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lMTKD ritiSHS HflSOCTATiOlt Full Leased Wire Import. . Medford Mail T Tonight and Wednesday Clem; itiitl warm, Motulii)"n toiiiicnitiii'i)- IIIkIi. Oil; low, 12; emiKo, BO. Tlio only paper In the world published In n city the slco of Medford having n-loaned wire. RIBUNE .. A A mnvm year. WAITING GAME BEING PLAYED PHILADELPHIA Laruo Number of Police Who Have Been on Almost Constant Duty Al lowed to Go toThclr Homes Car of Dynamite Stolen and People Are Apprehensive. STATEWIDE STRIKE NOW A POSSIBILITY L Canvass by Leading Newspaper In- dlcates That 35,000 Men Have Quit, WorkStrikers, However, Maintain 150,000 Are Out. IMIILADKLIMIIA. Mnroli 8. City authorities thin nftomoon nnnoutic oil that information In their posses Bion indicated Hint nearly nil tnotn. hern of the building trades who Htruck lnt Friday nt midnight hnvi' returned to work. Strikers, how cvor, deny nny defections nud in slrft ihnt more men joined llie walk out lodny. Ilnth Hides are playing n waiting game. Ab nn Indlcntion of the quiet coiiditlonH, director of public flnfoty Henry Clny said that ninny poire, herotoforo on nltnoRt constant duty, had been allowed to go to tlwir homos. Searching for Dynamite. Dircotor of public safoly Henry Clny todny requisitioned every po-- .lice officer and detective that can bo spared from patrol duty to Bonroh for n enrload of dynamite that dm nppenred mysteriously from the ynrdB of the Pennsylvania railrond In West Philadelphia. Tbo car containing tho dynamite nrrived hero early yostordny. It wnn shunted into tho West Philadel phia ynrdB, whoro it was thought it would not bo discovered by tho striko sympathizers. Lant ovcnlng the ynrd officinlH . telephoned to Clay tbo startling t' nowB that Uio dynamite had djfnP ponred. Clny immediately notifiud polico authorities and two-Bcoro of ficers and police detectives wero do tnilcd upon tho case. v Will Vr Howard. With tho knowledgo that hundreds of sticks of explosivoa may bo in tho hands of tho strikoru, tho nuthoritioH aro confronted today with tbo actual situation thoy hnvo feared sinco tho striko begun. While it is not known positively thnt tho oxplosivo Iiiih fallon into tho hands of tho striker, largo quanti ties of dynamito seldom aro stolon in times of industrial ponco. It was reported today that a libornl reward would bo paid by tho city, and a boo ond by tbo company, to which tho shipment of dynamito was consigned, for information thnt would lend to tho approhonsion of tho thiovcR. titato Loaders aGUicr. Tho oyos of tho strikers, of thoir opponents and sympathisers are turned today toward NowcaBtlo, where tho stato fodorntiou of labor is in session. Tho Inbor mon predict that the fodoratiou will docido to onll a sym pathetic striko of union mon nud women throughout Pennsylvania, businoss mon, howovor, daclaring that thoy do not oxpoot such an ox tromo moasuro on tho part of tho ntato labor organization. Tho nnnounccmont of tho possi bility of n statowido striko ennio as a surpriso to tho mnjority of oiti rons hero. It is boliovcd that only n fow labor loadors know such n plan wnu.boing considered by federa tion londors, A Waiting Game. Officials of tbo Phihidolphia Rapid Transit company todny nnnounood that tho striko of thuir oarmou was brokon, Thoy oluimod thnt thoy woro running n normal sorvioo. Thoir assortion was supportod somowhnt by nn inoronsod numbor of porsons whp rodo on tho enrs, Tho honvy police gunrda and polioo patrol 'along tho carlinos was not withdrawn. Arrest of a Philadelphia Rioter; Rescuing Battered Strike Breaker. lilt. I'hlladt'lphtu'M great trolley men's utrlke, miirktsl by vloleiuu ami roslat tnco to nuttiorlty. tvlll rnuk nuionit the wontt dlHturlmnccK of the kind In the country'd history llundredii of nrrestH Hindu In a day. Injuries to scores of pornom Mitt to the boapltnls and futnlltk-H fnim bullet. mUslles and Iwatlnss left the authorities In no doubt ns to the xcrlousueKs of the problem thnt con fronted them. The pictures show tho arret of u rioter by a mounted police man, the latter Imvlni; a revolver lu his hand, and the rescue of a strife breaker after he hnd boon bndly beaten by members of the mob. TAKING FURTHER TESTIMONY IN THE NOTED Additional testimony Is being tnk on today In tho circuit court In tho Dradnhaw suit and the enso will prob ably bo taken under advlsomont by Judgo Calkins until March 28, tho op ening of tho now term. Tho caso Is suit In equity In which tho nronorty of tho Into W. II. Ilrnd- shitw, for ninny years a prominent ctttzon and populUt politician and official of this county Is Involved. Thp suit woo brought by one ot tho decodont'B daughters, Mrs. Efflo Tor rlll. who was practically disinherited by hor father at his death and oIbo In a .division of certain property prior to his death among his chlldron. Tho plaintiff Is now bringing suit to an nul tho dood, which It Is nllogod, was mndo Just plor to Jndgo Drndshaw's donth a year or two ago and whllo ho was under tho Influonco of drugs ndmlnlstorod to prolonc his llfo and thoroforo vhllo ho was not In montnl condition to mako n legnl will. Judge llrndshnw yoars ago waB possoBod of r40 oeres of land In tho llutto creek country, nnd though ho was lnnd poor In thoao days, ho was Ml ambitious to own more nnd pur chased anothor 330 ncros adjoining, NEAR STRIKE DOES NOT DELAY RAILROAD WORK Thirty mon employed by tho Gold Hill Railrond & Lumber company throw down thoir tools nnd doolnrod thnt thoy would work no longer Tuosdny, on being informed thnt the.v wore to rocolvo $2.25 por day, instoiul of $2.50, which thoy clnnnod thoy nndorstood thoy woro to got wbon thoy hired. Tho troublo wns tho ro suit of n misunderstanding botwoon tho agent who hired tho mon and tho officora of tho company. None of tho local mon employed on the job pnrtioipatod in tho strike. Tho strikers woro all transients who MEDFORD ORKCION, TUESDAY. MARCH W3 BRADSHAW SUIT with tho understanding botweon his four children, It Is alleged, thnt they would poln with him in working to pny.ofr It, ho to retain tho title, but thoy In duo tlmo to apportioned a farm each off tho big family holdings of noarly a thousand acres. Tho dl vision was mado In duo tlmo, but later tlio father became displeased With his daughter who Is now plain tiff and took from hor possession a cortatn 80 acres alloted to hor which had been planted to fruit and pro duced hnndBomo returns which hd enabled tho family Indebtedness to bo cleared. This partlcu'nr tract Is now under a contract for salo for $49,000 and an Injunction to restrain this salo ponding a determination of tho matters In court Is ono of tho In cidents of tho proceedings now under way. 'Tho dood which It Is sought to break by tho plaintiff disposes of nil tho proporty to th widow nnd favored chlldron, and Includes besides tho largo and valuablo londed Intoresta In tho Ilutto Crock region, city prop orty In Modofrd to tho valuo of $15, 000 or $20,000, nil of which It Is sought to throw Into tho Drndshaw eatnto for equal division among tho legal holrs, had been hirod nt Medford, nnd nf tor receiving thoir raonoy, which was pnid promptly, thoy left town. Thoir plncos woro immodiatoly filled, oven a Inrger forco boing put on Wodnos dny thnn hnd been nt work boforo tho striko. Tbo work of clearing tbo sito for tbo mill nnd limo kiln is progressing rapidly. Tho work hns boon hindorod somewhat by having to como into town for thoir monls. Tho enmp cooking outfit enmo Thursday nnd is now in oporntion. II. Yon dor Ilollon of Wollon was n visitor in Modford Tuosdny, CUDAHY WHO LET DEAD PAST BURY ITS DEAD Millionaire Llllls Will Carry Deep Scars From Knife of John P. Cudahy to the Grave Separation of Cudahys Certain; to Follow. Sunday Morning's Battle. LILLIS WILL NOT PUSH CASE AGAINST PACKER Tendency on Part of All Concerned Is to Let Matter Drop as Rapidly as Possible Mrs. Cudahy Will Not Ask Div&rcc. KANSAS CITY', Mo., March 8. Jcro P. Lillis wiU'wear deep scars from tho knifo of John P. Cudahy all his wife; Mrs. John P. Cudahy probably will return to the home of her parents in Omaha; an action at law for separation and a legal strugglo for possession of tho Cud nhy children aro expected today to bo the only publicly apparent results of the sensational fight at tho Cud ahy home Sunday morning. It ia definitely known that Cud ahy will not bo prosecuted for his attack upon Lillis, unless Lillis should dio of his wounds, which is not considered probable. On nil sides the offorts to "hush np,rtho affair nro v?y apparent. Would Drop It. Cudahy is willing to let the whole nffnir drop out of public no tic'o as quickly as it will. Lillis, it appears, is moro than willing. Gen eral John C. Cowan, father of Mrs. Cudahy, snid today thnt while he believed his dnughtcr had been gross ly wronged by the statements of her husband, that for tho snko of the children ho considered it best to say as littlo as possible. It was thought that Lillis could bo removed to his home from St. Mary's hospital today, but tho doc tors decided that this would be un wise After remaining quiet until tomor row, however, it is believed that be will be able to stand tho shock of being removed. The wounds on bis face and .about his mouth mako it very difficult for him to speak, but he has informed his counsel thnt ho does not desire to push the -enso ngninst Cudnhy. No Divorce. Tho announcement by General Cownn that his daughter will not sue for dirorco, but thnt she will never live with hor husband again, hns caused much speculation. Doth Mrs. Cudnhy and hor hus band profess deep affection for the five children and the public here is intensely interested in knowing what kind of arrangement can bo made. It is stated that Mrs. Cudahny will not ask n divorce "for tho snko of the children," Cudnhy remained silent todny nud refused nil efforts to got him to tnlk. Ho would givo no hint ns to whnt his plans aro. Ho has arranged to live for tho present nt tho Coates house. "I can stand everything that thoy are saying in tho pnpors nnd out of thorn" is his only reply. "I guess I hnvo already been hardened to gos sip nnd tnlk. I positively will not mnko n statement for publication." New Theaters for Coast. NEW YORK, March 8; Thirteen now theators on tho Pacific coast, six of which nro planned for California cities, will bo built within tho com ing year, according to tho'Qoorgo O. Tyler, roproso'ntntlvo of Ltoblor & Co. '.Tho now play houses which will bo added to tho chain of Shubort thoat ora will bo built in San Francisco, Portland, Los Angolee, Tacoma, Seat tle, Yancouvor, Oaklnnd, Butto, Spo kane Salt Lake, Fresno, Sacramonto, Ban Ologo and San Joso. it was stated that '"o houses will represent nn investment ot $6,000,000, 8, 1910. Women Who Carried Anti-Liquor War Into the Halls of Congress. 1 X-.MRS.L1LLIAN M.M$TEVEN3 Legislation aimed at keeping llquo advertisements out of the malls, pro bib., "dry" states and strengthening the provisions ot the laws relating to interstate trallle In liquor Ik the object of the visit to Washington of Mrs., Lillian M. X. Stevens and Miss Anna A. Gor don, president and honorary secretary, respectively, of the National Woman's Christian Temperance nnlon. The anti-liquor tlpht In Wuxklntfon of Mm. Stevens and Miss Gordon is an outgrowth nud pa 't of a movement by thp union In th- States. The two anti-liquor mlvm-aU have already spoken in neverai Inr$ .itles of this country and will p, .Minimd In Mar to attend the triennial wi -Id'? ronrentlon of the union to Ih n -'.d In Glasgow Jnne 4-11. Mrs. Steven Is the successor of Miss France ii. nl n president of the union, becoi.ilng Its acting president In lSto ftr .l.s vwilurd's death. Mlsw Gordon wn MUa WUlard's private secretary ' r t . , , t. SCALELESS FISH IN BUTTE CREEK If Lime and Sulphur Spray Works (But Only for-Ten Hours, and Over on Trees, Why Shouldn't It Work lands Are Still Running East by on Fish? Maybe It Will, and in f Way . of Medfe-rd Eastern Mails the Near Future. j Are Delayed. If limo and sulphur works on fish liko-it does on trees, there will be scaleless fish in Littlo Butte creek this year, and the boss fishermen of tho city can mako new records. How the fish camo to bo sprayed was more accident than intention. Leo Brndshnw sent a man with u team in from tho Brndshnw ranch on Littlo Butte for a load of spray mn torinl. There is a short cut to the ranch by way of a ford across tho creek, and tho teamster on his re turn took the short cut. The wnter hnd risen during his nbsonce nnd tho bnnk on the'fnrthqr side hnd been washed ont to some -oxtent. As a consequence, when the team scram bled out nnd pulled tho front wheels up on tho bank the angle was so steep that barrels, man nnd nil rolled out of tho rear end of tho wagon. Three of the barrels burst upon tho rocks nnd filled the stream with an evil-smelling, greenish compound, through which tho driver finnlly managed to swim to tho shoro. Tlio oreek for somo distance was colored with the substnnco. "It that stuff works on fish like it does on troos, there'll be no scnlo on any Butto oreek trout this year, and I believe I'm protty near immune, too," is tho teamster's nssertion. RACKS ARE TO BE PROVIDED Merchants' Association Appoints a Committee to Meet City Coun cil to Provide Hitching Racks. At a meeting of tho Merchants' As sociation field oMnday evening a com: mlttoo ot throo, W. V- Elfort. H. A. Thloroof anil T. B. Daniels was ap pointed to confor with the city coun cil lu rogard to securing hitching postB and ror'cs for out of town peo ple. Tho mattor will bo jfollowed olosoly until a suitable place has boon seoured. AZ&i OREGON SHORT LINE BLOCKED OGDEX, Utab.i March 8. Seven eastbound overland trains of the Southern Pacific- road which left San Francisco at Intervals during tlio last two weeks arrived hero today. Tho trains had been .stalled at Battle Mountain, Nevada, by wash outs of track. After waiting several days they were sent back to Califor nia as far as Sacramento and thence dctoureu Northward to Portland. From Portland they started over the Oregon Short Lino tor this city. The trains again wero blocked at Or chard, Idaho, by the breaking ot a government dam. Tho overlanda woro tied up for ten hours. Southern Pacific officials here an nounced that the main line through Utah and Nevada will be opened nevt Sunday. During the suspension of traffic eight train crews wero laid oft by the railroad division officials horo. With the opening of tho line next Sunday the local freight service, which has been badly congested, will bo readjusted. The blockade on the Oregon Short Line Monday did not effect this city In any way other than delaying east ern malls. MADRIZ MAY ARREST ALL REVOLUTIONISTS Rumors Rife Today That President May Send Army to Occupy Blue fields Unrest Is Shown. BLUEFIELDS, Nicaragua, March S. Citizens of this city worp excited today by a report 'that an army dis patched by President Madrlz was on tho way to attack Bluotlolds, Reports thnt Madrlz will sook to arrest aJJtho revolutionary loaders nowln refuco and hold them until Gonoral Est'a'Jn formally.aurrendora, or until peace is declared aro rife. No. 301. COMMISSION WILL SOON BE FOR Crater Lake Highway C&mmtssieff Will Met Wednesday Evenini tt Formulate Plans for Solfcitatls of Subscriptions Toward th Building of the Road. GREAT INTEREST EXPRESSED FROM ALL PARTS OF STATE Bylaws for Govern nwit sf CMtmls sion Will Be Adapted Tamerrew Evening and. Then Work Will It Undertaken In Earnest. The Crater Lake highway com mission will hold a meeting Wednes day evening at, which, time the ac tive work of soliciting for $100 sub scriptions will ba under wav. After tomorrow the work will be carried on actively in Southern Oregon and all over the state. It is believed that there will be little troable in seenr ine the 1000 signatures pledging $100 each. Five hundred names ara expected from Jackson county alone- At Wednesday evening session the committe on bylaws appointed last week will report, and the rules for .the government of the commis sion will bo adopted. The commit tee consists, of, Messrs. Wntermaa, nenrd, Kccne, Vawter and Wester lsnd. ... Great interest is being taken in nil sections of tho stato in regard to the determination of the Medford boost ers to build the road.. It is proving one of tho greatest advertisements, the city has ever smb. Prominent men in all sections of tho state aro writing to the commit tee pledging their $100 to the build ing of the rond. One of these, Judge Carey of Portland, who vis ited the lako last summer, stated to Will G. Steel, in pledging his con tribution: "This $100 is for the ben efit of tho entire state, but it ax presses my appreciation of tho Med ford spirit -the spirit which builds cities and makes them famous more particularly. Sacc.ess to tha. movement" Will G. Steel s now in Washing ton on business in connection withv tho building of the rond nnd will soon return. After Wednesday yevening's ses sion, the work of soliciting subscrip tions will start in earnest, GREAT PREPARATIONS "FOR TEDDYS MM Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss Ethel Will Meet Him In Khartoum on St. Patrick's Day. KHARTOUM, Egypt, March 8. Extensivo preparations are ' being mado in this city for the entertain ment of Colonel Roosevelt and his family upon thoir arrival here, Roosevelt, now sailing down tho Nile aboard tho government steamer Dnl, is expected to arrive hero March 17. Mrs. Roosovolt nnd daughter Ethel hnvo reached Cairo, which they ex pect to leave Thursday for Khar toum to meet Roosevelt. It is hopod by tho officials horo that tho former president can bo prevailed to romnin here four days beforo proceeding on his homeward journey. As Alexandria is the hoadqunrters of a bnnd of anarchists, tho authori ties nro working out nn elaborate schome' to prevent any nttempt to ia- jure Colonel Roosevelt during his stay hero. Whijo ho is tn Khartonra tho famous American will bo fotod and dined by tho British and Egypt inn officials, "Among tho scenes which H is planned to have Ro'osovelt sea ara' a number of anoient templW, tt Sphinx, tho Pyramids and tfci paM OUT CON 1