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r m-f,, ftlitiMm, " imn iijiiiFiPlj HI III '""' - n mm. ' .'.iW TIIIC WlOAl'IllCIt. Medford Mail Tribune UNITED t'KKSfl AH30C1ATIOH Full Leased Wiro Ileport. Tho only paper In ths worU published in a city the alte of Medford having a loaned wlrt. Tonight iiihI Thursday Clour mitl warmer. 1OTTHYEAR. MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 19.10. No. ea STEVENS IS N OF P. & E. Allen Retires ns Chief to pevoto His Enemies to Interurban Trolley Lino Stevens Present at Meotlnn Gcrlti Vlcc-Prcslilcnt and General Manaiicr; Lawlor, Secretary. .John F. Slovens, president of lliu Oregon Trunk, the Oicgou Electric mill tliu United Railroads, chief of tho Hill inturuHtK in Oregon, today added uitutlior presidency to hiH list when at tlio annual mooting of di rectors lto wan elected prcHuluttt of tliu Pacific & KuHtoni railroad, now being constructed front Medford oast across tliu Cascades to u junction itli tliu Oregon Trunk. Tho mooting was attended by Mr. Stoveus, who arrived from Portland for tliu purpose, and by C. K. 8. Wood, legal representative for tliu Hill system. Oilier officer elected wern: William Oorig, vico-president and geuorul malinger; J. W. I.nwlor, secretary and noting auditor, and II. Withingtou, assistant secretary. Tho resignation of John It. A lion, presented home time Niuui), wiih ac cepted, Mr. Alton wishing to bo ro liovod in order to duvotu his tiino to tliu proposed intururbau elect rio lino. Ho remains a director of tliu road. Tho following directors woro olios on : J. F. StuvoiiH, John It. Allen, C. K. 8. Wood. S. H. I.intliioum and Win. Oorig. PINCHOT STILL AGAINST BILL Land Withdrawal Measure Declared to Bo In Interest of Water Power Trust and Against Wclfaro of tho People. WASHINGTON, I). C Juno 8. Ilolioving that tho mlminiHtrntion laud withdrawal bill, if panned in itH present form, would operatu direct ly for water powor interoBtH and ngnliiHt tho intoroHtH of tho peoplu, Clifford Pinchot said toting hu will coiitluuo to oppose it. In speaking of tho monsuro, 1'iiiehot Huid: "Tho hill empowers tho president to protect onoimoualy valuable powor sites on public lands by moans of withdrawal. Thin in well. It albo provideH that if minoralB aro found on thoHo sites they can bo taken away. Should 1'iiIho mineral claiuih bo made, tho bunion of proof would refit on the government. "Tho Alaska ooal lands Hhould not hq dlHpoHod of unions tho tempo rary leiiHCH aro now withdrawn. Hut even ho, tho withdrawals would ox plro upon tho adjournment of con gress. It is important that a bill containing further withdiawalH should ho passed immodiatoly. If properly amoudod, this bill Hhould pass," L IS IN FEDERAL SENATE WASHINGTON, 1). (, Jiuio 8. Formal charges against Senalor William Lorhnor of Illinois aro pend ing before tho United Stales somite today awaiting eoiisideratiou, They woro laid before tho suniito by Sen ator Cullom and were In the form of u memorial presented by Cliffoul W. llarnoH of Chicago, president of Iho Illinois Legislative Voters' loaguo. Tho momorial embodied tho eon fossioiiH of White and Holslluw that thoy woro hiibod lo vote for Lorimer in tho TIliuoiH logislaturo. It was j ef erred lo tho coinmitteo on privi leges niul elections without oommont. LIFE LOSS BY QUAKE PUT AT 75 Southern Italy Is Scene of Sorrow and Suffcrlnq Great Number of Wounded Gave Rise to Alarming Reports Hospitals Filled With Injured Situation Grave. ROME, Italy, Juno 8. Southern Italy today in a acono of borrow and Kiifforiiiir, following tho Jiort but violent cartlniunko felt in Campania, liusihcutn and Calabria yesterday. Tho dond at Calatria, San Sossio andSan Solu number CO. Other towns havo ouu or more dead, while tliu number of injured in enormous. The great number of wounded men, women and children gnvo riso to alarming reports that hundreds had been killed, but it is believed now that tliu loss will not exceed 70. T)iu hospitals in the stricken terri tory are filled with injured. . Impro vised shelters aro overcrowded with persons seeking medical treatment. Many of the injured fear to enter the larger buildings because of the pos sibility of u second visitation by earthquake. Reports iudicnto that a hurrieano which followed tho temblor caused groat damagu in the cartlupiaku zone. Tliu storm is reported to have killed six persons and wounded many oth ers in tho inland of Sardinia. TODAY'S STOCK MARKET. NEW VOItK, Juno S. Uniting Is sues today woro Irregular with u firm undertone. In splto of occasional weak spoils, tho market cot good sup port, although tho active list opened al ilocllnoB. Weakness coutluuod un til nearly noon, when a rising market was recorded. American Woolon lost 2, Heading 1 3-4, St. Paul 1 1-2, Union Pacific l CIS and United Steel 1 1-4. Great Northern Oro certifi cates lost 1 and Colorado Fuel 3-4. Lntor St. Paul dropped 3, Union Pa cific 2, Atchison 1 G-S, Southern Pa cific 1 3-4, Consolidated (las and Northorn Pacific 1 1-2, Hock Island and Canadian Pacific 1 3-8 and Penn sylvania 1 1-4. Thoso losses, howev er, woro partially made up before uoo it. Honda woro Irregular. TRAINlfluiS m WAGON R. R. V. R. R. Limited Hits Delivery Wagon of Tea and Coffee Houso and Puts It Out of Business Driver Has Narrow Escape Tho 10:10 o'clock train of tho Itoguo River Valley railway 'Wednes day struok tho delivery wugim of the Southern Oregon Tea & Coflo limine at tho orobbing on Eighth htreet, ho tweou Fir and Grapo Mii'ot, demol ishing tho wagon and bruising tho diivor, Hoy Gray, severely. Young Gruv wivh ho was hunting down Kighth wit luv iiuiok-ordor de livery and hoard neither whistle nor bell. Tho rig is n solid-covorod one, from which tho driver can only boo straight ahead. Ah ho made the crossing tho train struck tho wagon, overturning it, and tearing oil both hind wheels. Gray was caught un derneath tho top,4 and iIom to the heels-of the homo drawing tho rig. The animal did not attempt to run. fortunatoly for tho lad. Tho crossing wheio tho aeeident occurred ih u ilaugeuniK oiiiuiml ho oral serious accidents havo boon molded there moio bv luck than good nmuagomout. Tho incoming train, however, has a full viow of the crossing from Oakdnlo, and tho ox lioudituro of a little steam in it warn iug whistle this morning might have prevented the accident. REPUBLICAN INSURGENTS WIN SWEEPING VICTORY IN IOWA PROTECT CIT! FROM FLOOD WIIH SEWER Council Will Ask People to Vote Bonds for Twenty Thousand for Storm Sewer to Drain the Western Part of City In Case of Deluge. At tho council meeting TiicmIu night a rocolution wns passed order ing Jin election for tho purpose of authorizing tho issuance of $'.20,000 in bonds for tho construction of a sories of utonn sowers to carry off surplus waters from tho western part of the city. One of these sowers will have it head at the junction of Laurel a.ul Main and three catch basins will be placed along tliu northward route of tho fewer until it starts cast along Sixth toward its terminus in Hear creek. This sower will be 21 inehen in diameter and is expected, to carry the surplus flood waters in that sec tion of the city. Another 2 1-inch sewer is to ho laid on Ninth street from its juncture with Oakdalc, and is also to bo pro vided with catch basins to nccommo- date tho waters from south and west of Oakdalc. A Id-inch etorm sewer ha been laid on Jackson street, which i ex pected to enrry tho flood water- there for porno time to coiiu SOUTH DIM ALSO PIERRE. S. I)., .lime 8. Monger returns today indicate that Kobcrt t Wbsey, progressive, is tho sueco-s- f ill Republican nominee for gover nor. F.uguu, independent Rcpublieu.i, ran strong and claims tho-nomination. ltcm-Chcntntivcs Martin and Hurke. btalwarts, probably will be renomin ated for congtcbS. Tho progressiva claim control of tho legislature. Scenes and Principals. In the Passion Play at Oberammergau, to Be Revived After Lapse of Ten Years Yis JIB . mm. , j- . . iiilKrv&.rZillllllH wl mWk.n j miiimaMiiiiiiH .: m:jm -i .--". .T. Mvy-4 RWZ sf 1 ? V "V .'" N . i IAMTON i -.......- . '. . 0NTHEMOUN1I ''WZfc Arv dHiBiHiHr' frM " iiiiiWTt PSH X'jZUaC:J. . ' 7TT mmm. Hl J IH at 6"" jM mA aft-HKB i virgin mwt lii,. 11 damH cHIIIIH 'jS!Mi&immmmm i.!vjJmmamm In - Mnlllijmr :yiiiH LMcyi ocKncKMW unwjjiiH NToN LANG 'l;liH PROGRESSIVES VICTORS ALL BUT THREE CONGRESSMEN Carrol Nominated for Governor by Five Thousand Majority Leg islature Controlled hy the i' Insurgents. DKS MOINES, la., Juno 7. Tho progrcBfllvc republicans of Iowa havo woao tholr first victory over tho stand-patters, according to primary returns today. Tho progressives were hiicccbsful In all but three districts. KettirnB from -JG counties show that Wnrrcn Garnt, progressive, Is gaining upon 11. F. Carroll, his stand-patter opponent In tho race for the republi can gubernatorial nomination at tho rate of 280 votes to each county. If Garst continues at that ratio he will receive tho republican nomination by approximately 4000 majority. Mb total gain, ns Indicated by the returns now, Is 13,000 votes. This shows nn average gnln In counties where re turns havo been received of 30 votes moro thnn tho necessary gain to In sure his nomination. Interest centered in the flgh't be tween Judge S. B. Prouty, progres sive, and Congressman J. T. Hull for tho republican congressional nomina tion. Judge Prouty won tho nomina tion by a majority of 2000. Congress man Hull did noto carry a single county. Congressman Smith's mnjorlty over Aycrs, progressive, wns ffliout 1000 In the Ninth district. Tho nomination of .ludgo Towner In tho Eighth dis trict nnd C. A. Kennedy In tho First woro tho only other stnnd-pnttcr vic tories. Tho progressives probably will con trol tho legislature and tho Btato con vention, meaning thnt tho acts of, Senators Cummins and Dolllver will, bo endorsed. i Tho democratic vote was light., Claud H. Portor Is conceded to bo tho successful nominee for governor. VANCOUVKlCll. C Juno S Gal-' lagher, missing former supervisor of San Francisco, wns Interviewed by J. D. Williams of tho World staff at North Vancouver today, whoro ho In tondB to stay Indefinitely. Gallagher had his wlfo and chlldron with him. - ' -V- MK" f Jl IV VJ - ' 1833 PAD AN ACRE FOR FRUIT LAND Twelve Acres of North Half of Fa mous Norcross Grove Near Central Point Sold Twenty-two Thousand South Half Sold for the Same The north half of 'be famous Nor cross orchard, near Central Point, was sold yesterday to George A. IJutz of New York City. The orch ard comprises 12 acres nnd sold for $22,000, or $1833 an acre, the same price at which Hie south half of the orchard was sold Inst week to S. Vilas Hcckwith, an attorney from New York. The orchard is considered one of tho best producers in the vnlley and has n great record for fancy prices and big yields. The sale was made through Hunt-lej'-Kremer company. TAFT REFUSES MOVEJEGROES Executive Will Not Order Colored Regiment From Fort Lawton and Disregards Request of Mass Meet ing. WASHINGTON. D. C, June 8. President Taft today refused to or der the removal of tho Twenty-fifth (colored) infantry from Fort Law ton, following the alleged attack by a negro trooper on u woman living near tho fort. The president action followed tho presentation by Senator Jones of Washington of a demand for the regiment's removal following a mass meeting to bring about tho transfer of tho troops. d OF ASSAULT BY SOLDIER Colored Infantryman Breaks Down and Admits That He Attacked White Woman at Fort Lawfon Serious Disorders Threatened Fol lowing Refusal to Order Removal SEATTLE, Wash., Juno 8. -Nathaniel DIcdser, private In the Twenty-fifth (colored) Infantry, after re peatedly denying his guilt, finally broke down u;der cross-examination today and county officials allege con fessed his attack on Mrs. J. W. Red ding at her home near Fort Lawton last Saturday night. "I was drunk and reckless I yuess," was his only excuse. He said that, with another soldier, had decided to desert. With a corporal they went to a saloon about a mile from the fort, where Bledser drank four 'cans of beer. They went from there to a chicken ranch owned by a negro nam ed Mason and thcro gave the corporal tho "slip." On their way to a street car they passed the Redding home and saw Mrs. Redding. The attack followed, according to the alleged confession. They afterwards boarded a street car and spent tho remainder of the eve ning in the tenderloin district, return ing to tho fort about 11 o'clock. Bledser'3 alleged confession was made to Captain of Detectives Ten nant In the presence of other police officers and newspaper men. Serious disorder Is threatened In tho vicinity ot tho fort following the refusal of President Taft to order the removal of the Twenty-fifth from Fort Lawton. It Is probable that tho police force In tho district will bo increased In an ticipation of trouble, although It Is admitted that policing tho district will not prove much of a preventa tive, owing to the fact that the coun try Is heavily wooded and poorly ilshted. OPEN WARFARE ON LA FOLLETIE Taft Republicans in Wisconsin Gather to Plan Campaign Against Little Bob Vice-President Sher man to Address Regulars. MILWAUKEE, Wis.. June S. Tnft republicans n Wisconsin havo gathered today for a meeting oxpocted to check 'insurgency' In Wisconsin. The direct purposo of tho gathorlng is to fight tho re-nomluntloa and elec tion of La Follotto to tho United States senate. It Is generally believed hero that tho nieetlnc Is being emjtnffred by Washington politicians and that It Is tho begtnnlng of a determined fight against tho spread of Insurgent Ideas. La Follotto will bo attrcked, it is understood, becauso ho has opposed tho Taft policies. The mo tlag Is ex pected to result In a ronowal of tho old fight between tho progressives and tho stalwarts In which La Fol lotto figured when ho made his first race for governor and which has con tinued Intermittently ovor since. Vlco-Prosldoat Sherman and formor Congressman James E. Watson of In diana, ex-whlp of tho houso and a cloao friend of Speaker Cannon, will address tho mooting. Goldwln Smith Dead. TORONTO, Oat., Juno 8-Goldw in Smith, litoratour and historian, diod horo yostorday. Smith was born in 1823 and his writings mado a name for him throughout tho English speaking world. Ho broko n thigh bono Inst winter in an accident and novor regained bib health, HONORED MILLIONS BY PANIC Fortunes Made on Wall Street as Um Result of Market Manipulation Accompanying Government's Raw With Railroads Over Advanced Rates Professionals Suffer. NEW YORK, Juno 8. Somtchuiff over a hundred million in "papet profits" is declared to havo beea made on Wall street as a result ol the market manipulations accom panying tho government's row with tho railroads over advanced rates. Tho Wall street brokers and profes sional traders, it is declared, suf fered the losses, the manipulation having come from outside sources. A week ago stocks, and especially railroads, slumped suddenly. A semi panic followed a mysterious Wash ington "tip" which caused heavy sell ing of railroad stocks just before the ITannibnl injunction suit was Tiled. Before the brokers realized just what was happening, stocks had tumbled. Monday another mysterious tip went round, declaring thnt President Taft and the representatives of the west ern railroads had failed to reach, an agreement. Railroads were again sold iff and outsiders bought then at regular bargain-counter prices. Tuesday the market steadied, rail roads went up at a jump and pro fessional traders bought back stocks they had thrown over on the slump. The prices at which they were re bought ranged from 3 to 8 points' higher than the price at which they sold. It is declared that the traders wha manipulated the market on the Washington tip nnd sold with the slump u week ago, rebought oil the second slump Monday, catching the professional traders both ways. WELLS-FAR60 BUILD HOME t The City Council Grants Permissioa to Express Company to Erect a Building North of Southern Pacific Depot Will Be Fireproof. 4 At tho regular meeting of tho city council Tuosday evening pormissioa was granted to tho Wolls-Fargo Bxr press company to oreot a building 40.2G i'eot in size and one story in hoight, between Fourth and Fifth, streets, just north of tho now pas senger dopot boitig constructed by tho Southern Pacific Co. Tho building will bo of stool, lath and plaster, with cement floors, anil tho only wood about it will bo Urn doors and windows, furniture- antl tho fuel used in the heating plant. It is estimated thnt tho cost of (ho structure will bo between $2000 and $3000. SMITH AND BECKWITH Hoboit G. Smith, ono of the best known attoruoys of Southern Ore gon, has formed a law purtnorship with S. Vilas Uookwith, u prominent Now York City lawyer, who has re cently como hero. Offices will be opened iu Medfoid, as well us hi Grants Pass. ' .Mr. Smith has offices tit Grants Pass, but enjoys a largo praotico iu both Jackson and Douglas counties,, us well as Josopliiuo. Mr, Heokwith is ono of tho best-known corporation nttornoys of Now York, having had charge of important cases. ITo rocontly purchased part of tint famous Noroross orchard. J ' ''''CTWM ff"1''''"-1 , ''""" V WOlbl&JIMMhlMi utoauLidSQSSa" ,''3bMMPf I