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wnni wia.M wtttmm,HiMuwmiiviiitHMMVm ; mm wrTirrv 1 - A V L. 907 WW UWI & V MEDFORD Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER t'noiilcd tonight and to morrow Max. (II; 3Hn 4a. Portr-rourth Yr. nlv Ninth Vi-ar MEDFORD, OHEaON, TUESDAY, MARCir 0, 1915. NO. 290 "r Mail U , v K li t J'v KAN SHIPS Al TO Admiral Fletcher Afinln Sails for (he Mexican Port OlircQon Flcportctl to Have Evacuated City of Mexico Carranza Denies Accusations Aunlnst Ohrcnon. WASHINGTON', March 0. Ameiiciin Consul Hilllniiiii telo gitipht'tl from Vera Vrur. loilny llnil he liml Imtii reliably iufnini il Hint tin I'lui'iinlinil of .Mex ico 'ily ly tin1 foin'H of (It'll imiiI Obicgnii began lit II o'clock lu.t night, l.nte (iiilnv tint emitter Don Mniuo, en initio to Vein Our, ih onlt'iiil lo i o I in ii to I'rogrcsn, whom there Iiii been lotml troulilf mill fiic tiou over ('iirniiixn'M report em luirgos, f V A ' WASHINGTON, Mnrch tl.-Geiwinl ('nrrnurii linn made n preliminary n ply to llio Amciii'iiii lonit'Ht'iitutioiiH, denying generally tho existence of 1'oinlitioiH in Mexico "ity which tlit I'uited Sillies has called upon liim to Improve. In a Hlnlnnt'iit mntlo ortillv to American ('ouxtil Silliimin ut Vera Our, the .Mexican chief denied that General Olirccnu, lil i'oiiiintiitlir in ,Mt'.i'o City, hud prct ruled food from reaching tint Mexican capital or tlint In liml Mill Mipplit-H a way. Meanwhile, however, oider went fprwuiit to (tear Admiral Fletcher, miumiiiiiliug the Allnnlit! licet ut Guniitniintun, to Ht'iitt two more hat llt'Mliips to Vein On. aU lo Atlliilritl The selection of tdiipi was left to Ailiniral Fletcher ninl hhnrtly alter noun totlity he icpoitetl what older In Imtl giuui. 'I'lie Washington is the fhiKhip of the dinner tHpinilrnu ot the Atlantic fleet. She oilmen forty one officer ninl IIO'J men and is com iiuiiiileil liy Commander IMw. I.. Iltmeh, Tim. Georgia is one of the llrxt line lutltleMiips of the tlmil di Uion. She cnriios -111 officer anil 8(11 men. The Washington in n little I'uMcr thiiti the Georgia, ninl holh whips Hluitiug today tihoulil ho ut Vein Cruz liy Thiirmluy iiiht. After the eiihiuel meeting today it wiih suit! (hut the M'liding of llio nil tliliinial warships to Vent Crux wax the only move eoiitemplitfi'tl ut pies enl. The entire Me.ifiin Mluittinii was gnuo over. Xo A nny .MotenieuU Secretary DatileN Kiiitl llio Wiihh. itiKtoii mill (It'orlit liml no 01 tiers other tluiti to proeeetl lo thai poit ut ouee. Sceielury (lunlson haitl no a nay inovemeiitrt uuo In eoutcmpln- tiou. It wan ileuhuetl euernlly (hat the eouiHe of the United States de pended upon lint attitude of Canaiua, Scereliiry Dmiiu'Ih niiiiI the ships ut fliiantanaiao had plenty of miiiiues' on lioartl. I'leHideut Wilson today said Car rmuu had heeii eulled upon liy the United Slates lo proleet fmeh;iicrH in Mexico City. Tlie president iciter nted that llio noM'niineiil had lepoit eil ilH vitnVH on whnt iippouietl lo he the Hiliuition in Mexico City. He add ed Hint in all Hiieh hitiialiniiH it wus ueet'sHury to iliHcouut repoits u ureal ileal hceiiiiNe, ho said, certain persona would liko to have (ho United State intervene in Mexico, even If they had to mmiiifiieturo tho fuels with which to IniKo tho intervention. Not nn Ultimatum When tho prerilriont wiih nsl.eil If (Contlnuod on page two.) PASSED BY ITALY HOMi:, March O.A bill which would uutliorUo tho ntato rallwuya lo purchiiHo or chnitnr Btenmora for (ho triiuBiortu(lon of conl niut other coiuiuodltlcH of fli'Ht nocoHHlty, wiih presented u pnrllnniunt hy tho gov orninout. Tho iiioiihiiio Ih iIorIriiuiI 'to eounternct tho effect of Hlvadlly n cieaBliif ocean freight rates. FLEET T Czar's Warships Dlow Up Black Sea Supply Yards Russians Roll Up Left and ntrjtit Wlnjis of German Army of Invasion In Poland Only Center Holds Firm. 1'KTItomtAt), Mnroh 0, vln l.on ilon'Arnrrh 9. Tim nomlmnlmi'iit hy the ItiiMlnu (tent of Czunipilillnk, on the itotith H'norc of the Iltnrk Ken, nail tint ili'ittriii'tlon of the tlnrkH there, ltd nnnniiiiretl liy llio' Hiimtlau naval mi- thorltlen yetiterilny, eonntltuteii n iter loim hloft to the TurltUh (cet, n I nee It In from thin point tlutt the Turku hlthcrlo hnvtt tlrnwn tln-lr chief hup- plleH of ton I for the navy. It Ik re ported tneiul-offlrlully thai In nihil lion to nllencluK the hatterh'H which defended the doiks, tint Itinoiluii fleet nlo tlentrox'tl the ronl chute. llt'iiilereRll, 40 inlli'K to tho went, which lit nnother vonlliiK poit, Uo wnH ilnmnKetl. CriiUci-MIkIiII)- IiiJiiiviI ' The only tlftinno to the Ilumilnn fleet ilurliiK tint homlinriliiifnt of CzuiiRiiltlliik wim n nllKht Injury to the emitter Almnz, which wtxn struck hy n nix Inch nhell. Threo itohllern ero wotiniled. The cruller ero not ilnuinKett. With the evident In tention of tllntrnclliiK the Itiinnlan ml vnncu Into Turklitli nrmenln from lint turn to tho Vttlley of the Tchoruk tho Turku hovo utartcd n movemrnt In tho vicinity of'Khol, In northwestern I'ersln, lo tho west of Tabriz. Tho ItusHlnn nutliorltlt'H attach little itu pnrtnncn to thin move, IioIIuvIiir llio limiting snows ninl swollen rivers In this reslon will Inipetlo tho proRress of tho Turks and preclude the possi bility of their turnliiR tho left flank of the Itusslnn Cunrnslon army. DIhIoiIrIiiK rintiKs Efforts to tllslotlRo tho rlcht and left flnnhi of the derman forces oper- ntliiR In the Buwnlkl dlstrlrt of North ern Poland apparently arc brliiRlnK some success, ninl only tho (lernuin center, In the rcRlon of Sliuno seems lo bo holdliiR firm In possession of tho possessions recently Rnlned In the nilvnnru from Knsl Prussia. Tho (erinnii left flank Is reported to have retired to positions In tho roRlon of Marlnnpol-Vlrsbnlovn and Kldcunon. The ilKht flank, reports from tho front say, has retreated hastily ao iiiIIch from (Irodno toward ARiistowo thioiiRh Iiors ami forests. Itctivnt of (ifniwiiH The retreat of tho Oerninn rlpht wIiik. which Is.now within elRht miles of (ho frontier, Is roRardoit ns espec ially dnmnRliiR to tho nermann, slnco It severs tho communications from Ciorman northern nrmy with tho army lo tho south, whoso loft wlni? Is ho- sIcrIiir OsHOWelz. This Becontl Oer- nt an nrmy Is thus loft open to nn at tack from tho renr by tho Husalnn forces which nro iitlvnncliiR hotweon tho Itiiwn river and AiiRiistowo. AccordliiR to tho Kusslnn nllltnry nuthoiltleH tho Oerjnnns havo por cutvctl tho tuennco of this situation nutl In consoquenco already havo bo Rim to niovo tholr heavy bnttorlos from boforo Ossowot. This Is ro Karded as forecaBtliiR cossatlon of tho bombiirtlment ot Ossowotz liy tho nermnnH and tholr retreat toward tho border, AN ROY KS NAVAL STATION ALLIED AIR ATTACK ON OSTEND LONDON, March 0. Obstlnnto fighting marks tho battles along tho eiiHtorn front on tho continent, with tho Gorman slowly withdrawing from tho lllvor Nlomon In tho direc tion or tholr own Hast Prusslnn front lor. At tho Httiuo tlmo tho now of fonnlvo movement against Warsaw and on tho Plllen evidently lma not hb yot dovolopod Into tho great on gagoment which has boon expected In this locullty. In tho western nronn of hostilities, tho only now foaturo latoly has been tho nlllod ulr attack on Ostond. lu tho Ohampngno roglon, whoro tho Krencli havo Jioon nssumlng tho of fonnlvo lately, n snow storm haa glvon n forced rest to tho troops, It la not uuwolromo, for thoy hnvo boon iilmont constantly ongiiROd for tho Inet fortnight, Aged io "i Years in For First Time In Automobile Race History One Man, Darlo Rcsta, Won Both Grand Prix and Vanderhllt Cup In Succession Victor Drove a Peugeot, Maklnjj But One Stop In ach Race for Gas His Time In Vanderblll, 29G Miles, Was 4:27:37. HAN niA.NTIBCO, March 9 "I nRetl ten yenrs dtirlnR the four hours toy hiiNhiiiitl wns spredlnc to victory that Is the story of tho rnco to me. A fearful IkM!" With tenor renter than pride, I Mrs. Mnry Itestn, 20-yenr.old hdile I of U;irlo itestn. winner of lioth tho' Ornnd Prix ninl the Vnnderltllt ('up! races, told of how her husband's Ian-1 rels had left n 0nr upon her heart Uefiifllni; to watch him drive, .Mrs Itestn had cowored throughout the j whole afternoon In n thenter box.1 uumimiH in ner siirroiinuiiiRs, whll the Intrepid Itnllnn wns demonstrnt Iiir his track mnstery over n scoro of speetl IiIiirs. "I hnvo never scon my husband race," slut stild nfter tint ordeal when Itestn had hurried lo her side. 1 am terribly nfrnltl. I hnvo net or i.ii.., .. wanted It! ut to race. It Is not tho I tliouKlit or speed that unnerves me. I hnvo often driven with Mr. Hostn nt an 80 nnd OO-mllo clip. Hut if I should bo on the courso and some- thlnR should hnppen " A shudder punctuated her confes-l slon. "I suppose It Is becnuso we have been married hut a short, tlnio. Per haps In tlmo I shall tnko n mora sen sible view of rncliiR. Hut now well, It Is something I enn hardly bring mytrir to think about. Darlo. you know, has told mo about two .times ho lias already gono Intd the ditch. at n rate of SO miles nn hour." Itestn, pnttliiR his wlfo's hand re assuringly, ndmlttcd thut lief plens would probably (ako hint nut of tho spt-ed Rnuio within lite cur. Tho forthcoming Venice, Cat., and In- diannpolls races, ho allowed It to be Inferred, might terminate his bril liant speedway career. And that in ference bropght n quick, flashing smile to tho eyes of his brltlu. 10 WASHINGTON, March 0. So fnr. no formal replies havo been received fiom Franco nnd Great llrltnln ns to tho inquiries by tho I'lilted States to the means tho allies Intend to pursue in holding up cargoes destined to their oncmlc.t. President Wilson said today ho had been Informed un officially that tho order In council wns to hnvo been Issued hy Grout llrltnln yestorday. WILLARD OFF FOR CUBA TO MEET JACK JOHNSON l.OS AXC1KLKS, March O.Jess Willaid, the henvyweiRlit pugilist, left hero today for Havana, Culm, to meet Jack Johnson in n battle for tho wovld'rt ehiiinpionshin April II. While hero Willnrd kept up in t-mnll mens- liro the t ruining he begun at Kl Paso for tho buttle which wns to have taken place t .limrer, Mex. Judging from n statement yester day by tho Hrltlsh ndmlrnlty, It Is nppnront that only ono merchantman, uio coinor nongrovo, tins rnilon n vlctlii) to tho Hubmarlno blockado of tho Gormant) slnco Fobrunry 25. Tho first hint of Hrltlsh retaliation ngnlns tho personnel 6f Gorman sub marluo raldors had been convoyed In an official statement that tho officorH and crow ot tho Gorman undor sen boat U-8 which fell a prey to tho flo tilla ot torpodo boat dostroyors do- tailed to hunt for submarines, ns ono ot tho fortunes of war, Tho Turkish opinion thnt tho Dar danelles tiro Impregnable Is being en dorsed and pnpora express tho belief that King Constantino will hold Greece to u couruo of noutmllty, a Mi-t. Mnry Itesta ninl Iter Iliiktmtiil, After Winning the AT MA POLLS BY POLITICIANS TOLD INDIANAPOLIS, Intl., Mnrch 9. Frank C. Dalloy, United States dis trict attorney. In his opening state ment today nt the trial of Donn Itob- erts. mayor of Terra Ilnuto, nnd tho ' othors chnrged with conspiracy to corrupt tho election of November a, 1SH, In Term Ilnuto, told how the government contends fnlsc registra tions were made, of alleged slugging and rough work nt tho polls, nnd of tho ninnncr of collecting, and tho amount of tho so-called "slush fund" and discussed the government's right to Interfere In tho election. Mayor Itpberts, tho government's counsel asserted, called a meeting of his "hand-picked election inspectors nnd told them that no ono had n right to touch tho voting machine? accept tho inspectors nnd thnt when n man entered for voting, tho In spectors should do tho work." Roberts nlso demonstrated on a voting machine tho manner In which n voto would nut bo registered, nnd often times, Mr. Dnlloy, snld, tho tho Inspectors would pull down the democratic lever, forcing tho voter to voto that ticket. If the voted pro tested vigorously tho Inspector would permit htm to oto again, thus pairing tho votes and leaving both uncounted, according to tho lawyer. "Tho Itoberts Inspectors," Mr. Dnlloy assorted, "always stood In n position to sco how a person voted and if tho voter voted "light," com bined with tho mnn outside who handled tho money," TO NKW YOUIC, March 0. An Indict mont returned by tho federal grand Jury today against Hugo Grobo, re cently released from tho federal pen itentiary nt Atlanta, charges that while n prisoner thoro ho was en gaged In perfecting a schema for smuggling opium from Germany, concealed In rlflo cartridges nml po tatoes, Grobo, who is a former offlcor of the Ilamhurg-Amorican lino, Is nl legod to havo sent letters from his coll to a retired Hamburg-American offlcor In Gormany' suggesting tho Bchome. According to federal au- thorltlea horo Grolie exported to mako profit ot $1,000,000 anuuully, ROUGH WORK 4 Hours Mrs. Resfa, Wife of Vandcrbllt Ct p Winner Dm In IU"tn, Photographed )ti Hour Vitinlci bill Cup I tare PRESENT RATES DUE TO RESULTS OF 0L0 RATE WAR CHICAGO, March 0. K. II. llo.vil. chairman of the Western trunk lines committee, testified ns n grain traffic expert nt the interstate commerce eomnii-Moii hearing today that the forty-ono western tnilronds .which are asking for freight into Wrenses nre now required to enrry grain nnd grain products between certain western points-nt rates much lower than the nitu prevailing in cnMern territory. Mr. Hoyd presented figures pur porting to miow mat tlio jncrenes nskeil were in equalization with the rates nn thu sumo commodities in other purls of the country. "Tho present low and inadequate rates uro tho result of the old rate wars which the railroads fought he fore tho interstuto eotnmeroo eom- niis.-ioii wns orented," miiiI Mr. Dovd. 'Hack in 1007 tho roads under tho old competitive system reduced their rates to u profitless Iiiims. Under regulation, competition in rates wns put out of business. Old nnd low M'lit'tlulo.3 wero enforced so that rail roads nro working under rates thnt fail to yield nn nileipinto return on the (service given hy tho modern con dition." SAPItAMHNTO, Cal., March 0.A resolution urging congress to pur chase und opornto tho Western Pa cific rnllrond, now In a receivership. wns Introduced in tho two houses of t io legtslnturo today by Sonntor Dene. diet nnd Assembly Gobhart. It is declnrcd in tho resolution that the operntlon of tho road by tho govern ment would afford n test ot tho feas ibility ot government ownership of rnllrond lines. WASHINGTON, March 9. Tho Cnrrnnzn agency issued n statement claiming that Monterey has boon cap tured by Carranza forces with mnny prlsonors and u largo amount of war supplies. Tho Btnto department was advised thnt Picdrus Negrns had baeu eva cuated by Carranza troops who went toward Nuovo Laredo after moving tho official rocords ot tho town on tho American eltlo. Tho forolgn statement Issued by tho department reads: "Tho department is In receipt ot advices dated March S from Eagle I Pass stating that on tho ovenlug of j MORE FACTION FIGHTING IN MEXICO THAW ON TRIAL FOR PLOniNG TO ESCAPEA8YLUM Prosecution Claims Thaw Insane at Time of Flight, But Competent to Defeat Ends of Justice Technical Evidence Presented Evelyn Ncshlt Thaw Likely to Appear fcr Husband XKW VOIMC, Mnrch 0. The netnnl trial of Harry K. Thnw, slayer of Stanford White, nutl five co-defendants for conspiring to effect Thaw's escape from the Male hospital nt Muttenwnn, wns begun in the supreme court here today. Deputy District Attorney Franklin JCeiiuedv outlined the oiie of the state and "cvernl wit nesses giive testimony of h technical nature. Mr. Kennedy snid it wns the con tention of the slnte thnt Thnw wns in mwo nt the time of his flight; thnt it would still constitute a menace to the public safety to allow him nt Inrge, lint thnt notwithstanding thcc facts, liy renon of his "peculiar form of in sanity," competent to conspire to de feat the administration of justice. None of the witnoe examined during tho forenoon session was cross-examined. Court Ilooin Crondetl The eottrtrnom was crowded. There wero ns mnny women ns men. Thnw's mother, Mrs. Mary Copley Thnw; his sister, Mrs. fieorge L. Carnegie, nnd his half-lirothcr. .Jo-dali Thaw, occu pied seats near him. After Mr. Kennedy concluded, John IJ. Stnnchficld, for the defense, made motions to dismiss the indictment on the ground thnt thci alleged fnjts were not sufficient to constitute a crime, nnd there was nothing to show thnt Thaw knew there wns nnythin wrong in escaping. The motions were denied. It wns announced today by nn of ficial of the district attorney's office that in all probability Evelvn Xesbit Thaw would npH'ar as a witness in Thnw's behilf in his present trial. Wife May Tc-llfy In prcn'nus cases affecting Thnw's liberty, Evelvn Thaw has npcnred against him. esterdav attaches from the district attorney's office culled on Mrs. Thnw with subpoenns. She was quoted ns saying: "I am tiled of this cae. I think Harry is being persecuted, nml if I tnko nny interest whatever in it, it would bo o do what I can for him. I think ho lias been confined long enough, nnd if his lawyers want me, I will do any thing I can for him." TROUBLES BESET SAN FRANCISCO, Mnrch 0. Now troubles today besot tho National Grand Opera compauy which closed Its engagement hero prematurely Sunday night. An application for a receiver for tho company was filed In tho superior court today by Dr. Camllo Darsottl ot San Francisco be cnuso of tho failure of Mnrlo lrni bardl, tho Impressarlo of tho company to pay n noto for i 12,375 loaned him by two of his countrymen hero in 1911 when I.ombardl produced un profitable opera, Lombnrdl today pleaded not guilty to a complaint by ono ot his chorus because ot unpaid wages. March 7 tho Vllllstns captured Al londo after a fight lasting two hours. Tho Carranza forces are reported to bo In full retreut toward Nuovo La redo, Pledras Negras was being eva cuated on tho eighth. All documents and customs houso books have been moved to tho American sldo. "It Is s'tated that the railroad Is being torn up from Pledras Negras to Nava, It Is said that nsldo from the destruction ot tho railroad it Is pot anticipated that there will be nny destruction ot property, Ple dras Negrns Is reported quiet and (hero is no exodua as yet to the American side," NOT GUILTY IS JURY VERDICT N MARTIN (M Eloquent Closlnrj Arguments by At- . torney A. E. Reames for Defense, Followed by County Attorney KeHy for Prosecution J utlg Reads 50M Words Instruction to Jury. , , Tho jury in tho Loris Martin 7 cns0 at 2u')0 this afternoon re- turned n verdict of not guilty, y after five hours' deliberation. Sympathizers of Martin in Urn courtroom nt the time of the re- turning of tho verdict clapped their hands nnd wero ordered out hy tho court. Tho defendant woh visibly affected and shooic hands in joy with relatives and friends. The following compos- ed-the jiirv: Gcnruo Lvmnn. Gnld Hill, fanner; II. M. Clute, Apple- gale, fnnncr; John Mitchell, Meadows, fanner; W. f. Van .,. - -- J " Talent, fnnncr: f Kay K. Wilson, Medford, far- "" mer; Fred J. Fiek, Jacksonville, mcrchnnt. ,, ; -f f ----t-f-f - The closing arguments were made Tuesday morning In the trial of I.orla Martin accused of tho murder of Gamo Warden A. S. Hubbmrd, asd the deUbeaUoM.oUL.J.irx bKa at 10:30 o'clock. Judge F. M. Calkin from tho bench read a noon word prepared Instructions covering every legal phase of what the court referred to "as nn eventful case in the history ot tho community, nnd the atato ot Oregon." , Three Yenllrtx Threo forms of verdict were givan tho Jury, second degree murder, the highest possible punishment given by the stnte statutes, manslaughter, nnd acquittal. The court in Its in structions said that the gist ot the defense lay In whether Martin believ ed from tho manner of Hubbard that his life was in danger, and that he shot in self defenso under the belief that his llfo was In great danger. Tho reading of tho instructions occu pied half an hour. They seemed fav orable to the defense. Pronounced Own Fate "Lorls Martin pronounced there on the trail that December day. after ho shot Hubbard, his own fate. 'There he lies, he 'did me dirt I'll spend tho rest ot my life In tho peni tentiary. I might as yell blow my brains out,' were IiIb first words after the tragedy. I submit to you gen tlemen of tho Jury, wero thoy the words of a mnn who shot hi self de fense. Tho firing ot the bullet waH the climax ot four years ot hate that this defendant had nursed in his heart against Hubbard. "I ask this Jury to hold no preju dlco against game wardens. The laws they enforco wero made hy you. Thoy should be upheld the same us ou would uphold any other law. A wife may wait for the gamo warden's homo coming, tho samo as a wife waits for the home coming ot any other citizen, ho Is Just as much ft horo In the oyes of his children as any other map. Counsel for tho de fenso would havo you bellove that this tragedy was an accident It wan mnrdorf Attorney Iteamos at this Juncture asked that the last be strick en from the records nnd was Hiistaln- (Continued on Page 2.) GREY VOUCHES FOR EGRITY OF CHMA A, LONDON, March 9. SpeaklnK in tho house of commons this sfteraee in reply to a question Foreign Peer- Jlouten, Gold Hill, farmer; J. C. Godlove, Perrydnlc, farmcr;,0. "" J Itoss, Talent, fanner; K. i Jacobs, Talent, farmer; W. E. "" Stabler, Central Point, retired; "f " ". A. Stmtton. Talent, fnnnnr- -f tary Grey said he had no doubt Wt that Japan would observe the lrty ot 1905 under the terms where the Japanese and Grout Hrltsln guaran teed the Integrity sad the lBpewi ence ot China, tober with nI commercial opDortuMffcM t tt ties, - -,1 r- . , ' " , ' V , f a