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ftoTeiF3T & my n" Medford Mail Tribune TIIIO WKATIIICIU UNITKD PHK8S ASSOCIATION Full Lrasrd Wlro Itoport Tonight nnd tomorrow Fair mill warm Tho only paper in the worU published In a ctty the ill I ( Medford haflnjr u loaaod wlr . ITXFl'n YEAK. MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 19J0. No. 104. V E Officials of St. Louis Concern Glvo Up Sensational Five-Year Battle With Unions and Consent to Closed Shop This Is Case Which Gave Prison Term to Gompers. ST. LOUIS, Mo., July 'JO. Of ft cIiiIh of tlio Buck Stovo Si Rnngo Co., whono HWiMitionnl five-year fight against union labor culminated in bringing jtill sentences for PruHidviit Siuuuul Uompors, Vice-President John .Mitchell anil Secretary Frank Morrison of tlio Amoricnu Fodorntion of Labor, admit toilnv that they linvo given up tlio long fight. Hereafter the open-shop policy of tlio Duck company will not be adhered to and union labor will be cmployud. A statement to tbiH effect wan in sued in Cincinnati by President Qomporo. Todnv tlio company bends declare that this statement !h correct. The change in policy followH tin death of J. V. Van Clcnvc. who wan formerly prcudout of thy compAuy, and who, ns head of the National Manufacturers' iiHHociation. mado his fight against the employment of un ion labor country-wide. In hit finli I ugniuht tlio uiiioiiK Van Cleave M-curcd an injunction against the publication of the name of the Buck company in the American Fed crAtinuiHt'H unfair list. It was for violation of thin injunction that GomjHirx, Mitchell mid Morrison were sentenced to jail. Appeal in thin cane in still pending in the federal court h. Van Clcnve's fiulit against union labor, which he cnlled the "miiHcle trout," has been carried on sinco 1005. CINCINNATI, O.. Julv 'J0.-"Tho Agreement settling the Huck Stove & Range coinpaiiy'H fight with union la bor in no way nffects the eaco ngninwt John Mitchell, Frank Morri mhi and myself," said President Samuel GomperH of tho American Federation of Labor, today. Mitch ell, vice-president, and Morrison, secretary of tho federation, are un der jail sentences with Oompers for hjiviui.' violated n federal injunction by publishing the name of tlio Huck company in an unfair list. "Tho only clinnco will ho thnt the Huck company attorneys; will drop out of the ease," Gomporx continued. CROWDS FLOCK 10 HATATORIUM Ladies' Day Finds a Full Tank More Than a Hundred in Plunge at One Time Today There Is Dane Ing and Thursday Ladles' Day. ,, The innnngoment of tho Natato rlum Ib hnvlng Its hands full taking caro of all Ub patrons those hot days. Monday afternoon, tho first ladles' day, Hiero wero more than 100 ladles in tho plunge at ouo tliuo, nnd ovory session, afternoon and night, finds tho pool crowdod. Yostordny tho spring boards wore InBtnllod and furnished tho contor of attraction Inst night. Tho rings, trapeze nnd toboggan slldoa will bo Installed as rapidly as comploted, Tonight, Wednoadny, thoro will bo dancing nt 0 o'clock nnd Thursday will bo ladlos' dny again, when tho plungo will bo reBorvod for IndleB from 1 to 5 p, m. In a modem storo ovory day iH a now day every day witnesses new overturning of stocks, reprieincs, regroupings of bargains, now idoiiH in u. . ..;..! o..i,.u e i... ..i ii.. "u nil niliun. uu null, lliwiiys, WIO ads should reflect this store lifo and mako it interesting to outsiders. BUCK LOSES FIGHT Wl LABOR RAIL CHIEF MURDERED BY BURGLAR President Rawn of Monon Route is Killed In Strunglo With Thief In Dlning-Room of Home Evidently Shot at Intruder Assailant Sup posed to Be In Hiding. " CHICAGO, July 20. Thnt Ini tt. Rawn, president of the the Monon railroad, was not killed by a burglar, but was murdered In cold blood, Is the belief of private detectlvcH - who today liavo been Investl- gntlng tlio strnngo death of f tlio railway magnate. Tlio -f blood stains found after duy- light thlH mo nil me JiiHt out- -f nldo tlio window through which the sutmoHod burclar f escaped ended abruptly nt the f curb. Detectives employed on f tho cane think the murdorer -f cMcaped lu an automobile which wan waiting close by f tho house. -f CHICAGO, III.. July 20. Police today arc scouring tho north shore suburbs and tho negro (pinrtcrs of Chicago for tho burglar who (odpy shot and killed President I. W. Ituwn, of the Chicago, Indianapolis & St. Ioui8 railroad, the Monon route, in his homo in fashionable Winnetkn. Posses scouring the suburbs bnve ar rested a number of negro suspects. Tho police of Winnetkn believe that tho burglar wns n negro and have asked the Chicago authorities to help them in their search. Itawn was -killed in the dining room of his home. Early this morning ho heard n noise and, going to the first floor of his residence to investigate, saw a burglar putting silverware into a bag. Itawu rushed at the burglar and it is supposed that he slipped, tho noise warning the burglar that some one was in the room. The two men grappled, it is believed, from the sounds that aroused the other mem bers of the household. The burglar shot Rnwn twice. The two shots were distinctly heard by several members of the family. Ralph Coburn, Hawn's son-in-law, was the first fo reach the dining room. He found Rawn on the floor with two wounds in his body. Rawn was unconscious and died before medical aid reached him. The mur dorer leaped through n window and fled. A hasty investitgagtion showed maiks of a jimmy at u side door tviuro the burglar evidently had en tered. Tho intruder in his flight left tho sack in which ho had intended to carry away the plunder. This is tho only clew tho police- hnvc. WHITE GIRLS VICTIMS OF NEGRO RELIGIOUS FANATIC IN WASHINGTON WASHINGTON, D. C, July 20. Tho pollco today took chnrgo of three whlto girls, two of whom aro dying nnd tho third nearly Insnno, who aro allcgod to bo victims of tho mysto rlouH mnchlniitloiiB of Rev. Jonnh Studovaut, a nogro now cervine a term In tho jail at Dnltlmoro for bigamy. Hilda Johnson, a Norwegian, whom tho negro recently married nnd who was recently n mothor, Is dying at a local hospital, Oortrudo Monson, also a Norwe gian, was found dying In n George town liospltc.1 and Addlo Codding, nonrly Insnuo from hunger was found In n furnished room ovor n nogro hovol. Tho Monson girl, tho pollco declnro, Is dying ns a result of long fasting nnd tho strnngo pun ishments sho had Inflicted on hor solf In tho bollof thnt tho mysterious iucnntatloiiB in oomo way would re- President Elect of Brazil to! Spend Month In United? States. J" f J 'WWwMfo W wr7 -rMffm Marshal Hermes H. de Fonseca, president-elect of Brazil, who bus been withcbsing the army maneuvers in Germany, will sail for tho United States on July HO on the steamer Maurctnnin. He 'will spend one month in this country. Ho will bo inaugurated on November 15. OF IOWA ARRESTED Indicted by Polk County GranfrJury on jCharge of Criminally Libelling John Cownle, a Progressive, Who Planned to Be Candidate. DBS MOINBS, In., July 20. Gov ernor Carroll was today Indicted on a chnrgo of criminal libel by tho Polk county grand Jury. John Sownlo, a progressive, for mer chairman of tlio board of con trol of state Institutions nnd promi nent politically, was recently romov ed from offlco by tho governor, who charged Cownle with mismanagement and Immorality. Tho Indlctmont 1b based on thoso charges. Cownle, it was oxpected, would seok tho republican gubernatorial nomination this fall. Ho later aban doned tho Idea. Moses Cohen, attorney for Govern or Carroll, furnished bonds for tho chief executive. Tho trial will prob ably tako placo In Soptombor. PUERTO PLATA, Santo Domingo, July 20: Tho Dominican press today is demanding capital punishment for a woman captured near tho Haytien frontier, who, it is alleged, has con fessed to having murdered several infants nnd cntcn them. suit In the liberation of Surdovnnt. Sturdovnnt, tho pollco say, Is tho leader of a band of rollgtous fanat ics and has gathered llttlo bands of people nbout him In Now York, Phil adelphia, naltimoro and Newport News, as woll ns In Washington, When sho hnd boon enrod for, Miss Codding dofonded tho nogro preacher. "I hnvo boon cnlled by tho Al mighty," sho said. "Slnco tho ago of 17 I have Intended, In response to that cnll, to go to Afrlcn. I shall go now ns soon bb I can. Brother Sturdovnnt recoivod a rovolatlon. Wo, knowing this, followed him. Ho hnd boon Imprisoned, but our sncrlflcos will open tho doors." GOVERNOR Sturdovnnt, It Is doclarod, had a I If yonr 8toro is lwco ag totorest nogro wifo In Baltimore whon ho inR ft pft00 n8 ono mt j3 twico nfl worried tho Johnson girl. It Is for effectively advertised make your nds this thnt ho has boon put In Jnil. fvioo ns interesting ns tho nds of according to tho police. (he other 8tom n mmt:mwM- MADRIZ ORDERS PRISONERS SHOT Intercepted Telegrai .Reveals .Bar barous Method of Nlcaraguan Ex ecutive Who Wants All Insurgents Slain. NEW ORLEANS, U., July 20. President Madrlz of Nicaragua has ordered nil revolutionary prisoners shot If nn Intercepted telegram pur porting to have been sent by him to Genernl Roberto Gonzales Is authen tic. Gonzalez Is In command of tho Madrlz forces at San Ubaldo. Many In surgent prlsonors aro known to bo under bis charge. Tho Intercepted message read: "I trust Into your hands tho sal vation of tho fathorlnnd and the giv ing of a severo lesson to tho revolu tionaries who aro In your neighbor hood. Shoot without fear or consid eration tho revolutionaries whom you mny capturo by attack and the pr!s- onors whom you mny have-. Glvo or dors to leaders of your patrols to watch. Thoro Is dnnger In tho road from San Ubaldo to Acoyapa. "MADRIZ, Commanding General." Tho tolegram fell Into tho hnnds of tho rebel geiiernl, Mona, who de clared that off tho Bamo dny two Insurgonts wero executed nt Chnrco Murto, A copy was sept to Provisional President Estrada's local representa tive to bo forwarded to tho American stnto department. JACK JOHNSON MAD OVER BEING PINCHED NEW YORK, July 20. Jack John son, th colored champion, must ap pear In tho West Sldo court today to nnswor tho chnrgo of recklessly driv ing his enr for tho "stoonth" tlmo. This tlmo Jnck is mad. Ho says ho is bolng hounded. Tho pollco, ho Bald, deliberately arrested him attor bo lng told to "got" him whonovor tho opportunity offered. His nrrest at 47th stroot and Eighth nvonuo occurred, Johnson said, sim ply becnuso ho was following Instruc tions from Inspector Walsh, who told him nfter lonvlng tho thentor to got awny as quickly ns ho could from tho admiring crowds. Whllo ho wns "getting away" ho was pinched. Johnson furnished $100 ball. WORST FOREST FIRES IN HISTORY SWEEP NORTHWEST 15 MILES OF FUME SWEEP TIMBER RE6I0H Hundreds of Men Fighting Fire in Northern Washington and Idaho, But Rain Is Only Hope Home steaders Flee to Mountain Tops. SPOKANE.W ash., July 20. Be yond control, forest fires today are rushing toward tho British Columbia boundary from Idaho and Washing ton, devouring all In their paths, threatening mountain villages and the lives of the Inhabitants. Some of the fires are new, while others have been burning for several days. Tho little town of Ryan, Wash,, was swept away yesterday, accord ing, to reports reaching here. The town was In Stevens county on the Cola river. Extent of Fire. Tho fire district In Washington ex tends from the west bank of the Cola river to Canada and from Boss burg to Marcus. In that district a sheet of flame 15 miles In length Is rushing through tho dry timber near ly as fast as a man can walk. During the night a etlff breeze (fanned the flames and aided the fire to lay waste to several thousand acres of splendid forest. Meanwhile hundreds of Taen?m' ployes of the government, of timber companies and citizens of various towns, have been fighting i: hopeless, desperate battle to stop the fires. Although they know that rain Is their only hope, tho flro fighters con tinue to battle doggedly against the advancing firewall. Thousands of acres of timber are In ashes and Indications that thou sands more will meet tho same fate before the fires burn thomselves out. Idaho Fires Raging. Tho Pine creek, Idaho, fire still rages and fighting reinforcements have been sent Into that section by tho county commissioners at Wnl lnce, but the flames aro still far from being controlled. Tho fire Is burning In townships 47, range 2 east, and 47 north, rango 1 cast, nil of which Is owned by home steaders from .Wallace and surround ing towns. This Is said to bo tho best timber in tho state. Tho force Is now fight ing the fires Is greator than over. Advices from Pine Creek Inst night say that tho flro may bo controlled beforo night. Nearly 12 miles of trenches hnvo been dug, and tho fire practically extinguished on tho north side. UNCLE JOE TAKES A FEW SHOTS AT THE KANSAS CITY. Mo., July 20. Declnrlng his bolief that his campaign In Kansas has assured tho re-election of Congressmen Miller, Campbell, Roldor, Caldorhead nnd Anthony, all regulars, "Undo Joo" Cannon ar rived in Kansas Ctty today. "I do not want tho Insurgonts shot" said Cannon. "I never said anything Hko thnt. This Is n campaign of pence, not wnr. In war tho Insur gents cortnlnly would bo shot, for thby'ro guerrillas, fighting both sides. "If theso men w.anted to change their party affiliations, why didn't they omulnto Eugene Foss?" Cannon continued. "Thoro's n man I admire. When ho was no longor ablo to re main a republican ho enmo out like n man, hoisted his colors to the breezo and said: 'Gontlomen, I cannot longer bo a republican.' "I believe in two partiee," said Can THREE FORKS DESTROYED DY FOREST FIRE Towns of Sandon, Baynes, Lake and Jaffrey, In Crow District of Brit ish Columbia, Reported Wiped Out Mining Towns Annihilated. NELSON, B. C, July 20. Reports reaching here today say that tho town of Three Forks has been totally des troyed by forest fires and that refu gees from the stricken districts have fled to the mountain peaks to save themselves from incineration. No new 'fatalities aro reported. Uncon firmed reports received aro that tho thriving town of Sandon Is surround ed by timber fires and doomed to des truction. Baynes Lake and Jaffray, In the Crow district, are reported also destroyed. Forest fire fighters succeeded In diverting tho fire on Load mountain that threatened Nel son. The Sliver King and Athabas ca mines are right In tho fire belt, bnt wero temporarily saved by the wind veering. These mines are lo cated five miles from Nelson, which is shrouded n semldarkness from the smpke even at midday. Miner Found Dead. Edward Lucas, tho missing miner of the Lucky Jim tire district, was found dead today In tho mouth of No. 4 shaft, -where he retreated from the running fire that swept the town of Whitewater. The mining town of Whitewater Is officially known to be completely destroyed, and very little Is left of McGulgan. Fire Ib still rag ing at Kaslo and an army of fire war dens Is resorting to backfiring. At Moyle and vicinity the danger Is still Imminent, but a large force of fight ers has surrounded tho town, and If the wind does not Increase the out look is hopeful. W. E. Zwlckey, general manager of tho Rambler-Cariboo Mining & Lumber company, Is leaving for Spo kano today, where It Is expected a meeting of directors will bo held. The loss to the company will reach $55, 000. Both destroyed mining prop erties In Whltewnter and Rambler Cariboo will be Immediately rebuilt. In Own Timber. Kaslo reports that tho fires are now spreading Into tho green tlmbor. Thlls indicates that tho fire wardens have been unable to copo with tho spread of tho flames. Fires continue to destroy timber nnd other property In various parts of Kootennl though somo hnvo been brought under control. Tho Kalso district Is probably tho worst suffer- (Continued on Pace R.) INSURGENTS OF KANSAS non. "Hell, we can't nil think alike. Ideas and principles nro different nnd this tnlk about a now party for republicans nnd domocrnts mnkes mo tired. "Tho Insurgonts voting against tho Payno bill voted in favor of high tar iff. God knows 1 don't whether theso Insurgents wero hired by In terests, whichever thoy may be, to oppose tho reductions, but to bo hon est, I don't think thoy wero. If I could get fair treatment from tho newspapers, so that my thoughts could reach tho voters from nn un tnrnlshod pencil, thoro would bo a wldor appreciation of tho situation. But when can a mnn do whon what ho says Is misrepresented?" "Uncle oJo" admitted thnt ho Is feeling wprso thnn for years. "I'm tired out;" ho said. "After a short stay In Danvlllo I'm going to Mack inac to rest." FLAMES FOUGHT BY HUNDREDS TO J AVAIL Millions of Feet of Choicest Timber Destroyed, Leaving In Wake Death and Desolation Loss Already Is Enormous Four Towns Burned. PORTLAND. Or., July 20. Hun dreds of men todny nro battling ngainst tho worst series of forest fires that have swept the Pacific northwest nnd British Columbia for a decade, according to roports reach ing here. In Washington, Idaho, Montana, Oregon nnd British Columbia numer ous fires nro consuming millions of feet of the choicest timber nnd aro leaving in their wake death and deso Intion. Tho loss already is enormous and the end is not in sight. Four towns hnvo been burned, ac cording to dispatches, thrco of then beinc in British Columbia nnd ono in Washington. A large number of logging- camps likewise hnvo been reduc ed to ashes. Eighl persons aro known to bo dead, n number nro un-. accounted for nnd scores have been, injured. Tho fires that are doing tho great est damage this afternoon nro burn ing in tho Nelson nnd Kalso districts hi British Columbia, north of the Washington - Idaho international boundary line. In this district approximately 300 persons have lost their homes and belongings, millions of feet of timber have gone up in smoko nnd tho fire iicud holds absoluto sway. To tho eastward in tho Kootenai district other fires aro devastating' tho Canadian forests. In tho Idaho Panhandle and tho northeastern part of Washington nu merous fires nro taking their heavy toll of timber at homos. Theso fires for the most part aro being- brought under control. In Montana fires aro burning on tho Flathead Indian reservation and in the Bitter Root. For tho most part these blazes nro small. In Western Washington a comprehensive firo is consuming timber in the Grays Harbor district in tho vicinity of lloquiam. Othor fires aro burning in tho vicinity of Seattle near Lake Washington. In Oregon, a big blazo has de stroyed half n million fcot of logs in tho tipper rays River district, not far from Alaska, nnd is uow burning in tho green timber. Othor fires nro roportcd in South cm Oregon. NEGRO TO BE TRIED jOSEBM Master Fish Warden Tells of Arrest ' of Porter Who Hid in Lavatory, Hoping to Get Out of the State Without Detection GRANTS PASS, July '20. S. M. Reynolds, tho negro Pullman porter who attempted to assault Josephine Mo&s of this city, will bo tukon to Roseburg tonight for trial, as the crime is said to have bcon committed in Douglas county. Reynold bus a wito wlu lives in Portland. j Mntor Fish Warden Clnntuii. who spent Wednesday in Medford, tolls a grnphio story of tho nrrost pf Rey nolds in Grunts Pass Tuesday. Ub states that tho nortor fled throiieh several cars nnd hid in u hivntory. ClnntonnndW'.Bv-Shorman of (Continued on Page ft.)