Medford Mail Tribune
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SENATE FAILS
.10. MI UPON
Forclfln Relations Committee Ad
voiirns Without ActionPresident
. Likely to Be Sustained in Effort to
Give Carranza a Chance to Demon
strate Ability to Establish Order.
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WASHINGTON', Jnn. 19.
tlenoral Cnrranzn telegraphed
the Mexican embassy Iioro today
tiiat lie had formally proclaimed
Frnncisuo Villu nn outlaw ami
niithorized his execution by nuy
citizen of tho republic who might
encounter liiiu.
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WASHINGTON, Jnn. 10. After
heated discussions ovur thu Mexican i
situation, the first meeting of thoi
sennto committee on foroigu relations
adjourned today without taking ac
tion on resolutions providing for in
tervention or sending troops to aid
Carranza in proluatin Amoriouii citi
zens. Tho subject will bo taken up
again next Wednesday. Senator
Stone, who urged speedy action, has
decided to muko a cnnvn&s ot the den
ate to determine what support would
be givn an effort to consider propos
al of intervention should the foreign
relations committee foil to act on tlio
resolutions before it.
The njiiitifin prevailed thai none of.
tiie intervention resolution wonlu bo
reported ml presold and that a major
ity of thu committee would uphold
the president in hid determination to
give the Carrhnwt govcrnihenV a
cliauee to demonstrate it ability to
e-tuhlish order in Moxieo.
.Mexican Data Not Heady
The data called for in Senator
Fall's resolution regarding the Oar
iiizji goeiiaient ami 11k recognition
miis not before Hit) oqfimitteo, and
Chairman Stone, who mw Hit presi.
dent earlier in tho day, could not say
vlion it would bo ready. Tho com",
lit lee did not consider the nomiuu
tion of Henry I'. Fletcher as umba
sudor to Mexico.
Intervention resolutions were still
under disciiSjSfmi when the committee
ndjounied to attend u ecsaiou of thu
senate.
Senators Iodg and Sutherland
uln urge action by tho committee.
Senator CJnrko of Arkansas and
WilliauiH of Mtfaisaippi, democrats,
spoke for leaving the .Mexican kit na
tion at (Jus ktitfe iu the hands iff the
chief executive. The democrat
seemed solidly in favor of such a
course, exeoptinit Senator Pomerene,
who thought something should be
done now.
Senator Itomh urged that n resolu
tion be adopted authorising the pres
ident to use the army nnd imvy to
protect Americans and to inform Car
runwi that the Uniled State waft
ready to take n hand.
A resolution culling on the presi
dent for information a to whethet
the United Stores had ontered into
any relations with South America ot
Central Amorioun repiWlics which
would require the United' States to
consult them beforo using the army
or navy to protect American citizen
in Mexico, was introduced by Seuatot
Shennun, republican. No action wua
taken. 0
BY STOCKHOLDERS
HOSTO.V, Jan. 19 MinoriO
stockholders of the New York", New
Haven and Hartford railroad, who
are suing former directors of the road
Go recover from them f 102.00o.ooi)
for losses alleged to have been in
curred by the compear In unprofi
table and improper purchases, today
filed an amendment to their suit.
seeking the rlghto proceed In the
name of tho corporation itself.
They claim that the present direc
tors have refused to press such a suit
betause of friendliness for their pre
deesors and that tijue present di
r'i tins lmy eftiBed corporation
t" .! 't ad theW-uJtnts wt
VNTIN
CUMINS PLEADS
FOR GOVERNMENT
MANUFACTURE OF
OUR MUNITIONS
jm M i
AMtfa. ijf SagvLaJ
Senator A. It. Cummins of Iowa
RUSSIANS LAUNCH
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IN BESSARABIA
HKKL1N, Jan. 311 (by wireless to
Snyville). A new offensive move
ment Im been iuauKurutod by thu
ItuttrtiNiis to the east of Cr.omowitz,
ueui' tha liouumhian fronttar. The.
official Austrian statement of today
says the Russians mado four eue
cemtivu attacks at several places, but
wore repulsed.
" Tho (Icnnuu aimy lioad(unrtew
staff today gave out the following
statement :
"lias tein theater: The re is nothing
to reHirt exec4. that a Oennan nir
mpindroii nttaehd enemy storago de
pots nnd an aerial imrt at Tnruopol.
i"Western theater: On the Yser
front a small detachment advanced
'into the enemy t reuses nnd captured
one mncluue gun. there have been
minimr operations bv both sides on
this front west of Lillu and as far
outh as the Somme rixer.
"Duriiur tbjp night enemv ninncn
dipped bombs on Jlet. So far only
material dainapge has been rcortcd.
An enemv aeroplane fell this morning
Mnithweot-ui' Thiiineourt. One of the
OCCIipiilil- mi- killed,"
OF
LONDON, Jan. 19 Members of
the French and tirltieh governments
held another war conference this af
ternoon In Downing street. France
was represented by Premier liriaud,
JuleeiCamtwa. general undeaaecre-
tary of the foreign ministry and Alex.
ander Xillerand, former minister of
war.
For the Ilrlttsh government Pre
mier Asquith, War Secretary Kitch
ener, Foreign Minister Grey and First
Sea Lord Hal four of the admiralty
were present. A number of French
and liritlsh naval and military of.
fleers also attended the meeting.
Further plans for active prokucutlon
of the war were discussed.
FURTHER FLOODS I
LOS AXDKLKS. Cal., Jaa. 10.
Southern Iaifia traffic alone the
coat and San Joaquin rattey Unos
was opened fna here to San Fma
eisco today after having keen more or
les interrupted by floods and land
slide fur two day.
Huin betran fulling again todosannd
further JA wen fearedjV fJebris
in the ArroXi Seco, a gully in the
lioitln-rn 0Mi nf .if. AngelcK, ff.i-t
ilii.uiiiUil tfl,i lo .uyit lluudinj,'.
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WAR
COUNCIL
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MEDFORD
WANTS NATION
TO MAKE ALL
Senator Cummins of Iowa Pleads for
Elimination of Private Profit as an
Influence for War by Government
Manufacture of Ail War Munitions
Regards War Only Last Resort,
' WASIHNCITON, .an. lO.-Kbuun-ution
of private profit as an influ
ence for war by ko eminent uianutac
luro of all war munitions was urged
in the senate todny by Senator Cum
mins of Iowa, republican.
He pleaded for prompt adopt ion of
his resolution, which would iiuthoiir.e
a -peeml committee to inquire into
the most feasible plan for aeipiirni"
plants to supply the aiuiy and n,
with all arms, ammunition nnd equip-
cut, including shipx, and to report,
n the legislation necessary to pre
cat private mamifucturo of such
1 products.
' War (i Ijust Itcsoi-i i
"I agree that war may come to tin
country," Senator UuininiiiH asserted,
"but if it comes it must be the result
of the calm dispaHMJouatc, loyal pur-
porio to meot the uwful scourge be
cause there is no other way of de
fending our civilization, our institu
tions and our honor. I do not assert
that every person or corporation
which may profit from war would in
cite war, but I do assert that nil such
persons nnd iioo.intiins are not
competent to judyo the controversies
which may lead to conflict, and in
asmuch as they cannot bo removed
from the great muol of the republic,
they ought to bo removed from the
business out of which their interest
grows. It ought to he inailo inipos
jdhl.e,, Ko.fur uFMhV rMiwcr-'oMliognr
eminent is concerned, for any man or
corporation to make money out of
war. . . .
Munition Makers llitsy
"In this critical mnmont, what is
the attitude of the makers of arms
and miinifioiis? Without exception,
so far ns I know, they are insisting
UMin the nn.t comprehensive, pro
gram which it is possible to conceive
and they are employing through all
the channels nnd' nil the instrumen
talities which mold publio thought, nil
(lit force at their command for n
oompletenoM ef preparation that
would turn this country into a mili
tary camp and practically destroy all
nmWtiou, save the nmbition lo over
como by force of arms thu entire
world1
Emphasizing (ho effect of the Kur
opcun wor on privnto munition mak
ers in the United States, he told tho
senate that sinco the war began tliuro ,
nan ouen j(i new oorH)rutions or-
gnuired in this country for tho mniiii
t'uc lure of munitions and tho value of
WAR UN TINS
arms and munitions e.ported iu fif-ifers action a day too early rather
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teen mouths hud aggregated $lftl,
00I,'J78. 00
tummiiwi submitted a table show
ing tho following estimates or the
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amount of tho war contracts of some
of the larger oerjuirations:
War Control (s Illicit
Amerienn Car & Foundry, $3.1,000,
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25,000 UNITED STATES TROOPS
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LONDON, Jan. 10 The lolitiken
of Copenhagen, us quoted by tho Ex
change coriespoiidvAl there, says
anxiety has boen itAswl in Stuck
holm by tho speech nt tho opening of
the Swedish parliament bv King Gus
tavo, who urged vigorous pre ra
tion of national defenso in iew of tho
disregard on the vart of belligerents
of neutral righto. The situation is h
source of concern iu Stockholm, tho
eorroiKniilent says, on account of the
seiaure by the British lust week ofn
large quantity of prosions from the
Swedish-American steamship Stouk-
Iholm from New York for Stockholm,
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ine action or tue mttisii nuihort
ties is criticised hurply by the Swed
ish iness, which expresses tho opin
ion that the value of the goods re
turned cannot 1h rei-a.nbl us any
thing like adequate offset to the ef-1
feet of the incident. Some Swedish
uewspajiers elate that S such actions
fliw worae iiisa an okiu rui'ture
Iljalmar Itronting, aoeiallst lender
iti the second HwedisltvottiunUer, who
reeetKiy visuen me niitosi iront in
Flanders, is quoted h the Soeiul
ijBdioeratikeu as sa.Mnjr (hat he pre-
than a day too late in order to save
Sweden from complications. ,
"It ia noted that KJnf Gustavo iu
'his siieeeh from the throne did not
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IHMKB me USUai relereoeO UI lllO gOOU
relations of Sweden with foreign
jiowers," the rorrcspondunt uddH
Several interellatioiis on foreign uf
fairs are exjieeted during the ses
sion
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0 PREPAREDNESS
dent Wilson's ln-t speaking trip to jbo record nvnr tho objc.otion of
carrj- the national defense fight be- oouusol for thu defense. It road in
fore the country will begin early iu prt:
Kolraitfy--iid,Mtwi!mkly-vilIjfoverM1WtCli
middle western states, incruding his father has tnkun him tltruo timos
Ohio. The president sint two hours ( ol, jrj Hwor, j m xoj,lfr (,,
toduy going over ivitations from nil get after her. She is not going to got
pni Is of the country. In his Ml-1 thu best of me. I will kill her boforo
dresses on the imtional defense the
president undoubtedly will touch alio
on the Mpxionn problem.
Iu addition to mukiug a. personal
nptwul iKifore the eouutry iu numer
ous public addresses iu supH)i'l of his
program for streugtlwuing thu army
and navy, the president plans to bold
further conferences on tho subject
with the leaders in congress.
Numerous nqmrts which have ontno
to the president of confusion over thu
issue iu congresn and uncertainty of
the outcome prompted Ibe step.
SEND TOYS TO WILSON
WASHINGTON, Jan. fl. P. II.
thudbourue, representing he Uelg I
relief commisMon, brought to tho
white house today a trunk full of
simple presents sent to the president
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They included dolls, pictures, busts uf
the rojnl fuuuly and emurohlery
work. The president read acoom
jmnying messages and said be was
deeply affected by the sentiments.
AWAITING CALL TO ARMS-SCENE
DEATH MAS
BY
Threatened to Kill Husband and Par
amour in Missives Written Year Be
fore Crime Cross-Examination
Develops Fact That Mohr Deat His
Wife Because of Interference.
lMIOVIDEKCK, H. I., Jan. 10. A
ctter containing n threat to kill Miss
Ktaily llurgor nnd nllcgcd to huvc
been written by Jlre. Klirnheth V.
Mohr, who is on trial for the murder
of her husband, Dr. V. FrniiMin
Mohr, was introdnOed by the prosccu
ti"ii today, (leorgo W. Hooks also
ti -titled that Mrs. Mohr told him sho
could lure u couple, of thugs lo kill
her husband.
Miss llurger, who wnfl wounded
h n Mohr was shot, was bin private
-eeretary, and the ntuto olniiiiH that
onloiisv of her wn one of tho mo
ties Hint led Mrs. Mohr to employ
Cecil Hrown nnd Henry Spellmnn, no-
groes, to murder her husband.
Hooks is u brother-in-law of Mis
Hurgor. On cross-oxauiinntiou he do
nlod that ho had been jealous of the
physician's nttcntions to Mish Hurgor
or had tried to prejudice Mrs. Mohr
against hex littHbaiid.
TIntMitcnlng letter llcal
Hooks first identified n postcard
Mrs. Mohr wrote him urging him to
keep his sister-iu-law uwny from her
husband. Ho then introduced u letter
he received from Mohr on December
' ;j, ji;. It wna allowed to go into
1 I'm through with the whole mnltor,
She is a low norson, when she won't
listen to a good woman like me, who
wants her to stay nwny from my hus
band. Sho will be sorrv.
"I inst want to let you know your
sistor-lu-luw is deceiving you. I'm
not going to put up with it. IMuasu
look into this matter mid don't lot her
jolly you. I give her fuir warning."
Hitler Tmtunls HunIniiiiI
Hooks told of conversations ho had
jivith Mrs. Mohr between Duoembor,
1013, and Juno, 101 1, and said she
hud expressed herself as very bitter
toward her husband.
"She said she oonld biro a couple
, of llniH to murder hor husbnud," he
said, "'he also said she hoped ho
would ttokillcd bv his automobile."
In response lo questions by the
prosecution the witness stated (hat
Mrs. Mohr had said Miss llurger
would niter live to marry her lum
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id she would
oreo if he
would gio her .10,000 and tho Mid
dletowu estate Ho said ho went to
see Arthur dishing, one of Mrs.
Mohr's attorneys, about the sul(.
On cross-examination the witness
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TRIAL FOR THE DEATH
OF
Kr.E.T.Hohr
i..u oi i luvideuie, It. I., phy
sician, who Is charged with having
Instigated tho murder of her hus
bnud, Dr. P. C. Mohr.
BY
KING OFF 10 ITALY
PAIttS, Jan. 19. Tho following
VfrfoTnTsTafiJiiWhr wfia Usued.' today:"
"Tho wlroloee nowg of tho surren
der of the Montenegrin army appears
somowhat premature. It is now an
nounced from another Kourco that
negotiations botwoen Austria and
Montenegro have boon broken, tho
conditions of Riirrondor Imposed by
Austria having been found qulto un
acceptable by Montonogro.
"The king, tho royal family nnd
tho diplomatic corps aro about to
proceed to Italy."
"AWFUL" FLOOD
I'lIOK.NlX, Ariz, Jan. 19. Offl
iluls of thu reclamation aurvlco ad
vices to the sheriff's office boro today
state an "awful flood" was coming
down Salt river and probably would
roach Phoenix lato today. lUBldouta
were being wanted to loava all low
sections along the .Salt nnd Gila riv
ers. i
Yl'MA, Arlx., Jan. la.Teloiihono
messages said that rosldentB along
the upper Ulla river are movlpg from
(heir homes, and that tho flood bad
reached alarming proportions.
Hundreds ot passengers from over
land trains wore marooned hero. Ten
wostuound trains were hold hero anil
probably will not bo able to reach Los
Angeles for several days.
l.OJs'DOX, Jan. 10. Tho contro
versy between Great Dritnin and
Sweden over tho detention of mails
lias reached nn impasso with both
aides stubbornly refusing to allow its
rival's mails lo bo expedited through
the reaiweUvo oountritw.
Sweden now in hnldiitg nu iuvif-
ous quantity ot tho Knglish post
osUuod for Hussia, while mail i bo-
Ing taken from every Scandinavian
tinar hrooght iuto Kirkwall, Suotlnud,
Swedtah action ia tho forefotnngiblo
repnawl meanure by a neutral.
vlguniii-. representations tire bo'rR
made bv the diplurauts of both ooun
tf1 'I ' ('! i !! 'iftiee bore take
fins lt:nili -tu' il tbut a unreal. s
matter what class of postage il
ben is, is no more entitlod to protec
tion than i- ordinary freight.
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