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O. Tine wiOVniKit. Medford Mail Tribune UN1TKD I'ltHSH AHSOOIA UU. Pull LcMcd Wire IleporU Tonight mill tomorrow- Fair The only paper In tho norH publlahod In a CI17 the l of Medford having a loaned lr iiml wiiriimr, FIF.1.U.I. YJ3A.R. MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, July G, .1910. No. 92. BAN IS PLACED ON RENO RING PICTURES OF TRAIN KILL F. Thomas C. Smith Decapitated by Number Sixteen Near Central Point While Walkinn Along Track Probably Fell Under Cars After Ennino Had Passed TlmtuiiH K. Sinitli, aged about 110, a native of Maryland, mid a ranch liaml employed on tho IJoull farm near Central Point, was run down and iiiHtantly killed by noction 1 of Southern Pacific train No. 10 wliilu walking along tho track at tho Snowy llutto orchard Tuesday ovun iug. He wan evidently Inn led tindur tho car wheels, for hu wan tktfnpitut cd and IiIh body cniHhud to a pulp. When the second section whk Hear ing Central Point thu body of a mini wax seen lying alongside thu track. Thu matter wan reported at thu sta tion, n few hundred yards away and an investigation niado aa to identity. Ho proved to be Thomas K. Smith, who bad been employed on the Ileal! much for Huveral montliH. Smith had celebrated tho Fourth and re turned to the ranch TueKilay morn ing. Hu went to bed but nromi about 1 o'clock in the aftemoou. He ciimo to .Moil ford on No. 13 and returned to Central Point on the motor. Prom tho surrounding ciroum HtauccH it is evident that whilo going homeward, along a narrow path run ning close to thu railway, iho fa tality liapiH'iicd. The engine miiht hau passed him and the Hiictiou of thu train probably caused him to fall beneath thu wheels. 1Mb bead was cut off and bin body badly torn. The firrit section of thu train roxrt iug nothing iudicntos that hu wiih not Htruuk by thu engino. The body was removed by orders of thu coroner to tho Central Point morgue and thu iuipiuHt held Wednes day afternoon, Smith was about .10 yearn of ago and has relatives in Maryland who have been communicated with. LEAP IN ROGUE SAVES HIS LIFE Fourtccn-Year-Old Boy Experiments With Dynamite Caps They Ex plode, Sottlnn Him Afire ant! Ho Dashes to Stream. Tho 14-ycar-olil son of John Pan hoy, who Ih driving 1KH for tLo Roguo Klvor Nloetrlo Power company, ox porlmontoil with a dy.'inmlto cap on tho Fourth with disastrous rosults. Tho cap exploded, hurtling tho boy's hands badly and Hutting flro to his clothing. With his hands practical ly out of commission ho couldn't ex tinguish tho flro In his clothes, and was In Imminent danger of burning to death. With rnro prosonco of mind and courngo as well ho ran to tho rlvor noar hy and Jumpod In. Ills burns nro painful but not dangorous. PACIFIC EXPRESS WILL EXTEND TO SAN FRANCISCO SALT LAKH CITY, Utah, July (I. With the opening of passongor scr vioo to California over Iho lino of tho Western Pacific thu Pacific K. pross Company will uxtend its service to Ran FraiuuHco.'Tho Pacific now opciuloH over all thu Gould lines in thu Hast and Southwest I'lll I Kill), I III III! Il( WHEELS MAN Yucuimy unused hy tho roooul denth ROOSEVELT SILENT ON BALLINGER Colonel Issues Denial of Statement That Ho Indorsed Polndcxtcr for Senator but Was Glad to Find Lat ter in Such Hearty Accord With Him on Conservation NBW YOKK. duly (I. Colonel Theodora IIoohuvuH today declared that ho did not iIImmikk the Halliu gor controversy when Congrchsmnn Miles Poiuduxter of Washington con ferred with him yoHtcrdny at Oyster May, Tly declaration wan made in a formal statement issued today from Ifoohuvolt's office at Tho Out look. "Koosrvelt will hi'u many senators, cougrcsuueu, assemblymen and other pubho men representing nil phnsos of public opinion, tho statement says. "Ho declines to bo rcsponoiblo for any statements except those bo makes himself. "Ho lino said nothing and intend to hiiv nothing regarding any con test for nomination. Ilcgnrdiug the corifflrciK'( with Congressman Poiii doxtor. I will say I was plonRcd to find bis past record regarding con- (Continued on Pnge 8.) CLUB MEETS F0RJSINES8 Metlford's Commercial Body Holds Important Session Tonight and Full Attendance is Desired Many Im portant Topics. Thoro will ho a rogulnr mooting of tho Commorclal club tonight. A full report i tho building commlttco Is expected, ns woll nH ono from tho Orator Lnko highway commission. It Is nls odonlrcd thot a plan ho formu lated to make an exhibit of sovornl cars of npplca nt tho Spokano Nn tlor.nl Applo show this fnll. , Long before this tlmo tho commorclnl clubs of tho valloy should hnvo boon tak ing thin nmttor up, and If tho tltlo "Applo Klnsn of Amorlca" Is to bo kopt In tho Roeuo Itlvor valloy eomo notion must Lotkon at onco. It Is hoped that ovory mombor of tho club will bo prosont, proclaoly at S p, m ns thoro Is n largo volumo of Important buslnoss to como boforo tho mooting. JEFFRIES MAY BE BLIND EYE RECIVED OAKLAND, Cal., July . James J. Joffrloo and pnrty arrlvod horo shortly boforo 11 o'clock today from Uono. Tho 'ofoatod fighter was un- eortaln regarding tho length of his stny In Oakland. Whou ho loft tho train ho woo tnkon direct to tho 1 omo of Dick Adams, ono of his closest frlonds. "All I would llko tho publlo to do Is to loavo mo alono nnd forgot about mo," Bald tho big follow. "I have douo my bos', hut I could not fight at my best, 1 want to go back to my homo near Los Angeles and to ho rognrdod ab my private cltlzou and ho loft undisturbed." Jorfrlcs' right oyo la still In had shupo. Ho can soo with It, hut Is eompollod when roadlnc to bring tho pnpor wlthl'j two Inches of his noso. MA P LIITY MANAGER Directors of Commercial Club Elect Railroad Man as Mananer-Secre-tary and Broaden Held of Club's Work Present Methods Outgrown and Change of System At n meeting of the directors of tho Medford Commercial Club held Tuesday ovening, C. A. Mnlbocuf, until recently district, freight mali nger of the Southern Pacific, was elected manager-secretary of tho club, at a salary of $350 per month, to include assistants, stenographers mid expenses. Ho will tnko office July lfl. There wiih a long list of applicants and considerable discussion arose over the proposition of electing n sccretnry simply with clerical duties, or a manager, whose duties Bhould include the secretary's as well as tho broader field of publicity work. It was decided that tho club had out grown present motbods nnd nn ex port's sorviceB woro desired. Tho incronsod cxpenso to bo mot by ad ditional membership secured by tho mu'ungor. In accepting tho position, Mr. Mnl bocuf said: "Tho Medford Commercial Club has pnid mo a high compliment in selecting mo as its manager. It is certainly gratifying to bo ablo to take an active and prominent part in tho publicity, work of Medford and tho Hoguo llivor Valley, and tho of fieo is particularly desirable on ac- vount of tho splendid opportunity for solid results. "My faith in the great futuro of Southern Oregon which has been apparent to mo for many years, will, I am satioficd, bo of material nid in my efforts to further upbuild our many interests. I expect to do much that has borotoforo been left undone and my aim will bo to help ns far as iMissiblo, mnko it tho strongest or ganization of tho kind in tho West. I feel wo ought to have a membership of 1,000 within a year's time mid hopo to bo able to bring that about." Other applicants for tho position were Arthur Geary, L. 1 Flower of Portland, C. II. duly, 1 Guy Stearns, O. T. Colt of Sutherlin, Er nest II. Johnson. Judgu Colvig stated Hint Will O. Stool would not ho nn applicant against Mr. Mal boouf. The statement that Mr. Qiiiscnborry was a candidate was erroneous. Tho directors rccommondod that Mr. Gonry bo employed ns assislnnt bv Mr. Malboouf. FROM BLOW ON DURING SECOND ROUND Resides Jeffries nnd Mrs. Joffrlos tho other mombors of tho party wore: Sam Rorgor, Hogor Cornoll, Joo Choy uskl, Jack Jof f t los and Farmer Rums. Although efforts woro mado to koop tho fact secrot, tho blow Johnson do llvered in tho second round of his fight with Jo.'frloa at Uono pnrnlyzod tho optlo norvo of tho right oyo nnd possibly pormanontly Injured tho whlto mnn'a eight. Jeffries mado light of tho blow nt first, but It was admitted today thnt tho right sldo of his faco la still af fected, tho a'ht of tho rl3ht oyo do rnngod nnd tho norvo itlll partlnlly pnrnlyzod, Jeffries cau soo with tlm rlht oyo, but "not distinctly, and doctors nro hoping that ho may ovontually fully (Continued on Page 8.) (200) foot to tho point of beginning. mi Also lots ono (1). two (3), "'"" filL Sir Genille Cave -Brown -Cave, Cowboy .Baronet, Goes A-wooing For Fortune. Photos by American Press Association, Somewhat handicapped by bis name, but otherwise all right, Sir Genille Cave-Brown-Cave, the eleventh baronet of thnt nnnie. Is seeking u wife. The ancestral halls of "Kid Cave," as he was known among the cowboys of Colo rado and New Mexico, are located in Leicestershire. England. Stretton Hall Is mortgaged, much to the sorrow of his kulghtshlp. who bns been famous In the United States for the past three years as the best English cowboy hi tho west. Since the death of his father a short time ago the baronet has been Id England, but now be has re turned to the United States and Is living nt Richmond Hill, N. Y. "Frankly," says the baronet, "I am seeking h. wife. I niu n good cowboy, a good Englishman, but loyal to the States. I'm broke, but for a bit of a pittance that comes to me monthly, nnd 1 have plenty of mortgages on my property. I would like to clear up the mort gages andwell, marry a good American girl." In the meantime Mrs. Ruroness must have money. "Kid Cave" hots he has rejected a number of society marriages. He says be does not want a society woman for a wife. JOHNSON KNOCKS MAN OFF TRAIN: Crowd Cheers Champion When He Punishes White Man Who Called Hlm a Vile Name as Car Stopped at Depot. i OGDE.V, Ut?h, July C Roforo tho train to which Jack Johncon's prl cato car w.ii attached pullod out from Ogdon station another whlto man folt tho wolght o" tho champion's fist. This tlmo tho crowd was with tho negro nnd applauded vigorously whon ho sent a follow who callovl him a vllo nnmo whirling from tho platform of Mb car, As tho trnla loft tho station John son npponrod at a window. A man In tho crowC uttorcd an oplthot nnd darod Johnson to loavo tho train. Johnson saw tho follow swing onto tho roar platform of tho car and mot him nt tho door. Tho no-yro Btruck tho Intrudor and tho crowd "hcored when tho mmi tumblod from tho car. No Opposition in Vancouver. VANCOUVER, 11. C, July . Thoro will bo no opposition to the Keno fight picture-', horo, thoro boiug so few uegroos in town that people do not know what blnuk and white racial fooling is. B HOY DROWNS IN TOE ROGUE Youth In Swimming at Woodvllle Is Att'acked With Cramps and Per- Ishes Body Found on Following Day. ; The l'J-yenr-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Kinkol, of Woodville, was ' diowucd in Hoguo Uiver nt thnt plneo on July 4. The boy was in mid-stream when htricken with a cramp. Other batb cn rushed to his aid, but before hu could be reached he sank from sight and never appeared, tho treachorous current carrying him beyond tho reach of the rcsemJrs. Tho body was recovored the next day, n short distauco below where tho drowning occurred. SISTER OF SLOCUM ON FIRE IN HARBOR NBW YORK, July li The steam er Grand Ivepuhlic, sister ship to tho Oonoral Slocmn, cnugjit firu todav while coming through tho Narrows. Sounding her siren, the steamer bonded for shore. A horde of tugs and small craft followed tho Repub lic and tho excursionists woro tnkon off wi bout in jury. POLICE WANT FIGHTS ENDED Association of Chiefs Enter Warfare Against Moving Pictures of Ring Christian Endeavor Utters Its Protest. jiEW YORK, July 6. Charging that tho exhibition of tho Jeffries Johnson fight pictures constitutes tho reproduction of an illegal act and in sisting that tho exhibiting of tho pic tures amounts practlcrl.y to tho flaunting of a crlmo In tho publlo faco, tho International Association of Polico Chiefs today entered tho fight against tho picture produc'Jon of tho Into affair nt Rono. At tho last mooting of tho associa tion tho chiefs put tbo ban on exhibit ing rny plcturo of crlmo. Today they declare tho Joffrles-Johnsou is tho sort of fl&ht that Is n crlmo In most states and as a result they cannot sanction a broadcast reproduction of tho battlo iu plcturos. Tho Christian Endeavor Bocloty with headquarters in Ronton, today also wedged Into tho fight. Secre tary William Shaw will wlro to ovory govornor In tho country in addition to tho mayors of many cities urging thorn to oxcludo tho pictures. IIo also urged President Taft, formor SLOP SHOW oe lie FIGHT FILMS Movement to Prevent Exhibition if Reno Fight Pictures Sweeps East and South Many Cities ForkM Them, Fearing Recurrence of Rat ing That Followed Black Man's Victory. CHICAGO, 111., July 6. A move ment to prevent tho exhibition of tho Jeffries-Johnson fight pictures Is sweeping tho country today. In many cities of tho middle west and south, tho authorities havo ordered that tho pictures cannot bo shown fearing a lecurrenco of the rioting that fol lowea tho victory of tho giant black man over tho so-callod "hops of the white late." The movement started when the mayor of Houston, Tex., Issued an or der against tho exhibition of the films. Since then In many cities sim ilar orders have been Issued and la other cities tho matter Is being agi tated. .Orders against tho pictures have been Issued In Washington, Cincin nati, St. Louis, Des Moines, Lincoln, Detroit, Kansas City and Houston. In Kansas City, Denver and other cities the matter has been brought before tho authorities. In Now Or leans the authorities have decided to allow tho pictures to be exhibited, but will not permit whites and blacks to see thorn at the same tlmo and unusual precautions will bo taken to prevent any disturbance. In Chicago Mayor Busso and Chief of Polico Steward havo conferred about the matter and havo decided that tho pictures may bo displayed. They declaro that there Is no reason why tho pictures should not be ex hibited here, but If any reason de velops they will probably tako dras tic action against them. NO PARADES TO WELCOME JACK Chicago Chief of Police Announces That He Will Not Permit Negroes to Give Demonstrations Planned as Rioting Will Result. CEICAGO, Ills., July G. Chief, of Polico Stuwnrd today announced that he would not permit negroes to parndo tho storets of Chicago upon tbo return of champion Jack John son from Reno. Tho blacks havo boen making elab orate preparations for a welcome homo for Johnson and ovory negro organization planned to bo in lino. Tho chief says that negroes will bo permitted to meet Johnson but that no parado will be allowed. The chief declared that ho feared a rep etition of riots. DAILY STAGE AND MAIL FROM EAGLE POINT July 1st a daily mail and stage service was started from Kaglo Point to Uuttu Fulls, via Urownsboro. The stage connects with tho, morning and i .-I ; .:. o.i t'.i- p ; . t Englo Point. Proaldont Roosovelt nnd Governor Hughes of Now York to leal tho autl- plcturo movement with his Influonco. Shaw snys: "Raco rlota and mur- dors already Urvo followod the an nouncement of Johnson's victor). Tho niQYlng'ploUirw will create nunc vlo-lonco."