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Medford Mail Tribune
SECOND.
EDITION
WEATHER:
Hho?cr tonight nnil Mfltur
ilny .Max. nl Mln. SI.
riiriyimoni1 Tmr,
Dully Hi.vt.nlh Trr
MI3DF0RD, QllliUOK KHJDAV, imiWAUY J-l, 1918.
NO. 271).
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Mexico Union Jnck Over British
Lcnallon nippctl to millions nntl
ntilldliifi Dninnijcil.
WAAHIIINOTON, Feb. II. -Tim
AiiMirlcini iiiI)uhh' lit Mexico City mm
atruek liy it hIioII during Hi" cuiiohhiI
lug today. according In a dlripnttih
locclvod thin iiftornoii li tliu state
department. II n reported that
mi AiiU'rlenn named IJrnnilcuborg
wild nouiulcil.
Tliu French and German ler'Uoii
worn frequently hit lo flii'lln iliirhiK
Din raiiiionnilliiK nnil tlm IMgl'in ntnl
Cuban nilnlntitrH wcro forced to
abandon tlu'lr (iflcUl residence
A tutor report (rum Aiiituailnr
Wllnon confirmed tliu reported
wounding f llniiidnnbortt.
"There has been fierce flr.htlng."
Iln dispatch milled, "with n result
which raminl a )t be nnrortnlncd.
from iTriiiiul observation I tan nay
Dm number of dead uml wounded In
enormous.
Maili'lo WmiiulrilV
muxicocity, ivi.. ii.--iitin.iim
shell thU afternoon HiM'(l to ribbon
I he I'iiIihi Jijek oxer tlii' ltnll-.li logo
llim. Ollixr shell ilnniiiK.'tl tin. wnlU
It Him rn-i Ifil llil nltornooii that
I'nwlilimt Mudrro liml been wounded
in tli tliiicli liv a fragment or h bui-t-In
ii'IikI shell. No ennflniinliwi of
tlii. rrHirt was obtainable.
(Icm-inl Din, siieecnlod in bringing
pruv Ukum through his linen toil.iv,
Mini it l now believed his nn'ii n"
i'iiiliMil o wilhtuml n slcgr- until
Siimhix niglil.
'I run. to J lit l Demi
lll(ll.k W0IV bounded lulo tlllH nf
leinoou for lioth sides o cense firing
1 wu h u LI a li'iniHirnrv Iruoe hud
inn nicrcrtL liw nllow tliu streets
to Im cleared of dead bodies.
Tin' legation xvas the center of fire
I'mui-tho Dhu guns for sexernl min
utes while tlm rebels nought to m!c ce
h fnlorttl battery mini.)1 iu'iiiIi.v. Tin
liiiiiiliHiilini'iit tore tip tlio sheets in
till. XlcillltV.
It in icporli'd t In t (li'iii'inl Dbix
li otili'inl hi ini'ii not to rocogni.o
tin. Id'il Cms or Iho While fiiM, li
cli-nng that MndoroV spies mo usi.ig
till1 Hags.
I'p lo iiniiii tmliiy it was liclii'V'til
there wns less Ions of life lluin in
.umlnnliiy'H rlniili, nltliiMili tin 1 1 4
iniiniiin: fnlalilii'M wtiro lu-nw.
Short of Aninmnlllon
Tin. .Miulcro liuttrrio., iifT n hliort
nil lnik KiitiniinnuV, Ih-kiiii rcKcrxr u
llii'ir liri. TIiIh v, to tin. Iirlirf Itiut
.Miiili'in'ri Hiiiil.v of iininmiiitiiiii
low. Din, in not wiintitii; hi" aninn
uition hut Ih nuiklni; iurv ho coiinl.
In u fnniinl iiiitn lo Untlril Slnli'h
AniliiiH"niiir WIIhuii, OciiciiiI (luu
itaki'd for ii-i'oi'iiitiiiii iit hi'lli'r'nlH
of Ilic n-liuli hy (hi' rnitnl Slnto
Kii'miiiiiilt lit' oIuiiiihI In wm in
I'linipli'lo cmil ml of the t'iiiilii'
AI'lur tlcclurinir Hint ho hn.l hii'ii
iiMNiiri'tl hy MiitUiro Unit tlm pm-m-nii'iit
htill iriiiiiinvtl in hU couIimI,
AinhiiMiiilor WUkdii U'pllril Unit Unit'
Din.' hlntcini'iit iniuht Im I'oiirit, ho
wiih imtiiiini'il lit military nft'ulri ami
wns nnnhti. to m'i' (lit siluiitnni n
nnllinuil hv Dinx.
35,0Mlii
10 GO ON SHE
Ni:V YOUIC, roh. 1 1 Thlrty-tlvo
tluiiiHiinil (Innuun 'inilo cil on outt
urn ial)romlH will cncli ncolvu to
nlKht a printed oritur to Btriltu If tlm
iiimimnlH do not kiiiiU tho doniikiidn
of (ho I'lruiniiim lliotlimlinnd tiufoni
Hiimliiy nlKht. Thn walkout will be
conii) otftirtlvu on nil Ilnoti affuetod
at a certain hour Hnnday nlKht If tliu
torniH aril not unit, tho flronum Icuv
liiK tholr tmins at thn fliHt Htop fimn
tho point reached aftor tho tlmu limit
oxplroH.
Tho uffortH of JiiiIko Kiuipp uml
l.alior Ciiiiunlanl(iiior Nolll to modlutu
I Im Htillto huvo (ullod. Aftor u con
rciuiico with liolh riu'tlonu Nolll ad
lulttoil that Iho HtrlUo viih Imminent.
Ho mild tho dispute had roaohod a
much iiioio iTtii'lul Htuo than tho
locomotlvo oiikIiu'OI-h' dUputo laut
year,
EASTERN ROADS
Only Ovrrwlielmlnii Catastrophe to
American nntl Forclu.it Life nntl
Property Will Cause United State)
to Act Exhaustion to End War.
WAHIIINdTON, l'il II Only an
nvcrwIiclmliiK iiitiiHtropliii to AiihtI
can nntl forrlKii III" and piopi-rty In
MiKlco City xlll ciiiiko tlu Ciiltod
Hlati'H to Intorvi'iii In thn rontro
vorny hi'twiTit Mndoro and Dlat
fiirnm. Tliu Taft nduiliilHtmtloti U
woIIIiik In hopn that tlm (.xhtnutloii
I of nminiinltlon will forru a ct'Nimtlon
or hoRtllltli'it.
I'ri-xlilont Tuft mid hln cnlilnct Ijk
llovn thn Nlliiutlon ultlmiiti'ly will
work Itenlf out. Tliu nprmid of nil
tl-Anii'ilcnn mnitliuciit In caimlriK
inont lontriu to WimliliiRton offl
rlali, tho Inti'itt dUpatchi.it IlidlcntliiK
tho prohnhlllty of a Kunorul tiprlnliiK
nRalimt Aiunrlriiii.
Wiiiitim KIIIIiik Aunlli'tl
If Hit. wnuton kllllim of AiucrlraiiM
Ih atillii'iitldilly rrportt'iS, tho prrl
limit pluiiK Immcdlntidy to m'tid ma
rl lien to IIik iIldtrlrlM ilUtuilii'd uml
then n immnnKo to cour.rrn miKi'.t'iit
liiK tho ndvUiihlllty of notMlltiK troopn
aerux thn tiordi'r.
I'ri'iililiiit Tuft linn Imlliati'd that
ho linn no Intention of n'lidlni; a mc
iini;o lo rniiKroMi uuli'iot tho rltiutlon
KftH worc It U nmloritood he ha
hrrti Inforiui'tl Hint tho Mcntliui'iit of
coiiKri'M U iiKnlimt lutorvontlon.
It wm ntntril In tllHpntrlum ro
vl.il today that an Amorlran In un
able lo nppinr on tho ttrcot of
Arnpulro without grrnt rliU. Tho
rrulnvr Doiivor wan ordered ntrlctly
to protert Auiorlrnti ronldriilii, and
that If any nrn ankaultpd It In ox
pi'ctnl tho miirlnoii will ho lauded.
Ill l.llllo lnnrr
AtnhaAdnr Wllion rnblod tho
statt. di'purluiont that If Amorlran
In Molto City hood til nlrcatlca
and rouialn outnldo tho flRhtlnc xono
I in tea it of luponlliK thoumalvoii, Hiey
will ho oxpoied lo hut llttlo iliuiRor.
Many forotcnora, ho anld. woro rlk
HK tholr llu' to low tho hattlo
TIiIh rouflruiH tho liellef hold hy Htntn
department official that jutorvoiitlou
I not nocoMary.
Auothor dUpatrh Hinted Hint 400
ruralcM. ulntloued In front ot tho
American legation na a Kiiard had
admitted thoy did not know whether
thoy wcro federal or rebel
SUFFRAGETTES FEET
SORE BUT NOT COLD
I'lllNCI'TON, rob 1 1 "Our foot
aro pretty Xoro, but the) aro far from
behiK roll!."
ThU wiih the determined htaloinout
of "(ioucral" ItoKiillo Joiioh, loader
of thn HiiffraKetto bnud uiarchliiK to
WntihlnKtoii from Now York City, pre
paratory to tho marchov leavhiK
1'rlnceton today.
")'ory 0110 of un will Ntlck It out
to WuHhliiKton," alio added
A bund of Princeton I'nlvontlty
hIiiiIoiiIh t'M'iirtcil tho "lilkor" to
tho outHklrtH, rhoorliiK them limtlly.
CASH REGISTER TRUST
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CINCINNATI, Fell. II. Motion to
set imiilo tho u'nlu't of u'ullty on tho
three ooiin! 011 tho inillotinout ohiug
iui; xiohitituirt of tho Shnnnuit nntl
IiiinI law, weio filed hero today hy
'Jll oll'ioiaU or t'onner nl'lleiaU of Iho
National Cash Resistor couipiiny, II
wiih buhl tho tlofoiulaiils will curry
the ciiKO lo tho I'niled Slates oiipiouui
voiti t if neciSsarv.
WELSH CHURCH BILL
REJECTED BY LORDS
LONDON, Feb. 1 1. Tho NYMi
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hom.0 of lot tin Into last uicht hy u
vole of 'J.i'J to ol. It iniibt now bu
piihceil hy two hiioccodiu soshlouit of
tlio hoiibo of commons liufoio it bu-
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Vlli:i:i.KII, Ore., Fell. II. Huu
u'uitf iixhoro in a ilriiao foj;. Iho Oor
man foiir-muutctl bark Mind in today
on tho miiiiU half mile ooulli of tho
entrance lo the Nelinlciu bar nml wtll
probably ho n total lo. Tho crew
tiro iTuuiiiiint; on hoiirtl i:i a frantic
effort to work tho H"il out of its
thingi'muM position but IIiih ih belie veil
iuiHihhililo oh thohhip wiih tunieil
completely 11 round by the impact, uml
liumiwcil into (he naiiiN u a ooiiftitl
erable ileplli.
Tho (laribiildi life saxinv crew is in
elosii proximity ami if the xbip hhoxv
him of lirenkuii; up the men nboar.l
will bo remoxeil. This can be-easilx'
aeeoMiplifthetl, it it. believed as tho
xx titers aro oouipiiratixolx smooth.
Tho Mimi xviih bound fiotu Valpar
aiso to Astoii.i, Ore., and went iiNhoro
ul 8 o'clock liiht mh(.
FULL OF DYNAMITE
SAN I'KDICO, Cnl . Feb 1 1 Car
ryliiK u iarm compoiied InrRoly of
dyamltu and Kiiuioltoii, tho atoamer
Seward or tho Pacific Mall Line la
today tllnablod anil under tow of tho
tut; Sou Itoxer makliiK alow progress
toward thin port from Macatlaii, Met
Ico. The Sow aril ltiHl hor rudder In
January and xxaa obliged to remain at
Miuatlau until Iho Iuk could bo hcut
from San IViiiicIhco.
Noxvh that tho carKo contained a
lari;o portion of hlith exploalvoa xvhlch
would haxo to be dlt-cliarged here
while tho xensel umlorKOoa ropar
caiiHod oxcltomeut iiIoiik tho water
front, and every precaution xvlll bo
taken to prevent an accident. Tho
d.wuunlto Is coubIkiioiI to Sail Fran-
X'lhCO.
OF
BY
liOISn, Feb. 1 1, -Dr. ('. C. Smith
is today under nirest clmrRi'it with
innnslaiiKhloi' following tho death of
MibH Clara Fov, n school teacher,
who, uiToiiliui'' to tho enliet of 11
eoroncr'rt jury, died of btarvation uf
tor it forty ilayh' fust.
Mihrt Fox, wlio xvas uufi'oriiiK from
stomach trouble, called on Dr. Smith
for medical advice,
Following out his instructions, it
in alli'Kctl, Miss Fox hud abstained
from food for the foity dnys previous
0 licy xlQUtll.
IAN
BARK
DRIVEN
ASHORE
STARVATION
ADRIANOPLE IN
BY
BALKAN SHELLS!
HOriA. I'cb H - Adrlnnoplo la In
flilltlnft nml lirnlintitv nlll lu ffilnllv
j dextroied, nrtordlni; to official re-
porta ruielvril hero todaj hy tlm linl-
.Kurlnn war department.
1 ... ... ... ........ . ...
iireii o mo iiuiKar anon 1110
Turkliih Holy City broke Into a blniu
Iniit iiIkIiI and dciipllo tho effort of
tho rommandant to reatrnlu thorn, tho
Turkliih troops haTc flel.
I LONDON, Feb. II. Semi-official
announcement wa made here today
after a "ronverantlou' b) the n m ling
ua dor h of the powerh, thnt Turkey'
reipifdt for mediation of the llalkan
wnr wan not explicit and could not
be compiled with.
DUpntchca received hero today say
tho bombardment ol Adrlauoplo con
tinues but nlxr.. nrfdetiUii of tho
flRhtliiK. No newa baa been re
ceived bf tho war at Scutari, Tchnt
nlja or on the tialllpoll penlmwila.
AGAIN IN JAIL
CIIAIM.KSTON, V. Viu, Feb. 1 1. -"Mother"
Jones, who marched here at
the licnil of 700 strikinj: coal miner-,
in nif otfort to see Uoxemor Glass,
cook, was arrested xvilli all her fol
loxvers today. Tlioy were charged
with coiibpiniey apiinst the state.
lie fore Martiutr tlio march yester
day, Mother Jones is aliened to haxo
declared in it firey speech to her fol
lowers : L
"Duy Kims- u.ouil 'mcs. I will tell
you when to use tlii'iiu,' Wo will take
possession of the eapjtnl."
The uoxemor refused lo see the
strikers iiimmi their arrival, deelariu
Hint his life was threatened. Moth
tho statu house and the uoveruor',
mansion are under heavy guard.
Two additional companies of mili
tia were M'lit to (he I'aiut Creek dis
trict todux'
NUNS KILLED BY
EXPLODING SHELLS
MKXICO CITY Feb. II -Olio o(
tho first abells (trod by tho Dlui
robelu today entered tho chapel of a
convent five blocks from tho national
pulnco and exploded nmld tho nuns
ami women and children rofiiKoes who
wuro kncellnc In prayer. Seven
nuna and five other women are re
ported killed.
Tho nutixu population today Is
floekliiK to chin choa and convontu tor
protection. Thoiibnnda ot women and
children form a continuous proces
sion from the center of tho city to
tho suburbs.
PRELIMINARIES FOR W0LGAST
MURPHY 20 ROUND FIGHT
OAKLAND, Cal , Feb. U.- Jim
Coffroth, tho San Francisco promoter
who twill Btugo the Wolgnst-Murphy
txvotity-round fight at Daly City
February '2i, announced his prelimi
naries today. Joo Aavedo, tho Port
uguese lightweight who recoutly de
feated Louis Hees In this city, will
bo sent ten rounds against Kid
HobltiuQii, ni) easterner,
Mone
N
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OF U. S. EMBASSY
MBXICO CITY. F.li. M. - IMiichir
his lieavv Runs directly in front of
the t'nitcil States coiiMilute, nppar
entlv to invite ilotructiou of Amer
ica 11 proerty, Freideul Francii-eo I.
Madero tojay re-iuneil the battle with
Otiieral Felix Dins for control of the
Mcxiunn capital. I tea ten nt ex en
turn in yohterdaxV elah. Jlnilem, the
forcinu diplomats here liolicrc, now
hcektf tt coiuiH-l intervention by fore-inu-
Diaz to make Ainerieau property
Iho turret of liis tire.
Tho federal troop-, exjdently to
Iislotlj-e the rebels, cluircil down tlio
htreet toxxnnl Dnu' prm'tinl trollK
hold, (.liorlly after daylisht, firiiiK n
they fan. The rebel buttery replied
with a withering fire, Mailcro's men
retreating in disorder.
Despite optimistic statements to
Inv by Miiiloni ami General Ilucrlu,
his rilit hanil man. the Kox-cnirucut is
now on tho ilefciiMxe. nml iinlesi. re
iiifon'omeuts nmxe boon, it is ecu
erallx believed the '.'ox eminent troops
will bo tlnven Inmt tho t-itv.
VETOED BY TAFT
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14. Presi
dent Taft today xetoed the Burnett
Dillingham Immigration blll.BtatluK
In a special moKsaco to the acunte
that his reasons for doing so were
based upon protests from various
foreign governments.
In his messugo President Taft
sustained the objections to the liter
ary test, saliiR In purl:
"I do this reluctantly., Tho bill
contains many valuable amendments
to tho Immigration laws, Insuring
greater certainty of tho excluding of
undesirable Immigrants. Hut I can
not mako up my mlud to sign a bill
whoso chief provisions violate a prin
ciple which ought, In my opinion,
to bo upheld."
Attempts' to pass tho bill over tho
president's veto probably will bo
made la both houses tonight.
BAR GETS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 1. Tttla
mook Hay, Oregon, 1100,000; Val
dca, Alaska, $55,000, and Sun Diego,
Cal., S33S.637.
These, wcro tho amendments to tho
house rlxcrs and haibois appropria
tion bill, xvhlch wero reported to thu
bouato committee on rivers aud har
bors today,
Tho Yaldoz appropriation Is to
provide, protection against gluclal
floods.
PREFERS JAIL TO PAYING
THIRTY-FIVE DOLLARS FINE
LONDON, Feb. 14. Given hor
choice ot paying a 35 aflno or going
to Jail for eight weeks today, Miss
Sylvia Paukhuist, thq suffragette
leader, selected tho jail aeutenco, af
ter bolng convicted ot smashing a
window u tho Thames Police Court.
MIGRATION BILL
TILLAMOOK
Southern Pacific Passenncr Steamer
Seminole Rammed by Steamer Cor
coran in Dense Fog Crews and
PassenfKrs Rescued from Lifeboats
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. II.-
Stmck amidships by the steamer,
Hugh .1. Corcoran off Ant;'! Island in
n dense fog toduv. the Southern Pa
citlo piiseiijer steamer Seminole
went to the bottom of the buy off
Afentrar. I -la ml a few minutes after
the collision.
The Corcoran sunk 11 feve minute
Inter. Her erew of 'J I wus lukeit off
by the steamer Aiifjel Island.
Token WnnR Ceurv:
Tile Seminole, with -I.) passengers
011 board, had just left her slip for
Sacramento when she swiiiir out of
her eour-e in the fo? and rati over
toward Angel Island. CotniiiR down
llie bay, with the lookouts unable lo
sec more than 11 few yards abend, tho
Corcoran, gram laden from Sacra
mcuto, siiddcnlx loomed up nml was
upou the Seminole so quickly thnt
neither xcs-el had time to alter its
course or reverse engines.
With a terrific enibh the Corcoran
stniek the Seminole amidships tear
iiiR n great hole in her side, and star
inir in her own bow. Iloth xesseU
whistled frantically for help nml the
steamer Xnpn Valley, of the Monti
cello line, which was nearby, rushed
to the vicinity, ami after some diffi
culty made out the Seminole, which
was slowly settling.
To'us Crippled Ship
Going alongside, u line was pns.ed
and the Nupu Valley started to tow
the crippled vciel to the Oakland
mud flats, but the Seminole listed
suddenly mid began to sink so fast
that the Napa Valley was forced to
cut looc. the Seminole goin-; to the
bottom a few minutes Inter.
When the crash came panic in
stantlv reigned 011 bonnl the Seminole
am! her commander, realizing the
Rraxitx' of ilnnger, immediately ord
ered the bonts lowered nml nil on
board except n few members of (he
crew, xx ho stood by until tho Inst,
were taken off and picked up by tin.
Napo Valley. They wcro brought to
the city and nt once separated, going
to their homes.
T
ON STOCK EXCHANGE
NKW YOKK, Feb. 14. Uuslucss
In the first hour of tho stock market
today was about one-third as 'big as
yesterday's xolume. Reports that
firemen on tho eastern railroads
might settle their differences with
their employers helped those stocks
Interested. American Can rose !,
aud Canadian Pacific H. Tho Cop
per market was weak, depressing
metal shares. Lackawanna dropped
20 poluts on the filing of tho govern
ment's anti-trust suit. Tho market
closed dull.
Uoiids were Irregular.
GRAND JURY INDICTS
CHAKLKSTON, W. V., Feb. 1 1. -State
Senator Deu Smith mid Kcpie
sentativof Hill, Asbury, Hhoadcs ami
Duff, nil republicans, xvcio indicted
today by u special grand jury on the
ohurge of accepting blibos.
It wii learned today that Hums
doteotixcs have been xvoikiug on tlio
nllcKetl loffislutivo sruft scandal here
since January '20, It is stilted tho
detectives huvo been paying tho legis
lutors not only for their votes for
United States senator but for oppos
im certain legislation.
Wm. Seymour Edxvards, tho pro
Riebsivo candidate for United States
senator, is aiding the grand juiy.
Wilson's Body Guard Doubled
PUINCKTON, N. J., Feb. 1 (.
Prosldout-Ulect WiUon's bodyguard
was doubled today aud hereafter four
bceret service moil will attend him
day ami night. Ho wont to Philadel
phia to seo a dentist,
Large Number of Measures Killed at
Salem 0. A. C. Extension Dill
Passes Tin Plate Act Passes
House as Docs 8 Hour Girl Law.
SALF.M, Feb. 'IL Wiel.liiiK n
heavy brond axe, tho sennto today
slew n, large number of bills Hint
came before it crippled and wounded
by ndxerse committee rcuorts.
One of the hardest fights came oil
Senator Ncuncr's bill repealing tlio
Coos Bay wagon roml land grant.
This was based on the rccnmmcifdti
tiou of Governor West in his annual
messnge, who became convinced on
the investigation ami advice of prom
inent attorney., that the slate is lh
proper authority to bring' suit to
restore 00,000 ncres in thu Coos Hay
grant to the public ilomnini
Among the other measures' kille.I
was one providing that the lcgisluturu
may alter or amend the charters of
eor)Himtious hereafter incorjrnteil
and another proposing n constitution,
nl amendment to bring a compulsory
compensation uet within the consti
tution. O. A. C Itlll In Pasvil
A bill intended to carry instruction
in modern farmhig methods to thu
farmers of the state has today passe!
the senate.
This work is to be dune under Hie
direction of the Oregon Agricultural
college. Inst met ion is to be given by
teachers from that institution in all
parts of the state lo gix-o practical
application on the farms of the know
ledge gained by scientific demonstra
tion. The hon-c today passed tho "tin
plate" net, introduced by Heprcseiit.t
tive Hngnod. requiring owners of
saloons, hotels, boarding, rooming
and .lodging bouses to have" .then
names and addresses plainly iiiscri'i
ed on n plate placed over the main
entrance.
Tho bill introduced by Itcprccuta
tivc Lnxvrcuce fixing an eight-hour
tiny for tho maximum for tlio women
workers in factories and laundries
passed with little opposition.
Abolish District Attorneys
Two other bills favorably acted up
on xvcre Senker McArthnr's bill ap
propriating $10,000 -to prevent tlio
bubonic plague, nml Ilepreseutntixo
Hill's bill abolishing the office of dis
trict attorney and substituting county
attorneys.
Tiie committee on exhibitions uml
fairs of tho house today sent in u
report on the bill appropriating $200,
000 for the Panama exposition. A
imrt of this sum, howoxer, will be ex
pended in maintaining an exhibit at
the Sun Diego fair in 191.").
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LONDON, Fob. 14 While tho
pupils ot very school In Knglaud stood
with bowed heuds today as their
teachers read Captain Kobert Falcon
Scott's heroic story, King George and
his ministers, were the center of tho
greatest national memorial tho coun
try over paid a sou at a service In
old St. Paul's Cathedral hero.
Dialing In all their decorations,
King George, Premier Asquitb, First
Lord of tho Admiralty Churchill,
Lord Uerstord, Chancellor Lloyd
George, government officials, army
aud navy officers and a host ot scien
tists ami other notables to honor
Scott aud tho four other bravo mon
who perished to push tho Union Juck
to tho front at tho south polo.
"Hock ot Ages, Cleft For Me,"
sung by tho orchestral choir, opened
tho service and then tho famous baud
of Coldstream guards struck up tho
solemn mousures ot the "Dead March
In Saul."
At tho conclusion ot the singing thu
doau proceodod, mentioning by iiumo
Captnlu Scott, Captain Oates, Lieut,
Dowers, Potty Officer Evans and Dr.
Evans which xvas acknowledged whou
everyone In tho vast cathedral wept
openly aud uuasliHiued,
St. Louis Is said to profit $5,000,
000 annually by partial abatemout of
smoko nuisance.
ROYALTY
ATTENDS
REA
MEMOAL
OR SCOTT
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