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rn; -. -,-,. . ...... t. , i "" pvW Stmt Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER IUIn tonight ami tomorrow Bin. ftVJt Mta. 41) Pre, ,0. Fort y.f on rlli Yinr. illv Nliiih Vrtr I . MEDFORD, OREGON, SATURDAY, FIUBRUAIiY 27, 1915 NO. 291 ALLIED REETS "MOVIE'' ACTRESS WINS $40,000 FROM RICH LOS ANGELES MAN TEUTON DRIVE 4. SYSTEM ASKED 6ASHIER FAKE DANS CHECK RECEIVER FOR WESTERN PACIFIC INDICTMENTS! MILLION DOLLAR RESTAU LEADING IN GRAND PRIX AT EXPOSITION HHk AL4MILESIN DARDANELLES UPON WARSAW I i ' o , i i' . v Forty Warships Pciiclrato Straits, Dcslroylnii Fort Inlcpo and Bom jnrdlii Fort Danlnnos Sultan of Turkey Reported Prcparlnu to Lravc Constniitlucilc Train Walts ATHENS, Kill), 27.--.Mi allied fleet iiKKri'KMliiK 10 wnrlilpn todny pone tinted tliu Uiirilunidlisi straits iik fur nit llnrtnrl nnd within riingo of Fort lnti!iu (ill tliu AHlnlla Hlilit, ncrordlng to rulliitilu Infuriiiiitloii reaching hero toilny, Fort Intopo destroyed. Vnr Iiiiih 'I'lirlilnh rneainpiiieiits nl no werti bombarded, Tliu ships ii ii now with. In ntiiKo of I'orl Dnrtliiuo. A Fieiuii titintlroii In cruising under llin forts at Hid entrance to tho MrnllH, which nru now tintlruly ills llllllltll'll. PARIS, Fob. 27 Thu Athens cor rmipiindeut of tliu .Matin Iiiih forward, oil tliu follewing: "After tho complete destruction of t ho forts at Hid entrance to tlm Dar dnuollo, tlm ntllnil floot penetrated Hid HtrallM niul shelled tlm Intiirlor forlH. It proceeded ilown tho Dnnln. ihiIIuh 1 1 in 1 1 nit from tho entrance." PARIS, Puli. 27. Tho "Mnllii" prints today a dlHpntch from Its Cor respondent III Atlll'IIK. Wild ICpI'lltK tho rtory published ttowirul times re--nlly Hint l hu Kiillan or Turkey lit preparliiK to Itmvti Constantinople and to this vnil Impurlal trains aro kept with n tea in up In tho railroad sta Hon. Tho Inhithltnnta of (hu Prlnkl po Islands In tho Hon Mnrmon, not far from Conittnnttnoplu hnto been Iniitructml to hold themselves In read iness to lenvu, LONDON, Kuh. 27. Tho nilmlral. ty announced tonight Hint ilurliiK tho bombardment of tho Dardanelles for tlflt'iillonit tliu battleship Akciiioiiiiioh hail been struck and Hint threo men were killed. Tliu announcement ituyn further that tho Dardanelles opera tions uro mill prococtlliiK. Tho admiralty announcement n)s that IiiiiiIIiik pnrtlun wont milium from tliu alllt'd fleet. With their assist ance three of tho four fortit at tliu entrance to tho Dardanelles worn completely demolished and tliu fourth wiih Imtlly ilnmnKotl, E OF SENATE FOR WASHINGTON, Koh, 27. Pri'Hl tltmt Wilson Iiiih practically decided not to call apodal session of tlu sen ato to coiiHliltir Hit) C'oloiiihliiu Nlcar iiiikuiiii treaties. At tho Whlto llotiso toilny It wiih tlicro was llttlo prospect of ii Hpoclal session IiuIuk culled. Tliu opposition of somo rt)iuhllcan senators makCH it improluihlu Hint any action on tho treat Ion can ho taken during tliu present session, Tliu proHldunt expects, howovur, that at least koiiio of his iiomliieeH for tho federal trmlo coiiiiiiIhsIou will hu con flrtuoit hoforo March -I, Any not confirmed nro expected to got recess iippolutiiiontH. FERN'S RESIGNATION HAI.H.M, Oro., Poll. 27. Miss Pern HohliH, tliu woman who broke tho deadlock between tho Oregon house and senate nt Its recent session hy offering to leslgu as n mourner of Jho statu accident Industrial csr.tnusulon, will retire from office on May 21, her resignation being accepted today by Governor .lames Wlthycomho. Dilution An engineer haa arrived and work will soon bo begun on tho now potty. XTRA SESS ON FOREIGN TREATIES Efforts of Germans anil Austrlans to Crumple Doth Ends of Lonu Slav Front Countered Fresh Forces Appear in Poland and Begin At tacksGermans Forced Back. LONDON. Pub. 27. Tlm efforts of Hid German and 'Austrian nrmlos to crumple hotli ends of the long Rus sian front nro reported today to have been checked. Pctroftritd states Hint tliu (Icruinu drive nt Wnrsaw from tlm north hns boon countered, Tho official report from llerlln snyri that now ItiiKAlnn forces have appeared In northern Poland and boKiiu nttnckH. In Eastern Gallcln nt the other end of tho front, tho Russian nru re ported to hnvo recaptured Ktnnlslnti, German neioplnnos uinilti n rntd on poHlllons of the allies near Nlctipurt niul a Pruned ncrounul dropped hoiiilm on Mel. At Hid Diirdiiiiclle A fleet of British nnd Prench wnr utiljtH routlntics to hammer nwny to ilny nt tliu door of tlm Dnnlencllcs, tho straits which clone Ituimla's rich Itrninory; ami tlm very real nccos olty of releaMtiK the Iiiikh Hiipply of whent on the shores of tho lllnck Sea enures tho Konornl belief Hint the present nttnek on the Dardenelles forts Is n serious uiidnrtnklnK niul not merely a itcmomttriiHon. Official nunoiiiicementa declare Hint nfter tlm reduction of the four outer Dnrdenelles fortu, mine sweep ers went to work within tliu straits under the protection of tliu cutis of the fleet, while unofficial dlnpntche from Athens nnd Home assort that nt leant one Prench wnrshlp nctunlly has penetrated tho nnsinRc. Cermany remnlns silent rrgnrdlnK her slinro In tho nillltnry operations, 'both In tho oust and In tho west, whllti Atmlrln-llunKnry declares t lint Austrian and (ionium forces nro hold Iiik their own In tho Carpathians nnd In Knslern (lallcln, Pol-nil Hack 'M Miles PetroKratl, less reticent nnnniiuces a repulsu of tlermnn attacks In North Poland with heavy losses. As n re sult or tho desperate fighting of tho Inst few tlnyH the Itusslnu general Mnff claims to have forced hnck the Hermnus along u front of 25 miles In Hid Prziisnysr. region, Tlm Impression Is growing In Kng land Hint tho German advance In Past Prussia Is tint) ninliily to political and economic motives and Hint conse quently It Is without great strategic effect on tho eastern campaign as n whole, hi tho west the Prench contlntio to claim ndvances In tho Chaiiipnguu district with quiet prevailing along (hu rest of Hid line. EAI POTATOES AND LESS BREAD WASHINGTON, Poll. 27. "If wheat remnliiH nt Its present high fig ure or continues to rise in prlco and If there Is n corresponding Incrcnso In tho prlco of bread, scientists lu tho department of agriculture suggested that tho ordinary household will find dlt advantageous to eat nioro po tntooH niul loss bread," buys n stnto luent Issued today nt tho department. "With potatoes nt GOo a bushel, 10 cents worth, or 10 pounds, will glvo tho consumer n llttlo more actual nqurlshmont than two ouo-pound loaves of bread at five rents each. If prices change sufficiently to innko It doflliablo from a financial point of vlow, thoro Is no scientific reason why potatoes should not bo substituted to u groat extent for broad." FOOD SUPPLY IN MEXICO CITY BETTER WASHINGTON. Pel). 27.- Gouoral CniTiiiun'a agency announced today receipt of n report from Vorn Cruz,1 saying "tho fond Bltuntlon in Mexico City is better nnd food supplies aro being rccelvod from various sourcoa nnd distributed, among tho poor. Default on Interest on Bonds to lie Followed hy Proceeding of- a Friendly Nature Readjust Rela tions With Rio Grande Which Owns Controlling Interest. NIJW YORK. Pel). 27. Appllcn Hon for n revolver for tho Western Pacific railway will bo made nfter the railway will hnvo dofnulted tho Interest on Its first tuorlgngo duo March 1 nccordlng to announcement mnile todny after a meeting of the board of directors of the Dunvor Hlu Grande company which controls the Western Pacific. Thu proceedings, It Is said, will bo of u friendly nature. This method, It was said, tins been decided Upon nu thu best courre to pursue In ndjtintlng tho company's fluuuclnl difficulties nnd Its relations with tlm Denver nnditlo Grande. Hankers representing tccurlty holders of the two properties were to meet this afternoon to discuss thu tltuntlon. It was said that after thu meeting a statement would bo issued In their behalf. In Gould I, hie Tho Western Paclflc'rallwuy was Incorporated by thu Gould Interests In lUon. Its main object being to glvo thu Gould system of railroads, then nt Its height, mi outlet to tho Pacific const. Tho lino was lo extend from Snn Prnnclsco to Halt Lnko City, moro than '.100 miles, with n number of small branch lines In California. Con nection was formed with thu Denver mid Itlo Grande, which controlled tho company through stock owner ship, nt Salt Lake City. The West ern Pacific was turned over to tho operating department of tho Denver and Itlo Grande in July, 1911. Tho following year arrangements wcro made with tho Denver and lllo Grande nnd banking Identified with the latter proicrty to placo at tho dls ponnl of tho Western Pacific thu pro ceeds or 12,500,000 Denver and Hlo Grauilo now Issiio of seven per cent adjustment bonds. This money was used to improve tho Western Pacific's main lino at and around Sacramento, Cal. No Surprlso Citwtlisl Western Pacific's capital stock amounts to $75,000,000 ot which tho Denver nnd Itlo Graudu railroad owns $50,000,000. Its bonded debt in cludes $50,000,000 first mortgage five per cent gold bonilB anil $25,000,- 000 of second mortgage sinking fund five per cout gold bonds. Tho fnto of tho Western Pacific road oxclted no surprise In financial circles where Its precarious condi tion was a matter of general knowl edge. F AGAINST PROPOSALS I'AUIS, Peb. 27. Tho Pronch press is unanimous lu declaring that Great Hrltaln cannot accept tho In formal proposals, said to havo been mailo by tho United States that tho embargo on foodstuffs for Germany bo ralBotl provided Germany aband ons Iter Intention ot destroying mer chant ships. Tho papora, howovor, express appreciation ot tho spirit in which tho proposals vvero mndo. Tho Mntln declares such a stop would bo carrying altruism altogeth er too far becauso "ovory loaf which n civilian was ablo to spare would ba'n loaf tho moro for a soldier; In othoV words tho allies aro naked to continue tho wnr and saciiflco tho lives ot their soldlors In order to save derm a n civilians from want." DAILY AVERAGE AT SAN FltANCISCO, lVli. 27. -The official figures for tliu attendance at the Pmmuiu l'aoifiu international ex position for thu first week were given out today by tho department of ml- missions lis (110,000. The average dully ntlomluuvo wns 88,128. REN LA wSwBKL ''Kb XTKlifW nir; t3? : '&$, I ZGr. Mhzd Atrxn.-' q AcU And Child I.OS ANOKLKS, Cnlif., Feb. 27. After n two wceJot' legal lint le, in which her entire life was laid before the critical gaze of n jurv anil tliu public, Maude Annlicld, a moving pieturu iieties-, cntaliliflieil the par entage of her haby when a court tle eiion awarded her .$40,(100 diimnges iiguitiKt Itrynnt Howard, scion of u wealthy family of Snn Diego. Slio sued him ftr ..")(IO,t)00. .MiH Ann fielil claimeil hIiu was married to Howard in Sail I)io;;o when she ivn l.'t audi allowed the marriage to he annulled when, an t-Iic alleged, slio found he hail not been legally di vorced from Jim fiM wife. She linncd her suit on Hie alleged promise of Howard to marry her again when properly relenscd liv Inn. SALES $1,438,743 WASHINGTON, Peb. 27. .lames Spoycr. head of tho Now York bank ing house of Sneyor, mailo a volun tary Biuienieni oeioro mo inicnsiaio commerce commission today of his firm's dealings with tho Hock Island system during thu period of its his tory under investigation. Tho firm novor had occupied tho position of fiscal agent for tho railroad, ho said but acting as n principal had bought and resold between 1904 and 1U12 securities of tho Hock Island com pany itself ot some $170,409,000 faco valuo. Tho total profit on thobo transactions for his firm, Mr. Spoycr said, was $1,438,743, or eight tenths ot ono per cent. Kot all ot tho firms' transactions In Hock Island securities had resulted in profits, Mr. Spoycr added. At no tlmo. Mr. Speyer said, had his firm handled any securties of tho Hock Island holding companies or ganized by tho Leeds Held group. Mr. Speyer volunteered his state ment after Chief Counsol Polk for tho commission had closed tho com mission's direct caso with tho testi mony of Ogden Mills, a director of tho Hock Island company and ot the New Jorsoy holding company. Mr. Mills said ho had no porsonal knowl edge ot tho various payments in stock or bonds in addition to salary, mndo to various officers ot tho Hock island syatom. Testimony for tho railroad fol lowed. Henry U. Mudgo, president of tho Hock Island, discussed tho phy sical condition of tho system, dis agreeing with representatives ot poor condition already filed lu thes hear ing. BRITISHlElANTMAN. DIKPPR, via Paris. Fob. 27.-It is roportod horo that a Ilrltlsh mer chantman has boon torpedoed In tho Kiigllsli chnnnol off St. Vnlury-Sur-Honinio, A French torpedo boat de atro'or 1,ns sn out from D,0)l, t0 tho assistance pt tho Urltlsh ship, VWi iirmMr s ri iifai VVitT1 UV -siF r T I NiiHK SPEYERSfPROFITS BURGLAR SHOT ROCK ISLAND SBSsF-, y , j WHILE ROBBING E SALEM, Ore., Feb. 27. Discover ing three burglars robbing- tho gen eral mereliiindi'-c storo of Joseph Gooding nt St. Paul, Ore., early todny Daniel Girdle, u citizen of that town, opened fire with a rifle anil killed an unidentified member of tho trio. Dup Jnini's Ormly and Frank Undermyer, who are liciiij; held on Mi-pieioii. The former iiad plunder on him, it is al leged. Girdle's attention wns attract ed lo Ihe store by the crashing of glas. Arming- himself with a rifle he wnited for the robbers to come out. Whoa they finally emerged load ed down with plunder, '1J6 called ou them to halt, and when, lliey broke and ran ho fired. A few hours previous, throo stores were broken into nt Wilsonville, ncnt St. Paul, by throo men, whi are be lieved to be thu same who operated here. GERMAN SUPPLY OF IIERLIN, Pel), 27. Germany's sup ply of alcohol Is so far below tho de mand that tho so-called "dplrlts cen tral' organizations which has primar ily supplied tho army's noods, has announced that it will bo compelled to limit shnrply, deliveries ot brandy nnd spirits for othor purposes, especially fqr drinking, About 40 per cent ot tl(q former amount will bo allowed tho larger Industries for use In March and slightly more to smaller concerns. Tho supply ot denatured alcohol for fuol lights also must be curtailed. An effort will bo tnade'to save for human consumption a largo portion of supply of plants and now In distil leries and to induco dlstillcrlos to un dertake tho production of crude sugar, Sulom Act ot logl8laturo Insuros ' $230,000 bridge COUNTRY ALCOHOL H Federal Grand Jury Accuses Frank Mcnefee and Other Promoters of United States Cashier Company Swindle Sold Capital Stock In Pretended Patents. PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 27. A million dollar swindle Is cbnrgcd against officers and salesmen of tho now defunct United States Cashier company of this city, in an indict ment returned ngainst them by the fedcrnl grand jury here toduy. The indictment cburges conspiracy nnd misuse of the mails on the part of Frank Mcnefee, F, M. Lemonn, O. E. Oerncrt, IJ. F. Donncwell, II. M. Todd, Joseph Hunter, O. L. Hopson, P. E. Murainc, O-car A. Campbell, and Thomas liillycu. It is alleged that the concern, which was incorporated at .$1,2."0, 000 sold nil its capital stock, bring ing into its treasury moro than $1, 000,000 in money nnd projierty on the false representation that the com pany owned the patents to five change-making machines which it proposed to manufacture. Tho com pany was organized September 3, 1010, for the purpose of making mod els as n basis for selling stock. It continued its business until January 111, 1014, when it sold out to nn In diana concern. During the time the company wns in operation, it is alleged, the defend ants sold more than $1,000,000 worth of stock lo some 4000 shareholders scattered over Oregon, Wnbhington, California, Idaho, Montana, Wyom ing, Utah, Texas, North Dakota, Illi nois, Michigan, ami Colorado. The indictment asserts that during the life of the concern it wns insolvent, and that in the published statements of its financial condition liabilities to the extent of .d00,000 wcro entire ly omitted. The company wns burred from Ore gon by Corporation Commissioner Watson for violation of the lllue Sky law. Tho models upon which they sold stock, were a clever combina tion of the National Cash Register and IJurrotiglis Adding Machine pat- cuts. IJKHLIN, Feb. 27. Messages reaching hero from Vienna say tho Austrian war office has given out a report explaining that an oxtremoly valuablo partial success has been achieved near Stanislau and that It will soon result In a favorablo gen eral move. Tho number of Russian prisoners falling luto Austrian hands Is In creasing dally, theso dispatches de clare. The Russians havo abandoned their attempt to forco tho Dukla Pass and thoy remain entrenched. Their attacks havo been bravely carried out and they havo tested tho steadfast ness ot tho Austro Hungarian troops to tho utmost. Tho possession ot Stanislau Is Im portant for tho Russians becauso of tho railroad lines running from there Into tho Carpathians and for tho rea son that It would prevent, according to tho view hold In Vlonna, the on circling ot the Russian left wing. BERLIN, Fob. 27. Explanatory details havo been Issued regarding tho Bundesrnth's prohibition ot the publication ot tho prices ot securties or vnrlations in them. Tho order was designed It Is explained, to check unwholesomo speculation nnd was not duo In any senso to unsatisfactory market prices which aro said to com pare very favorably with those of foreign paper. Foreign securties quotations may sUU be printed. J STANILAU AGAIN AUSTRIAN HANDS At 2:30 O'clock, With Half of 460 Miles Behind Him, Peuot Car Leads Thirty Starters In $I8M Race Average Time 57 MWes An Hour 01 field Has Engine TrmiMs SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 27. At 2:30 o'clock with one holf or tho 400 miles behind him, D. Restnu, ilnvin n Peugot, led a field of thirty starters in the Ornnd Prix automobile ruco for $8000 in money prizes nt the Panama Pacific exposition today. Ills aver age time was 57 miles nn hour. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 27. Thir ty drivers tuned up their cars today for the Ctli Grand Prix automobile race scheduled to stnrt at 10:30 n. m. on the Panama Pacific Exposition four mile course. Tho cars were to bo stnrtcd three nbrenst nt inter vals of 15 seconds. Eddie Ptillcn, Barney Oltlficld, Ralph DcPalma, Enrl Cooper nnd Caleb Brngg were among the speed stars entered for the 402 milo grind which it was ex pected would require fivo hours to finish. Governor Johnson, honornry ref eree of the meet, nnd Mayor RolpU were among tho first arrivals at tho track. The official distance was announc ed as 400.28oG miles, requiring 10 i laps to complete it. At 10:30 tho starting signal was given by Stnrter Fred Wagner. At noon a sharp shower which promised to continue indefinitely, threatened to bring the race to a close. Tho cars, which hadbcn main taining an average speed of 65 railes nn hour, began to slow down percep tibly. Old field's car went wrong after bo Imd several delays. MALPRACTICE SUIT ' ' IN CIRCUIT COURT iiie suit ot misscii Wheeler, a 13 year old boy, through his guardian for $10,000 damages against Dr. R. W. Clancy of this city, for nllcged malpractice in tho scttting of a brok en leg is being heard in tho circuit court today. It is not expected that tho evidence will bo completed before Monday noon. Thtf suit is based upon tho allega tion that the leg of thu boy, when set after breaking, was improner, neces sitating a second breaking of tho limb, nnda consequent resetting, to save permanent crippling. Tho limb was first broken while playing over two years ago. Tho pluiutiff is represented by E. D. llriggs of Ashland and Newton Borden of this city, nnd tho defend ant by Attornoy McCormack. Muny Medford doctors wero called this morning as expert witnesses on tech nical points. ES SPOILS SYSTEM IL SALEM, Oro., Feb, 27. Governor Wtthycombo has approved senate bill No. 312, Introduced by Senator Mot or, which has boon wldoly denounced as paving tho way for a return to the spoils system In Oregon by providing that tho terms of all lfflclals ap pointed by tho governor shall be In definite, and that all such appointee shall bo subject to summary removal by tho governor at any time, Th governor gave out a lengthy state ment, In which he declares that a emergency actually exists, owing ta tho necessity of creating and mala tulnlng efficiency In the various state departments and that there is a Jus tification for putting the law- late ef fect without watting to give the peo plo a chance to approve or dteapprora , through the referendum. He as sorted that the refereaduM ahoaM Dot be abused as an 'aswai for 'erf-i. pllng a competent MMteletffttfe t l -a t i i o c