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mm Historical Wf Cily Hall & TIIK WKATIIICIL Medford Mail Tribune UNITKD I'llKSfl ASSOCIATION Full Lowed Wiru Kcpert. Tonight Mini Friday -Clour nnd wnrmor. 1'h1II light front tonight. Cull Cunt nil nf fur 7 i. in. The only paper la the world published In a ctiy the ilia of Medford having a loaned wire. JiUFTH YE Alt. MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1910. No. 27. INSURGENTS TAKE IIP DEFI HURLED Representative Fowler Introduces Resolution Which, If Adopted, Will Virtually Rob Speaker of All Power Except That of Mere .Pre- sldlttt) Officer. "IT IS FINAL STEP TO SECURE OUR FREEDOM" Declares Dissolution of Speaker's Power Js Absolutely Essential to Restoration of Freo Representa tive Government. ' - Tlio challenge of Speaker Cannon, which was today taken up by Fowler, wnb ns follows: Unload Republicans that lo not approve of the pcnonul ity of the spoakker join with a solid minority, I will reinuin speaker until the -1th of March. When November come you (Minority Leader Clark) will find that the cltlrouthip lmvu proved you a false prophet again. Our friends nre nlu'nyx ready to voto for cx'H-ndi-Hires in their respective dis tricts. The tariff bill hn nlrcndy brought an laureate of rev enue in comparison with Inst year of over .$50,000,000. t- WASHINGTON, I). C, April 21.--Introducing a resolution whiuh, if adopted, will Ht rip the speaker of nil Mtwor except that of a moro pro biding officer, Representative Chan. N. Fowler of Now Jorsoy, today vir tually nccoptcd Cnnuou'rt challenge to follow up the rules victory. "It Is the final ritep to insure tho absoluto frccdm of tho house," Fow ler doclnrod. Tho roBolution creates two com mittoos of tho members of tho house, 0110 from tho minority and 0110 from tho majority, empowered to soloot all members of tho standing com mittees. Tho resolution directs .tho consua buroau to draw six parnllol linos run-, mug north nnd south nnd dividing tho country, ns fur ns practicable, ... v.... ...... w iu . thnt of tho othor. 1 Tlio houso members within each; soction will soloet 0110 of thoir nuni bor as a membor of tho committeo on committees. Seven Domooratlo congressmen will thus Boloot tho Doniooratio mem bers of tho standing committoos and soven RopttblicntiB will soloct tho Re- (Continued on Page 5.) Rescuing Party Frantically Endeavoring To Reach 40 Miners Buried by Explosion BIRMINGHAM, Aln., April 21. (Thb Tonnoosoo Mining company's hos pltal oar today took a numbor of gas holmots to Mulgn, whoro prepara tions aro bolng mndo to sond mon Into tho mlno whoro 1G whlto mon and 2G nogroos woro ontombod by an explosion Into yostorday. Tho mlno wns badly wrockod, nnd tho work of roscun In nrnvlni- ,11 fM. cult, It la bollovod nono of thoso lm prlsonod In tho death pit survlvod, It la bollovod that tho 40 minors ontombod In tho Mulga mlno of tho Birmingham Railway, Coal and Iron company are doad. Tho roaoitors, who worked fran tically nil night, attempting to re- movo tho twlstod Iron cago which blocked tho shaft, doclaro that tho PEAKER CANNON TEDDY TO TAFTREGIWE? Such Is Statement Made Today by Prominent Advisor of President Says .Roosevelt Gave His Word to That Effect. WASHINGTON, I). C, April 21. "Iloosovolt, upon his return to Am onon. will support tlio present mi ministration from tho ground tip." This positivo statement today wns inndo by one of tho most prominent of Tn ft 'h adviners, nnd i tho Into sensntiou in iKilitical circles hero. Tho statement was inndo in such a way that tho inference wns plainly intended to bo drawn that Roosevelt has given his word to Tnft and thn tlio inner circles of Tuft's friends are aware of this fatjt. lite statement coming after tho announcement yesterday that Sen ator Root is soon to depart for Tho 1 luetic, and the belief that ho will see Roosevelt while abroad, lias in- creiised interest in the statement. Tho matter is widely discussed by IMiliticiaiiH here. BUSINESS MEN'S TRIP TO CRATER Steel and Jenkins Plan Trip This Summer to Crater Lake by Dusl ness Men of Portland Similar to One Next Week. W. II. Jenkins, traveling passenger nKcnt of tho Southern Pacific, and Will O. Steel of tho Crater Lnko com pauy havo started work on tontntlvo plans which It cnrrlod out will result In a business mon's excursion from Portland to Crater Lnko this summer similar to tho ono to bo run next week from Portland to southorn Oro Ron points. No dotlnlto steps havo as yot boon takon by Messrs. Stool and Jonklns othor than to arrnngo a meeting lat or when tho excursion will bo plan nod. u is pointed out that thero are many business men In Portland who hftV0 v8,tcd th , fc nrranglng guch Bn 0XCurfl0n great R00(I would r0flU,t RUTH WILSON WILL NOT LOSE SIGHT BY ACID SAN FRANCISCO, April 21. Ruth Wilson, tho 18-year-old victim of an acid thrower, will rogaln her sight, nccordlng to a bulletin Issued today by tho physicians who havo boon at tending her. gaooB pormoato ovory crovlco of tho mluo and It Is hardly posslblo for a human bolng to oxlst In tho death pit. Soon aftor tho oxploslon a large forco of mon woro put to work in an ottort to reach tho mon Imprlsonod In tho shaft. Various means woro omployod without success. Sovornl partlos of roscuors attempt oil to ontor tho mlno today, but each tlmo woro drlvon out by tho gas fumos boforo a trnco of tho ontomb od minors could bo found. As a rosult of tho tutllo attompts, tho rosouors hnvo docldod that tho only thing posolblo to bo dono will bo to sot machinery to work to cloar tho shaft of gas, aftor which It will bo posslblo to ontor and romovo tho bodlos from tho doath pit. ack GIRL BATTLES FOR HER LIFE WITH CONVICT Breaks Away Long Enough to Scream for Aid Brother-ln-Law to Her Aid and Succeeds in Over powering Burly Thug Was Re cently Released From Prison. RE-ENTERS HOUSE TO ROB BENEFACTOR Criminal Had Been Befriended by Man Upon Whose Slster-In-Law He Made the Attack Is Taken to County Jail. SAN QUENTIN, Cnl., April 21!- Arottscd by tho screams of his sis ter-in-law, Miss Kate Misomnnn, who was fighting for her life with Roy I' itch, nu ex-convict, who hnd broken into the house early today, II. C. Ilnlvcrsoti, general hupcrhitcn- dent of construction nt Snn Quentin penitentiary, rushed to her uid, and after a desperate fight succeeded in milking the burly thug n prisoner. Iicforc he could subdue Fitch, Hul vorsou was compelled to bent the man into unconsciousness with his buro fists. Fitch was taken to tho county ja nt Sail Rafael this forenoon. Hal vcrson's house is within a stone's throw of the prison walls, nnd U within tho gates of (be penitentiary grounds. ritch was released from Snn Quentin in Fcbritury, after serving a threo years' sentence for grand Jar runy committed at Snn Diego, Cnl. Just previous to his release, Fitch was detailed ns a cook in I Inl Ver non's house. Ho was trusted aud when given his freedom Ilnlverson gave him a quantity of clothing nud some money to start lifo anew. Ilnlverson said thnt ho bcliovcd that Fitch hnd retttrued to Sun Quentin for tho purpose of "getting nm" for somo fancied wrong. Fitch says ho broko into tho houso for tho purposo of getting something to oat. Miss Mosunnn arrived recently to isit with Mrs. Ilnlverson. Sho was slcoping in tho front room. Shortly beforo daylight sho wns awakened by tho feeling that someone was m the room. Tlio noxt moment the in truder pounced oout of tho darkness and grabbed her by tho throat. Sho managed to brenk his grip and then screamed for holp. Halverson, wh'o was in tho next room, ran into tiio apartment ana saw Fitch. Tho ex-couvict pointed "jimmy" nt him nnd told Halvor- son thnt ho would shoot him if ho approached. Notwithstanding thnt ho behoved tho roan held n gun, Ilnlverson clos ed in and thch two fought savagely. Halverson had beaten Fitch torribly boforo tho prison guards arrived. CITY ATTORNEY ROASTS POLICE; IS REMOVED ABERDEEN, Wash., April 21. City Attorney A. M. Wndo vnented ns offico in tho city hall today fol lowing notico of his removal by tho ity council Into lust night. Tho council's notion .wns tnkon on recom mendation by Mnyor Bonnott, nnd re sulted from a controversy botweon Wndo nnd tho polico dopnrtmont, in to couruo of which tho methods of tho polico woro caustically critioisod. Sovoral days ago a man was or- rostod, ehnrgod with stealing a dia mond ring and hold for trial without nil. Boforo his enso wns cnllod, towovor. tho prisonor wns roleasod, tho officor in chnrgo of tho station oolnring ho hnd boon ordorod to do so ovor tho tolcphono by n person ho supposed wns tlio city nttornoy. Wndo doniod issuing tho ordor nnd mndo uncomplimentary observations hioii displeased tho mnyor. Lnst night Mnyor Bennett doolnr- od thnt either tho polico or city nt tornoy hud falsified nnd ono or tho thor must go. Tho council wont into oxooutivo sossion with Wndo in ttendnnco, Hughes To Get Brewer's Seat? rw York Him Huj-n Tuft Will Offer Vnuicj'i Htiprcnio Benin to Si-w Vork'w Executive. NEW YORK, April. 21.-Tlie New lork nun tins morning printed n specinl dispatch from Washington winch khvh! "It can lie Mated on good authority that .iJreMdcnt Tnft has decided to offer the vnenncy on the supremo bench caused by the death of Justico Brewer to Gover nor Hughes of New Vork." The article goes-on to tnte tlia there in doubt that Hughes will ac ccpt the offer, should it be made. ROOSEVELT NOW IN GAY PUREE Signalizes His Entrance Into French Capital by Hurling "Lie" at New York Sun, Saying That the Edl ' tors Knew Better. , PARIS, April Sl.Parls bestirred herself at an unusually early hour for the French capital 11:30 to wel como Theodoro Roosevelt. In spite of tho untimely hourfor arising great throng was present at the depot to welcome the American, Mnny notables were In the rotun da of the station to welcome Roose velt, among them being M. JuBserand, French ambassador tolthe United States. X Tho Roosovelt party Stent to the homo of American Ambassador Bacon and remained thero until they at tended a formal luncheon at tho cm oassy. Later Roosevelt called upon President Fallleres at his office, Pres Idcnt Fallleres returned tho visit by calling upon Roosevelt nt Ambassa dor Bacon's home, Fallleres placed his box at the Comodlo Francalso to night nt tho disposal of tho Roosc- velts. Tho bill Includes "Uncnpolco" nnd "Oedlpo Rol." In tho course of tho afternoon Roosovelt commented on a dispatch appearing In tho Now York Sun quot ing him ns saying that tho Methodists at Rome wero worso than tho Cntho lies and that when ho returned to America ho would take steps to have them drlvon from Romo. Roosovelt said: "Tho statement is an unqualified falsehood, and tho Sun rauBt havo known it was a falsehood when it printed It." SOON TO CHANGE P. S E.JSCHEDOLE Afternoon Train Will Leave Medford at 5 o'clock Instead of 3, as at Present Will Help Ball Fans on Sunday. Tho Pacific & Enstorn Railroad company Is planning to chango tho attornoon echodulo of tho Baglo Point limited so that tho hour of doparturo for tho up-country metropolis will bo 5 o'clock Instead of 3 as at present. Tho chango Is mado at tho request of Eaglo Point patrons. It will glvo thorn a longer tlmo to do thoir shop ping In Medford and will allow tho ball fans to enjoy Sunday gamos In this city. STAFFORD STUDENTS ARE SEEING THINGS NOWADAYS STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal., April JJl. Do ghosts haunt tho ru ins of tho Stanford library, which wont down In tho earthquake of April 18, 1906? Do shados of former burn ers of tho midnight oil or of dopartod professoru sook to pursue tho undor- graduatos with clanking chains and othor well known shiver producers? EFi VISITORS PLAN OF LOCAL CI Commercial Club Appoints Committee to Get 200 Automobiles to Take Portland Business Men for Ride Throough Valley Next Tuesday, When They Reach Medford. COMMITTEE NAMED TO AID ENUMERATORS April 27 Is Date of High Jinks and Angle Opera House Is Place A Good Time Is Promised for All You Are Invited. At Wednesday night's meeting of the Commercial club It was unanl mously decided that an automobile drive through the orchard section be given tho visiting members of the Portland business men's excursion next Tuesday when they reach Med ford. Thero will be over 100 vsitors and It is desired to have at least 200 cars to greet them upon arrival. A committee on program of entertain ment was appointed as follows: A. H. Miller, chairman; John S. Orth, J. S. Perry, W. F. Isaacs and H. D. Mc- Brlde. A reception committee to wel come the visitors was appointed, con sisting of W. II. Canon, F. B. Mer rick, W. W. Elfort. J. B. Enyart, W. ! I. Vawter, W. S. Crowell, George L. Davis, George Bordeau, George Put nam, J. F. Heady, J. B. watt, E. u Watterman, "W. H. Gore, J. M. Keene, Colonel Frank Tou Velio, Dr. R. G, Gale and T. E. Daniels. These as well as other members aro requested to bo present when tho excursion ar rives. Aid Census Enumerators. A commltieo of five, consisting of E. M: Andrews, Dr. L. Bundy, Sidney Brown, J. C. Brown and J. W. Dress ier, was appointed to aid the census enumerators in securing names of Medford residents. They will wait upon hotels and rooming houses and leavo blanks, and enlist the co-opora- tlon of the proprietors nnd clerks In seeing thnt no guest or lodger is omitted. Tho secretary was Instruct ed to send out five census blanks to each member of the club with a lot ter requesting that they secure tho required data from persona not listed. A committee of five, composed of Messrs. Medynskl, Westerlund, Klum, Nye nnd Root, were appointed to se- curo pledges for monthly subscrip tions for tho publicity fund for the club for tho coming year, last year's pledges having run out. For nigh Jinks. The high Jinks committee reported thnt April 27 had seen sot as tho date for tho club entertainment and that tho Anglo opera houso had been se cured. Tho names of Dr. Edward P. Geary of Portland, Or., was presented by Will G, Steel, and S. F. Kolrns by tho secretary, as new members and were elected by acclamation. Mr, Rosenbaum, chairman of the building committee, read 14 options received by tho club on available sites for erecting a now club build ing. Tho commlttoo was Instructed to go over the options, recommend tho one to bo accepted, and formulate a plan for financing the purchase and construction of a building. The com mittee stated that the city council and mayor had agreed to glvo tho club free use of tho city hall, which would savo J50 a month rent. Tho matter of tho club taking space at tho Chicago National Apple show waB postponed until tho publicity fund was raised. F. II. Cowles of Big Sticky brought up tho matter of an R. F. D. route ovor thnt section of tho valley, and roquestod tho co-operation and as sistance of tho club In securing mall sorvlco for a rich soction of the coun- ry now ontlroly without mnll service of any kind. Mr. Cowles also spoke of tho wa- tor situation and his romarks re questing thnt n compromise bo offect- od and tho wator problem finally solved, mot with npplauso, WO RID OANLEY SAYS II TO A FINNS PROPOSE TO DEFY CZAR Diet Plans to Place People In Posi tion to Resort to Vigorous Method of Resistance After Letting the World Know Truth of Situation. HELSINGFORS, April 21. The Finnish diet proposes to defy the czar in the letter's attempt to rob Finland of its constitution nnd lib erties sad to make it a mere prov ince of Russia. It is conceded that the defiance will accomplish nothing. No doubt is felt that Nicholas in tends to push his program through, whether the diet acquiesces or not. The Finnish lawmakers' action will raise a clean-cut issue, however, nnd place the Finnish people in a posi tion where they can resort to more vigorous methods of resistance after having let the world know that they have done everything in their power to defend themselves by peaceful means against the establishment of a despotic power over what has hith erto been perhaps the freest country (Continued on Page 5.) MARK TWAIN IS SLIGHTLY BETTER Patient Comfortably Resting Today, Although He Is Weaker Than at Midnight Only Few Allowed in Sick Room Heart Stimulated. REDDING, Conn., April 21. physlclan's bulletin Issued at A 12 o'clock today announces that Mark Twain Is weaker than he was at mid night. The bulletin states that prob ably ho will becomo weaker during the day. The patient Is resting comfortably this afternoon. In spite of his Increased weakness, tho writer was brighter t6day than he has been for a weok past. He gave out a statement himself for the com fort of his family. It was simply: "I am thinking as well as ever. My great trial Is that I cannot seo my friends." Twain's only daughter, her hus band, the doctors and tho nurses are tho ou'.y ones allowed In tho sick room. Albert BIgelow Payne, the author's literary assistant for years, has been refused permission to see him. There aro conflicting talcs regard ing the humorist and his lifelong friend tho cigar. That he Is smok ing, though In great moderation, seems probable. ROIW ON Desperate Criminals Seize Locomotive and Dash From Prison Yards To Freedom LEAVENWORTH, Knn April 21. Five of tho most dangerous con victs In tho fedoral prison overpow ered tho crow of a switch engine In tho prison yards, forced tho engineer to run tho locomotlvo out into the country and oscaped, Two mon unarmed woro quickly rocapturod. The others wero armed and told tho englnoer that they would not bo tnkon allvo. Forty guards of tho prison and a company of soldlorsj It Is believed that tho fugitives get boarded a special train and started their arms from ex-convlcts. T&e In pursuit of the fugitives. oscapo from tho prison yard was o The escuped convicts woro later ro- of tho most spectacular ever record ported to be In hiding In a wlno eel- here. Tho convicts compelled tho ea lar nine miles from tho prison. glneor to uso tho locomotlvo as a feat- Tho convicts aro Arthur Hunt,torlng ram In breaking down tke Frank Grlgwaro and Thomas Kent-' prison gate. S WILLING TROVERSY Says He Will Meet the City Official at Any Time and Will Entartahr Any Proposition Made "luf If the City Wants to Fight, I Am H Quitter." INSISTANT DEMAND IS MADE FOR ARBITRATION- General Sentiment Am wig iu$iner Men Is to Avoid Further Utifa tien Water Can The Be. SecwMl in a Few Weeks. An insistent demand that the water problem bo sottlcd by arbitration with M. P. Hanlcy is evident in tho city today. Business men arc all seemingly of one mind in re gard to tho matter and are urging an early settlement of the controversy. It is a foregone conclusion that, owing to the law's de lay, the caso will bo kept in court for an indefinite period, and in tho meantime greater loss would be sustained by in jury to tho pipe line- than the money necessary to pay Mr. HanlGy for a 'settlement. M. P. Hanloy, who tho city in su ing for right of way for a pipe Un across, bis LUUo Butte ranch, and who in turn is sueing the city to enforce his contract, wherein tho city contracted for Wasson canyon wa ter, states that he is willing to sub mit tho matter to arbitration and to- abido by its results. "I am willing and anxious to set tle tho controversy with tho city' said Mr. Hanloy. "I am heavily in terested in the city, and want to see its water supply assured. I will meet the mayor and council any time and will entertain any proposition made. I do not want to hold up' the city, but I want what I think I ara justly entitled to, but if the city in- sistg on figntinR.f j. tnink T have- proved that I am not a quitter. "I am willing to leave tho matter to arbitration. I offered to com promise last fall and tile city mighb have had Wasson canyon water all winter, but my proposal was not en tertained. Whatever step is takes should bo taken at once, before-fur-thor complications ariso from a chango in ownership of the landVr General sentiment among -feuswesa men is in favor of a compromise and a speedy settlement of the water proposition. Evory day that tbe matter is delayed works an injury to tho community, claim the property owners. Even those who rabidly op posed Wasson canyon now admit that it is uo longer policy to con tinue the litigation. The city is now supplied by water- (Continued on page 5.) Ing, all sentenced to the prison for liro. Hunt and Keating were ring loaders In the prison broak of 1S"1, when 26 prisoners escaped and tbree wero killed by guards. Following that escape Hunt aneV Keating wero convicted of murdor an& sentenced to life Imprisonment. Grig- .ware was ono of tho Union Paclfl train robbors recently sentenced from .Omaha. Ho was captured In Idahe- after tho robbory.