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Newspaper Page TextMedford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Fair Ton lull t and Saturday, Mux. HI; Mill. 45..1. Forty-fifth Ycnr, Dully Tenth Your, Wind, Rain and Electrical Storms Cause Heavy Loss of Life and Property In Missouri, Kansas, Ok lahoma and Nebraska Railroad '" Traffic Demoralized. FOURIfflDEAO, Mm m m m miamwimmm hig SAYS TIE INJURED, SCORES INJURED MEDIATION TO -" i MEYER INCIDENT ONE FATALLY IK: KANSASGYCLONE RESTORE PEACE I rr iWmtmr 1 m D: KANSAS CITY, Mo., Juno 18. Fourteen persons were lulled, dozens wero injured uiul thousands of dol lars' worth of property destroyed ly wind, vain and electrical storms that last night ami early toilny swept over parts nfMissouri, Kansas, Oklahoma nml Nebraska. The list of known dead follews: Mrs. Arthur Covey and uhihl at Jliclunniid, Mo.; five member? of the family of John llurgos, a farmer near Onngn, Kan.; Mrs. Mary Hell, Itichinond; Charles .Morris and son, Westmoreland, Kan.; .John (lunther, Westmoreland; fiene Nichols, near Wnmogn, Kan.; Mrs. Altinan, near Lntour, Mo.; n baby in Henry eminty, Missouri. Heavy ltnln Falls y Yesterday's rains whieh extended over norlheni Oklahoma, all of Kan sas, Missouri, Iowa and into eastern Nebraska, were thu heaviest in years, according to loporls to the weather bureau today. At Paris, Mo., and near I.amonle, Mo., liih winds un roofed houses and razed small build ings. Storms, diminished in violence to day, extended over rent nil Iowa and occupied a district of SOI) miles. Many miles of railroad traek wore swept away and today all trains en tering Kansas City woio hours bc i, Jiiud sehedule. '' " i' f Flood warnings to all points in the Kansas ltivor vallev and along the Missouri .river between Kansas City and JofJorsnii City were itMted by the. weallier bureau todav. duplln Damaged Itailrond ii-poita anhl tlie Moral at Jnplin, .Mo., "reached the proportion of a tornado, in place doing consid erable damage." Krnost Ilrandt, a farmer, was struck by liuhtning at lluatiieu, Nub., and will die. HoporU from Kllis pounty, Kan Fas, wore that seven small tornadoes t in feiieeossion swept that st'etiou. Houses were demolished and great trees wore- uprooted. At a picnic at the homo of John At wood, a fanner, the guesU weie lifted from their feet and blown scvorul hundred feet. None, however, iistuiuod iiorious in juries. Marvsilh, Kmi., repoiled the MwJ river there no eight feet during the night. Hrldgc (!lve Way At Hiehluond, Mo., Mrs. Arthur Covey and small ehild and Mrs. Mary Hell were killed. The Covey borne was lilted from its foundation, e.iriiod fifty vards and demolished. At Westmoreland, Kuin, Charles Morns, provident of the Kansas Southern iv dull r.uiromi, ins wm, (Continued on pago thrco) ALUANY, N. Y, June IS.-The court of appeal todn denied tbt npi4ieiitio!i of i-oun-el lor ('buries lltwker, the fomier New York puliee liotiti'iiHiit. lor a reumuMteiit on t dtiin nrfinttinir (MMitwnee of death. Jlm-ker, hohaHwI t' mirUig ''. jnu4r of HtfWWiH UoiMthl, how -in tit Sine Sing dth Uhs, mi ImmW Ui ili" ill the vlw-trii eh.ui diuing tb wt-ek begiimittf Julv l'i. Uakxw Uuxnwr Whilium irdom. ki. or tin I'uilwl Srntrs siiinrtHiii (Hiurt MiUrfpvs, Ik oiiist Aw. Mtk kup i d by eiilwT Hwkr r his fntmdt Ihnf th lmAnl urt will ( ivorU. XvitltaT ik lliev W-jn-f tluii lit Bovrnior wko pruii'm i, tlie funur ! ofh-r will b 'in. .1 Ui . ..U ucrr. PARDON ONLY CAN SAVE BECKER EROM DEATHCHAIRJULY12 j. i i " muiui Miiiiii.. M . i ..I - 'lli- I Commoner Suggests Way Out of the ' ' SSjSKSg' Secretary of Stale Accepts Denial by War-As Preventative, Proposes tlp-jil lI?2T,.J Bcrnstorff That Meyer-Gerhard Extension of Investigation Com- . , . - - " MJttEjfc - ... . . ami Dr. Meyer Were Not Identical mission Treaty Peace Plan Neu- it I irnf niAIflr Hr WBthI PrNMO OIIMO HM Says Latter a Myth and Story a trals to Crystallize Sentiment. flLLiLO AUVAIlUL f mHBl V OLLlMU uUllO UN Ration Upon His Character. WASIUXOTO.V, Juno IS. Former Secretary of State Wllllimi J. Hrynn In tbo third and conliKlIng section of his statement on "tlio canscleBs wnr," Issued today, BiigBOsts media tion as "tho way out." Ah u preven tative of war Mr. Hryan propones universal extension of his Investi gation commission peace treaty plan. "Mediation," tho former secretary says. "Is tho means provided by In ternational nRreement through which the belligerent nations can be brought Into conferonco; tlmo for Investiga tion of all disputes Is tho menus by which ftituro wars can bo nvertcd and the cultivation of International friendship Is the means by which thn deslro for war can bo rooted out." I'liins fur Itevtorlng IVnro In elaborating his plan for resto ration of peace, Mr. Hrynn urges: "That neutral nations In advocat ing, crystnllzo sentiment In favor of peaco Into a coercive forco nnd offer mediation Jointly or severally; that tho warring nations Join in a treaty to provide for Investigation, by n pormanont International commission of every dlsputo that may njlso, no matter what Its character or nature," and that a world wldo educational movement to cultivate, a spirit of brotherhood among the nations bo undertaken as tho final task of tho advocates of ponco. ' "(Iront nations cannot bo extermi nated," says Mr. Ilryan. "Predic tions uiado at tho boglnning of tho wnr havo not boon fulfilled. The Mrltlsh did not destroy the Onnnn fleet lit n menth: Gormany did not ako Paris In two months nnd tho HusHlan army did not eat Christmas dinner In Merlin. Hut even If exter mination were powdhlo, It would ho a crlmo agnlnst civilization which no nation or group of nations could af ford to commit." Mr. Hrynn contlnues: , Placlnu lllanm for War "When ran peaco bo rostored? Any tlmo now, If tho participants are really weary of this war and ready for it to end. If any nation Is not ready, lot ItH rulor stato In clear, distinct and deflnlto terms tho con ditions upon which It Is willing to ngreo to peace; then If an agreement Is not reached tho blamo for tho con tlnuanco of tho war will bo upon those who mako unusual demands." In proposing mediation tho former soerotnry points out that tho Ilngiiu convention oxprossly declares nn offer of mediation shall not ho considered nn unfriendly act nnd edds: "Tho duty or offering mediation may seom to rest primarily upon tho United Statos, tho largost of tho neu trnl nations and tho one most Intl matoly bound by tlo of blood to all tho belllgoients. Tho United States did mako an offer Immediately nfter the war began, but why not again and again until our offer or somo othor offor is accepted? Hut our action or fulluro to act need not detor any other noutral nation from acting. Xo Time for (Yivniony "This Is not a tlmo to stand on coromony; If any othor country for any reason no matter what tho rea son may bo, Is In a hotter position than wo to tender Its good offices, It should not dolay a moment." To nssuro permanent peace, Mr. (Continued on pago thrco) SOFIA, llultfuriu. Juw IS. Itui Buri' reply Io Mm itropMalu of Dm hiUhiU Mwr in m riieot fur fur ther MtlitfblrMwiit. Prmier Pad Mia off imtmmimIIv viaitvd tlw M lMt uiuil mmI thMKd tbnw fur Ik oltr ut l heir govanmirattf. II uki for i-lrurrr inftruilo ae j!!i( Hunt, lhal Bularii mt br Mble ln-fl.T to pulk'r b" dl ur i.r m iti.'ii it 'I In I illation- Willi t i.i .ri.iM.i .,: t ii I..: 1 tl" w.ii ftlEDFORD. ON WEST FRONT . 4Fm LUSITANIA BIGS REPORTED CHECKED W if STAHLS INDICTMENT i 1?sRtf ' I.OXHOX, June 18. Tho ntlnck of French and Hrltlsn forces on tho western end of tho (Ionium lino which has boen pushed with considerable success for somo time, Is now said to have sustained a check. Tho official stntement from Uerlln today con tains the announcement that n forco which attempted to break through tho German lines north of Ln Hassco canal waH destroyed with tho excep tion of n small number who succeed ed In retreating. In northern Clalicla, tho Horlln an nouncement says, tbo Russians have been pushed back further. They hnve made a stand behind prepared posi tions at Grodck which Is only 10 miles from l.emberg. Tho Urltlsh forces at Gallipot! peninsula havo been compelled to nbandon most of tho ground they formerly occupied near Avlbnrnu, on tho west coast, s;(ya n Horlln report. Tho Urltlsh fleet Is said to havo taken refuge from Ger man submarined at Imbros Island, ten iiiIIch fro nitho Galllpolt count. SIIOHTIIIM.S, X. J . Juno IS. Jer ome I). Travcrs, four times former amateur champion, won tho National open golf championship hero today, with n score of 297 strikes for tho 2 holes. Tom McXnmara, tho Hob on professional, was second with 298. 2 ENTRENCHED AT POLA HOMK, June 18. A vef.igee lm eome into Home Irom Polu, the Aus triuii naval base on the Adriatic, uud reports tlmt the Atistrians have about 'JOII.OUO men in strongly en trenched positions there. Thin man is one of the very few Io get away from 1'ola. Ho says that on the day war was declared thorn was not ouo civilian in the place. Ho is of the opinion that the only way to take Pola is bv a liiimbardinenl or a very lout; siege. The Austiiflu licet is at Pola. ALL HARVEST SALES IIKKI.IN', ia Loudon. June 18. The federal council has declared oid all contracts of sale affecting the 101.1 hanest of rye, wheat spelt, bar ley and ohIs and also crude sugar, so far as (he contracts call for ful fillment niter August :tl. The order iiiiIk .iti -i that these commodities are to rcmaui under the control of the (inpiic until the end of the ur. TRAVERS IN LEAD IN GOLF TOURNEY MinMTMI.LS. x. j.. J,. is Jrrtrtaa I). 'Inner-, t miner aiiinlriir gwtf rbawiiinn. look the lead iu tbc play Utday fur tlw umIioumI, ou yulf ckaMuulMp abru b lumtnl in ., -nr.J of :I7 : Ml -7.1 fur thr isoruirsg round. This, lib Ike m-un of 117 i-ii'il.i, in. i.Ii Tr.t r-' Mini- fui .1 i... I. -, J.'l TRAVERSAGAIN WINS GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP OR BOON, !FRTDAY, ,TlTNM Ma iii i "MPinr nirtrMr J- r m sJmcK. H , Hi-4 -' "Mpi ' Tho lnlest addition to our navy, the battleship Arizona, and Miss Ksther Itoss of Prescott, Arl.., se lected as Its sponsor. Tills pretty 17-yenr-old miss will chrlston tho new warship nt Now York nnvy yard on June ID. Tho Arizona 1h a sister ship of the Pennsylvania, recently launched. It wns laid down March 10, 101 1. As tho Pennsylvania It Is an oil-burning warship and carries no coal. It will havo tab samo equip ment of 12 1-1-Inch guns and dis places :t0,000 tons. Without armor and urinainent tho Arizona cost $7, llir.,000. To put tTie ship In fighting trim will cost nbout again ns much. E TO BE OSED TO WASHINGTON", June 18. The drendiioiight Arizona will be chris tened with both wine and water to morrow when she glide) from the ways at the New Yoik navy yard. Governor Hunt and the launching party from Arizona, who nulled today on President Wilson uud Secretary Daniels, cleared up all doubts ahoiil it. A carboy of water, the first that spilled over the f.imous ltoosevelt dam, will be dashed on the sides of the big lighter and (ho traditional bottle of wine will be -mushed on the bows. AMIAXY, X. Y., Juno 18. The court of appeals today uphold the order of Supremo Court Justice I'elor A. Ileiidriek, diructiug u jury trial to test the sanity of Harry K. Thaw. The court of npiH-als was unani mous in the opinion, which held that Justine 1 1 end rick did not attempt to in ado any respoiisibihtv in diiccting a jury trial, but merely wished to ob tain tho advice of a jury. The de cision holds that Th.iw n no man datory right to u jur tiial, but that it was in tho discretion of tho trial judge to decide whether Mich a ie iiict should be granted. BILL NOW SIGNED SPHIXOriLl.l), III.. June lh. The signing uud the linal euactincnt inlii law of (lovcinor Dunne's wutcr u bill wu tile principal hvciiI to ilny f the eliMiuir day or Ikti legis I.iIixh lUfssiou. -.ter thing was in n-MiliaesM for adjoununeiil mur lime before V2 u'aluek tom.-ht. (lowinor llnnue at (a i kd In -1 .'luiiiii.- to tlo kill luilu. '11k- In. I I'lUM.Ie- lor tin WMvti iii III. II ol . u.iIim,i roniK ct U. tin; I Uiiau liJuii.-.t; au..l utth tb llliauis rivar, ibfi4i crcatiiiir u dir.it H.ih-r r..ttl- l.ilni.n (;- On-ni laisi ui.il tin- liull' ui M vii ". VI ND ITER CHRISTEN ARIZONA 18, 1915 NI'AY YOI1K, June IH.-ditstnv Sluhl, the (Icrinan reservist, who swore iu on affidavit submitted to the state department by the (lerniau embiisMy (hat he saw uuns uboard the Liisitauia, was indicted for perjury todny bv u federal grand jury. The nlleged perjury was committed, it is said, not when lie made the af fidavit, but iu teslunoiiylo the same effect before (he grand jury iu its impiiry against Paul Koeiiig, head of the secret service department of the Iluuibiirg-Aiuerieiiu Hue, uud others, to deleiiniiip whether they should be indicted for conspiracy ugaiiist the United Stutes. It is alleged that Koenig wus instrumental iu procur ing the Stab) affidavit. Stnlil now is in tlie Tombs, where he was taken iu default of $10,001) bail, after his arrest on leaving the grand jury room June 10. The iniy will continue its Investigation Mon day. CABINET TALKS " WASIIIXOTOX, June 18.- The cabinet held a two hours' session to day uud discussed a niicty of sub jects, among them the Mexican sit uation, uud the charges of espionage on official mails between the United States and Kuropc. The diplomatic situation with (Icriuuuy admittedly is marking time awaiting the (lerniau gowrnnient's reply to the last Amer ican note. One subject discussed wus the re ported iiiauufaeliiriug of cartridges advertised by a Cleveland concern to contain poisonous gases, Io cause much pain and to cause death within four hour. The position of tho government in such en sen in that where contribut ory violations of The Hague conven tion continue within the United Slates, it will cuilcuwir to ston them. The dcpaitmeiit of commerce will conduct an investigation. IALY AND FRANCE L PAItIS, Juno 18. -Tho ministry of marine gave out today an announce mont reading: "Tho Anglo-French naval forces aro now co-operating with tho Italian fleet, whoso participation iunkos pos sible a mora offocUvo petrol of tho Adriatic. i "Warships of tho nlllos also aro actlvoly ongagod In finding and dos troylng oil depots from which tho enemy's submarines havo been re plenishing their supplies ' W. C. T. 0. CHICAOO, June IS. Tha follow iug laJagrttin fruw Ahum A. Gordon, prtwidwnt of tba Xatiuual W'uwan's ChrUtiaH Taaiirmaec I'aioa iu Jaa ejvbna I)aHiK aat'tvUry af Ika navy, mi- st-nl todm "Tin- Nation it Wottaa' Ckristian Tiiiim nun I coin, with 5lMi.flHl UwUiU'ls, ImtUvw yon iU hwi U Mssiblc iiilliicnrt. asaint tba uc of ulioliohr liin.ii in tin- i liiisleiiin' ol III AiU'tia " MEXICAN "CRISIS yASHIXaTON, June 18. Score tary Lansing late today niilhorized the announcement Hint so far as the state department is concerned the Meyer-deilutrd incident ia closed. He added Hint it had neither been offio- ially palled to the slate department's attention, except us u denial, and Hint Mr. UeriisloiTf told him todny he had not knowledge whatever of any "Dr. Meyer." .nosing's Statement Secretary Lansing's statement fol lows ; "The Ocmum ambassador called on me today and said thai the stories published in the newspapers as to Meyer-deihard and Dr. Meyer were not true and were ombnrrnssiiig to him. The nmhnssnilnr said that he had no knowledge of uny Dr. Meyer, nor did any member of tho embassy know any such person as tho Dr. Mover referred to. The ambassador mndo this statement on his word of honor nnd said that tho stones were a criticism of Ids own personnt char acter. He said tlmt Meyer-flerhnrd had never entered into any contract in this country, nor had anything to do here except with the lied 'Cross. So far as anything that liad been brought to its attention is eoneernpd the incident is regarded by tbo state dcpariuiPiil as cIihci). I assured the ambassador that I would tell the newspaper." Secretary Lansing nssured the ainbiissador he was satisfied with tlie statements made to him. AInoIuIo I'alirlratloii After leaving the slate deparlnient Ambassador llernstorff said ho had told Sccictiiry Lansing the whole story rellecting upon his sincerity in nsking safe conduct for Mcyer-Uer-hard. was an "absolute fabrication," and that lie had taken official notice of it only because of his desire to as sure the president of the United Stales ami the secretary of statu that he had not sought Io deceive them. Ambassador Hernslorff said to Secretary Lansing that the slory tending to confuse Meyer-doilum! with Alfred Meyer had been i elated to him a week ago. He then declar ed ,il uulriie, and said lie hud been informed it would not be printed. CITY OF MEXICO OALYKSTOX, Tc.v., June 18. floiiorul Pablo (IoiiziiIoh yesterday expected to occupy the City of Mex ico iu a few hours, following (he cap ture of Texeoco, fifteen mites from the capital, according to dispatch" received today by the constitutional consulate here from Vita Cruz. The messages added that General Obregon's forces had moved forward trom laigos, and were beginning the investment of Aguu Calicutes, Tex eoco, it wa said, was taken after a sharp engagement with Zapata forces. AT AM8TKIU1AM, Juno 18- A mos snxo received hero today from Frank fort say the grand duku of Haden, now at the front, has sont tho fol IuwIiik telegram concerning tho ret ool raid on ICurUruhe by French aero plan as, to the burgomaster of that city: "lOwparar William hut tolograph dH hm Bla laa p Indignation at tho wlekad atiaak hbah kataratl Karls riiN Tha uaor lniiMUHt vlotlms mnoair rlvlllaus hv greatly afflict J hi iu " GONZALES NEARS KAISER DNANT AIRSHIP RID NO. 70 Stewart Patterson Hoverlnn Betwewt Life and Death Others Suslafrr Broken Legs and Ribs Lighting. System Fails as Car Is Speeding Around Curve. Slower! Patterson died nt :i o'clock this afternoon. Slewarl Patterson, thooreliardist, is hovering between life and death from a compound fracture of the skull, wilh slim chances for life; J. C. lhiilhirgctm of Snu Francisco hns his right leg broken iu two places and L. Mitizer of Sun Francisco has three broken ribs as a result of nn auto smushup early this morning at tlie Pacific & Knstcru railroad cross ing of the Pacific highway. K. L. Eyro Jr., nlsiyif San Francisco, Iho other occupant of the ear, was thrown ngainsl the fence unit escaped with slight bruises. Failure of elco trie lighting system on the ear, a r0hurHCMivver Simplex, while going aifn hlgltj-ntu of speed on the curve, Clinked the disaster. Tlie ear is at- Jliost a eouiplclo wreck.- 'i Ho han Iranciscans nro membcM of! a party that hnve been touring California by auto, arriving Tlmr. dny to visit Waller llowne, n former elashiualo nt Yale. Thov were ?) turning from a dance at the Country club given iu their honor and hud no compnnhnl Mr. Howno in his ear. to Qobl Hill, to leave Harry Porter, one of iho musicians; nt his home; Leav ing Gold Hill, Mr, Minler in his Sim plex took the lead, nnd when on the curve just north of Iho railroad crossing his lights fulled and tho auto dashed across the ditch and track embankment, piling up on the hoiiIIi side. Mr. Patterson, who was in the front seat with Air. Minister, was shot thirty feet forward, striking on his head. The other members of tip parly wore hurled in various direc tions, except the driver, pinned in by the wheel. They were picked up by Mr. llowne mid taken In the hospital, whore their injiuies were diessed. by Dr. Porter. The lighting system on the demol ished cur lunl been out of order for some time. It was repaired yester day, but the wires evidently became disconnected during tho drive from (iohl Hill. Mr. Patterson came here several years nxo from Chicago nnd is a member of a well-known Chicago family. He owns an orchard near Talent. The other injured men are former Yale students and from prom inent California families. Mr. Mint zer is the sou of the president of the California Cement Co., A fourth member of the party, Livingston lin ker, vwih with Mr. llowne at the time of tlie disaster. chazaro'sIply T TO WA8IIIXGTOX. Juno 18. Francis Lagos Cbuzuro, tho latest president of the Vllla-'aputu coalition govern ment In Mexico, today replied to Pres ident Wilson's Mexican statement by challenging the consistency of thu president's declaration with his much llscussed IndlapaoHu speech. President Wilson's statement serv ed notice on tho factional leaders that if the) could not accommodate HI JHsCcpJ ome Before crfor our valuables. Our tbroof und you can rent a al little as In per year QOlnnr ww, we continue tg conjc&iiro that the ROiioral Idea of President Wilson's nrorlaniAtiuii la to help u4 In u friend ly way " MOS UNFRENDLY WLSON NT ; i L-u t" --w- ! lUfcrfm , v