONDON', Jim. Jli.-The ottiu.u, infonuiitiou hurouu tin- eieiiiu i stieil a Mntcmt'iit n- follow : "The foreign offieo, renlrin offi einlly to the interview- with Dr. Hoth-inmiu-IIolweg', the (lormnii imperial eaneellor Oiiihli-hvil in Anierien Jan uary 21 mid 2.)) admits the eiteuee of the iloetttiieiit" the (leunmis have -it id lliov found in Itrus-els, hut iu A& tlieo were mroly itifoniutl in ence the ltriti-h needeil todefend Ilel. ginn iieulriility. Tho Jlelgimi imir giual unto upon Hie record explains 1 1 111 1 'the entry of tho KtiglMi into Helgiutn would only take plitco after the iolatinti of our iioutrnlity bv (Jeniian.v.' " "If the Gorman elinneellor wishos Jo know why there were couvesntions on HtN military Milijoet between Hrit- mid Helgiuti officers, he may find the reason in the fact well known to him, namely, that Germany wn cs tnltlioliinc nn elahorato network of str.igetieal railwavs. deliberately eon Ktrucled to permit 11 sudden attack on lU'lgiuui. This nlono was enough to justify eoiuinuitications between llel giuin nnd other powers ton Hio footim; Hint then) would he no violation of llelgian neutrality unless it previous ly had been violated hy nuollier pow er. On no footing did llelgituu have Mich eiimmuuieatiiiiiK." OFF 10 SALEM 10 Attorney Hits Newbury and It. I. Kwing, representatives of the Koguo Itiver Fish I'mteetivo Association, leave tonight for Salem where they will appear before tho legislature to protest the reopeniii" of tho upper Itogite river to oonitnoroinl fishing nnd iiugainst the proposed destruction of Hie fish it ml game commission mid di version of game license funds into the general fund. In reply to n iiuory us to how the Jiteksnn county tlelesatiou voted on Sehttcbel hill il'.', which ptr scd tlto liottKo Saturday, which diverts the fish mid game license money into the general fund, Miss Towue wires: "llottso bill II'J -o by tliroitgh a misuiiilcrstnutliug of its scope. Has been recalled for reconsideration nnd I believe the Jackson county delcgn lion want fishing mid hunting license uxconled, iMttritiii 11, Towno." WM A IAUK ANGLERS LOBBY FIGHT LEGISLATURE DEFENSE OF COLORADO LABOR I 0mJ Wi" pTIiB sjb y . ..i. .-to" ..dflHI n Y ?u. .-ri-k n'MJtimmmmmBa HrVTI" THMn AMkNT'.' j-PMiiu -.-T: TVHTfeurHTSiuuuuu t. yaMp--"" ""- w t - - -sJ rwgp-uiiu iHOSrtDNE DAM.WYOMlTtG. HIGHEST IN THE WORLD. 3ZQJfoFEET E FR0MBUK0W1NA Czar's Reinforcements Overcome Temporary Check and Seize Josc (alva Sweeping Rep,u!atlons for Conservation of Food Supply in Germany. Si HORD Nt POLAND , rlly IInoiI grain prlon. LONDON. Jan. Id The swceplni! T1, chM f''1"" ' Hxlng prlccg. roBUlntlons for tho consorvntUm of lMr- l'tii'n ttlfled. w.ts tho problem the food Htipply of (lorninny, Inelud-,"' ullb -ntl demmul. Ing tho confiscation of the entire j "Thorn nro other causes beside sup grnln crop, Ih regarded In London ns I l'l' a"J lnmntl," said Mr. l'ntten. tho most Hlnniflcnnt itoins of news r- "Take for lntamo. in the year's 1S93 celvod today from tho countries at,0 lS9c lht nii country was In a war. llorlln annntiucos officially that this step cuts deeper into the econom ic life of the German people than nny other menMuro adopted since the out break of hostilities and tho govern ment defends the regulation on tho ground Hint In order to upset the plans of Ciormnny's enemies, to starve tho omplro. It is m-censury to make certain of n regular supply of food stuffs until tho next harvest. ASrtitnlly in Hungary In tho war area, tho reported IUts !nn Jnvnolon of Hungary by way of Itukowlua Ih attracting Interested nt tentlon In London. A special news dispatch from lludapest sets forth (Continued on jiago two.) WASHINGTON. nJu. '.'li. -lioub-lican mnendnu'iits to thiuodiuluistn Hon shipping lull to prohibit puroluiso of ships now Jielonging to the Kuro jiemi belligerents, were rejected today by the scunlo commerce committee by a strict party vote nnd the hill, its to vised by the democratic canons, was reported again to the senate. One iiiipoitant ntuenilmcnt would permit such government ships us arc Amoiican built to engage in the coast wiso trade. The bill originally pro posed to restrict the government line to foreign trade. Other tiniondtuents provide thnt the shipping corporation shall be organ ized under the laws of the District of Cdliinibiu; that tho shipping board to control the enterprise shall consist of the eiecrcttuics of the treasury nnil commerce, mid three additional mem bers, "two of whom shall be of prac tical experience in the uuutngonient uuil operation of steamships m for SHIPPING BILL AlNDiNT LOST 1 0P1I pre 0F 1EAI t'lHi'Mit), Jan. iC. -OptluilHin and I'CMlmUm Imve a direct bearing on tho price of grain, according to James A. Patten, veteran grain dealer and hoard of trade lender, tentlfylng to day In the governinttiit suit for the dlwoliitlou of "cull committee" of tho hoard of trade. The government contention In the ault was that the couniiltttie arbltra- pessimistic state of mind. If tho peo ple feel well nnd sleep well at night they will bo In an optimistic stato of mind. They will be moro willing to look at things In an optimistic wny. Consequently prices will bo good. In 1S03 to 1S9C tho prices all over tho country were In a vory poor state." MALMOR, Sweden. Jnn. 2G. via London. It Is persistently asserted hero thnt tho'Cermnn protected cruis. er Oazello was torpedoed yosterdny by n submarine of unknown nation ality, nt n point in tho Baltic near the Island of Hitegen, which Is off tho coast of Prussia. Although tho Garelle was damaged, alio was able to return to tho port of Snssnltz. eign trade," and that the eapilal stock of the propose corporation can be increased to more than .VJ0,l)Ul) 1100. rrcsident Wilson does not approve n provision that no vessels of bellii.' ercnt nations can be bought, lie in timated to callers today a picw that tlto fear ofinternational complications given hy tho republicans its the cliiet basis for their opposition was not well founded. Senator Gnllinger led off the renuli lican attack on the bill in tho senate today, lie declared the proposal to open thu cmistwibo trnde to govern ment ships was the entering wedgo in mi effott to euibnrk thu government in competition with privately owned coastwise ships. Senator Gnllinger nssortcd thai n "grave change" had come over the democratic pnrlv since 1110(1 wlien it was "shocked" bv Mr. llrvmi's itdvo racy of gn eminent imnorshii) of railroads. M FIXE mmK itN LAST DAYS OF BEEUCREAGE From 20 to 30 Automobiles Out and Much Encouragement Received Farmers Increase Acreage Wat sonvillc Resident Tells of Su-;ar Beet Growfnp; There Without Water. Tho ralnpalgn for beet sunar ncro aKc Is under nfull head of sfm " day with between 25; and 3d auto In the country dlHtrcts.jAr hopeful tone In given the effort JjtM, early reports from tho front, m3nj"of thoso uho at first signed for flvo and ten acres, doubling, tripling, and quad rupllng their amounts. About 100 additional ncres have been secured along the Hear creek bottom, Oohl lllil anil Talent boosters are engaged In the same work today. The cam paign will bo closed tomorrow. More Signing Up In the Tolo .district increased In terest hns been shown In tho move ment. Ono who signed at first two acres, reconsidered his action and has now signed up for 20 acres. This Is a sample of the spirit that per vades that section. Mrs. I'hlpps, In the northeastern part of the city, this morning signed up for -10 acres, and more will bo forthcoming from tho same district. Messrs. Hramwcll and Nlbley ot tho beet sugar Interests are still In the city, awaiting 'the res,UoJ the two day's activity heforo making their next move. They will hold a meet ing with the beet sugar coniniltlco Thursday when the prellmlnnry de tails ot tho proposition will bo dis cussed. In Wntsonvlllo District That sugar beets mean prosperity and that Irrigation Is not a necessity and seldom practiced in tho central California districts, save before planting time whero there has been a dearth of rainfall. Is the stale of O. A. Mitchell, who for many jcurs mined sugar beets in tho Wntsonvillo and Spreckels districts. "Thore wero over 5000 acres In tho Watsonvllle district In sugar beets when I lived there, from 1 S S S to 1S9!) and none of tho land was Ir rigated. There nre 25,000 uci'es of beets for tho big factory at .Spreckels, nnd Irrigation Is not practiced even whero there Is only nn eight-Inch annual rainfall, snve In tho winter before planting, when the ground Is thoroughly soaked, then deeply plowed." statesNMr. Mitchell. SiHils Prosperity "Tho beets spelled prosperity for Watsonvllle. as they will for Me'd forri. Tho average profit from an ncru wns $10, though I hava mario mora and also less, I hnvo mined as high ns 27',& tons to tho acre, without Irrigation. The refuse xrom the sugnr mill Is the finest kind of fertilizer. The pulp Is In great do inand for livestock feed. The bect t ops -nro also fine feed. "Tho beet pulp Is siloed nnd shipped to feeding Btnttons whore cut tle are fattened for market. It Is the best nnd cheapest fattoner for all kinds of livestock. "A beet sugar factory will do moro for tho Hogtto river valloy than nny one ontorprlso could it will mnko It." Vi-oni Colorado J. M. Kngllsh of tho Medrord Print lug Co., has received a letter from Colorado which states Hint profits this year In the Model district u southeast Colorado ran as high n f CO per ncro from sugar boots. E E E PANAMA, Jan. 20 Three short, sharp cnrthquukeH hnvn shake the Isthmus of Panama In the last three days, the third one, occurring today, None of the shocks dlil nny da mane, though tho Inhabitants were rold orubly frightened. Keports from points along the canal show that the tdiocks caused no 111 offsets. AMPAN FOR MSI M H ! ? m n