Medford 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
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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.
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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
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ome Before
crfor our valuables. Our
tbroof und you can rent a
al little as
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per year
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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
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