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oro CW A MI IT R OIT XFf TT PAVAT RY A" ,ai!S0A' ,!alc 0,1a.rmy ,lf0 at Fort Cush,n' You wl" admlrc dMw Captain Lanier, deplore his arrest tLsjTTLLV M.ML,M KJT I KkML, VY. V jrM-MS 1 and applaud the part lovo plays In his release. Starts In the Mall Tribune today. Medford Mail Tribune THE WKATIIKIt UNITKI) rRESS ASSOCIATION Fnll Leased Wire Report. Tonlitlit and tomorrow Fair mill cooler. Tho onlr minor In tho world published in a city tho b!so of f Medford having a loasod wire. 1 yi BTFTJI YEAR. MEDFORD, OftECJON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1910. No. 145. rf' 4 SCHOOLS SHOW GREAT CONGESTED CONDITIONS IN EVERY SCHOOL BUILDING TWO SHIFTS TO BE TAUGHT IN 1ST Enrollment This Year Is 268 Greater Than at Close of Last Term Temporary Quarters Souuht to Relieve Situation. Medford city sehoolu arc experi encing thu worst congestion in thoir history. 'lViiuliorH and school au thorities nru experiencing much dif ficulty in arranging mutable qua rters so that all who apply may bo accommodated. Superintendent Collins is having a strenuous timu arranging conditions to relieve th overcrowded ruoiiiH. Aa one expedi ent, two rcuitation rooms on thu sduthwest corner of the high school building are to lie confiscated for the two of the overflow of grammar school children from the Washing ton school, anil Mrs. I'hilhrook will teach two shifts in the primary de partment. Medford hm; grown so rapidly that its three large school Imildings arc inadeipiale. l'rohahlv the tilth ami sixth grades will he moved into the high school rooms across the track, n Superintendent Collins fctir that smaller children would endanger their lives hy having to cross (he railroad track everv day on the way to and from school. Mrs. I'hilhrook will reach one set of little lots from 0 until 1. and another from 1 until 1. In this way the puhlic school of ficials hope to temporarily relievo the present congestion until perma nent quarters are hnilt with the $."iU, (100 already voted hy the people of .Medford. (Continued on PflRo 5.) 10 START WORK SOON ON TROLLEY That the proposed internihan trol ley lino connecting Grants Pass, Medford nnd Ashland with tho vari ous towns in the valley has heen fin anced is the cheering news brought hack hy John It. Allen, holder of the franchises in the throe cities, who for the past few months has been promoting tho enterprise. The bonds have hecn taken nnd construction work will ho begun in the nenr fu ture. Tho franchises provide that work must ho started within n year fro mtho time they wore granted. The first franchise wan given hy Grants Pass i in December, 1H0D. Medford followed in January, 3010, and Ashlund in duly, 11)10. Work will he well under way, according to Mr. 'Allen, boforo the timo limit ex pires. Financial conditions in tho cunt nnd the fenr of railroad legislation have caused n curtailment of expen ditures in railroad development all over tho country. This condition is also responsible for the delay in tho interurhan electric, hut unless im forscon contingencies arise speedy construction of the electric lino is expected. Tho work of completing the or ganization of tho Southern Oregon Ituilroiid & Electric company, which was incorporated latit spring with i capital of JfB.OOO.OOO, with .1. It. Al len, .7. R. Vilas and S. V. Hoekwith us trustees, was begun today, and it is expected within u few dnys to announoo tho iiiunos of the officers of tho perfected organization. PRIMARY SOLDIERS ARE THROUGH FIREJIGHTING Company A Is Released and Five Other Companies Will Leave the Front So as to Arrlvo In Medford Sunday Will Tary Day Here. The First infantry is through fire fighting in Southern Oregon. Com pany A was released Monday from fighting fire above Ashlnud and will probably pans through Medford en route to Vancouver barracks some time today. According to Assistant District Forester Muck, companies O, I, K. F nnd II, which have been fight ing firr between the south fork and tli middle fork of Itoguu river and around Butte Falls, will leave tho fire districts so am to arrive in Med ford Sunday. They will he allowed to take advantage of the invitation of the Commercial club for a plunge ut the Nat. Except for two new fires whidi have been repotted to the Mcdfoid forestry off icon during the last two dim, all the forest fires arc now under control. Deputy Suiwrvisor Swennitig reported to Assistant Dis trict Forester Huck that the fire be tween the south and middle forks of Itogue river had been succeshfully stopped along Imaha creek and that it was under control at present on all the other sides. Tho two new fires are on (Hade fork, in the Applegate country, nnd at the head of Seven Mile creek. Neither have done much damage. SOUTHERN PACIFIC SHOP MEN GO ON STRIKE GALVESTON, Tex., Sept. (). Bo tween 10(10 ami IIOUO shopmen on the Southern Pacific between New Or leans nnd P.I Paso are on strike to day and the trouble is spreading to the Gould lines in the northwest. It is believed that serious delay in freight traffic in Texas will result. The greatest delay so far encoun tered hus heen in bundling shipments of cotton, now being forwarded in carload lots. The men demand a working contract with the roads and a miiiiII increase in pa v. WITH U FOLLETJE VICTORY PREDICTED Little Giant uf Wisconsin Battles Today for His Political Life Bright, Cool Weather Prevails and Heavy Vote Is Brought Out in Wisconsin Primaries Fight by Republicans. MILWAUKEE, Wis., Sopt. C Bright, cool weather today through out WIhcoiibIii brought out a hoavy vote in tho utato-wldo primary In which Sonntor Robert M. Ln Follotto Is fighting for Ills political llfo. Tho heaviest vote polloil In any election In Wisconsin In years la predicted hy lenders both of tho progressives and tho stalwarts and up to noon a largo por cent of tho voto wan In. It Is roncoilod hy tho rogulura that La Follotto will probably ho ro-noin-Innted and tho InaurgontB claim vic tory for him hy a voto of 2 to 1. Tho fight la all In republican ranlcB, Tho democratic, Horlnllut and pro hibition cnndldntoa aro unoppoHod. Of tho republican candidates for governor, throo claim victory today. Thoy nro H. T, Falrchlld, rogulnr nntl-optlon cnndldnto; F. A, McQov orn, prouroBBlvo nntl-unlonlst, nud William M, LowIb, optlonlst, OLD MACHINE IN IS Republican State Convention Meets In San Francisco to Name New Central Committee Out of 400 Delegates, 68 Belong to Old Guard. SAX FRANCISCO. Sept. G. With the progressive element in full con trol, the republican statu convention assembled here this afternoon to draw up a platform and name n new state central committee. Tho old machine is completely unhorsed nnd out of over -100 authorized delegates to the convention there have heen counted hut (IS who will admit that they are or whose past associations proclaim them regulars. Tho Lin-colu-HooHovrlt lenguors expect to put their program through without a struggle. "The platform will ho progres sive," declared an insurgent leader from Los Angeles today. Roosevelt and Pinchot will bo warmly indorsed. President Tatt will be courteously treated." Chairman Phil Teller of the old state central committee called the convention to order. Tho program agreed upon in in formal caucus is for Chester Itowull to he nominated for temporary chair man by Marshal Stimson of Los An geles. The permanent chairmanship is to go to Frank Devlin. Addresses, will he innde tonight hy Hiram Johnson and A. .). Wallace. The new state central committee will probably organizo tonight and Meyer Lissner of Los Angeles is slated for the ohuinnnn-hip. PRIMARY CONTEST ON IN NEW HAMPSHIRE CONCORD, N. II., Sept. 0 Beg ular nnd insurgent republicans arc clashing today in Now Hampshire's first statewide primury election. The republican gubcrnntorial nomination is being contested by Hubert Pass, insurgent, and Por trait! Ellis, regular. Each claims a victory. Pass appears st rouged in the country districts, while Kills-' supporters claim the vote in tho oit- ies will offset this advantage. It Ib boliovod that tho fight rotinly Hob between McGovorn and Fair child. Falrchlld calls himself a Taft republican. Lewis la known as tho La Follotto cnndldnto. There Is a fight In most of tho congrosalonr.l districts, although Congressman Kopp of tho Third dis trict, and Esch of tho Seventh aro unoppoaod. in tho Fourth district. CongroBBinnn Cnry Ib a favorite over Page, who Ij oppoBlug him. In tho Fifth, Congressman Stafford and hlo opponont, Coc.oms, aro both claim ing victory and tho rnco apparently Ib close, Tho nomination of Congrossman Davidson of tho Eighth ami Con grcHBiuan Lonroot of tho Elovonth Ib conceded. l:i tho Second district, At torney Gilbert, who Ib making tho rnco ngalnat CongroB3man Nolsou, la tho favorlto and It la prodlctod that ho will win. CALIFORNIA NOW UNHORSED NO CHANGE THOUGHT OF SAYS NEILL With Co-operation of Residents In Rogue River Valley Canal Com pany Will Not Hesitate to Expend $2,000,000 In Development, De clares Vice-President. It. K. Neil! of Spokane, vice-president of the Itogue Itiver Valley Canal company, has been in the city for the imfat few days for the pur pose of going over tho company's in tercuts and investigating general conditions in the valley. He is one of the principal stockholders .of the irrigation company and has just re turned from a visit to Northern Mex ico, where ho inspected the proper tics of the Neil! Development com pany, which syndicate vn recently financed hy hint. Mr. Xeill is n largo real estate owner of Spokane, owning at . tills time valuable business properly m the heart of the city, und is tho prin cipal owner of the Qrote-ltnnkin eompnny, operating the largest fur niture store both in Spokane nnd Se attle. He is connected and associ ated with several of Spokane's lead ing financial institutions. Interested in 1807. In 1SD7 Mr. Neil! and one of his associates had occasion to investi gate .some mining property near Gold Hill, nnd during this visit climb ed to the top of Table Itoek, ncir Oold Kay. While standing on this rock Mr. Noill said to his couipau- ion, as he looked over the vulley, ut that tune only developed in n lim ited way: "This valley will in time to come he one of the greatest of all decidu ous fruit belts. Its remarkable cli mate, practically free from frost. will make possible the magnificent orchards of the future. Irrigation has already been demonstrated be yond a question of u doubt in many of the greatest nnd most productive districts itt the west. Irrigation will come to the Hoguo Iticr vnlloy nnd the advent of irrigation will mark a now era of prosperity tor this, dis trict. Orchards will le grown on (Continued on Page Pour.) HAFER EDUCATES EASTERN FRIEND Wlllard Foster, of Rlackwell, Ok lahoma, a friend of Chris Gottlieb, Is visiting Edgar Hnfor and look ing ovor tho vnlloy with a view to locating. Mr. Foster Is charmed wltfi tho country, its orchards, climate nnd sconory, hut tho real thing that captured him was RogUo rlvor. In company with Edgar Hafor and Howard Dudley Mr. Foator visited tho Roguo yesterday In quest of stoelhends. Foster tins a rnthor sporty ropu tntlon back In Oklahoma whoro tho principal sport Is luring mud cat from under tho banks of tho murky Chlknstla river with a dovlco known as a gig, vhlch as a spotting prop osition would appeal to tho stool hoad fisherman about as strongly tiB lassrhig stumps for pastime. Roguo river, rippling ovor tho rocka lookod docldoly easy to tho gontloman from tho cold wntor state, hut whon ho got out In to tho swift flowing stream nnd land ed upon a roof of comoat rock ho hud changed his mind about cold water nud babbling brooks, and was ready to ho led out on terra flrmn, nnd Incidentally ho was rondy for 8omo other liquids that havo mado Bedford famous as an oasis. GROWTH OF CITY TEDDY IS GIVEN TWO DEMONSTRATION AT ST. PAUL FEELS LIKE RAIN LOOKS LIKE RAIN BUT i SPLASH Cloudy Weather Prevails and Hopes for Downpour Runs High, But Mr. Weather Man Says It Will Be Fair Tonight and Tomorrow. It looks like rain, feels like rain nnd .should rain, but Mr. Weather Mnn says no, nnd has hung out the whito flag. There is something wrong somewhere. For the first time in lo! these many weeks, the bright blue skies of Southern Oregon are overcast and there is u tiugo in the air that gives promise of a downpour. But the forecast is for. fair weather tonight and Wedhcsdny. A rain now will result in good to this section. Not great alone would the forest fires be given a final quietus, but the apples would take on an added luster. So the pop ulace1 is anxiously keeping an ej'e on the weather. Hut i vain, for who ever heard of n forecaster being In wrong? KAUFMAN MADE POOR SHOWING PHILADELPHIA, Sept. ti. Jack Johnson has nothing to fear from AI Kaufman, according to the verdict today of those who snw the Cnlifor nian win a hollow victory over Aus tralian Pill Lnug last evening. Neither Kaufman nor Lang would last two rounds with the champion, should lie turn loose upon them his full battery, according to tho ex perts who went to the ringside with a hope in their hearts that one of the two big white fellows would show something that would mnrk him as n championship possibility. Kaufman's promised speed did not develop. He missed several royal chances to end the battle by a knockout through his inability to think quickly, nnd Lang was per mitted to crawl front some precari ous situations because of Al's lum bering methods. When In doubt put a want ad In Tito Mall-Trlbuno H JJ BUTCHER Arrives With 2000 Additional Troop s In an Attempt to Break Strike In Barcelona Madrid Votes Against Taking Hand in Strike Energetic Campaign Has Been Planned. BAKCELOXA. Sopt. C "Butch er Woylcr, at tho head of 2000 nddi tional troops, arrived here today in an attempt to hroak tho strike that is stagnating business throughout the city. Several minor riots were reported last night, although troops patrolled tho streets until relieved by a sec ond detail at daybroak. No serious outbreaks wore reported. Woyler "plans to reorganizo tho Barcelona garrison and instituto an onorgetio campaign against tho mal contents. Tho strikers aro boing ro itiforced by arrivals from the coun try districts. Hoports today from Bilbao and Saragossa indicate that conditions there aro much improvod. i MADllin, Sopt. ti. Voting H( o 1) ugaiiis,t,'jf gonorftl strike, the labor organizations of Madrid today re CIRCUIT COURT STARTS GRIND LONGJOCKET Grand Jury for September Term Is Chosen and Work Gotten Under Way Many Attorneys Present at Opening Session. Tho September term of the cir cuit court opened this morning, Judge F. M. Calkins presiding. A large number of attorneys from the various parts of the district were present nnd the affair resembled much the opening of school. Work, however, wns expedited hy Judge Calkins, who does not believe in tar rying by the wayside. The grand jury was chosen for the term and consists of tho follewing: Ben Bell, foreman; A. J. Clarno, T. W. Daley, J. E. Crowson, J. C Grubb, W. G. Breed, D. G, Gerritt. The jury was charged and imme diately took up the consideration of new business. So little of this is there that it is believed they will be excused this afternoon. The docket mon which the court will start work today ia an excep tionally long one. PILL MAKERS TAKE MEDICOS INTO CAMP Intense rivalry ran rampant in the bowling contest between teams com posed of Medford doctors and drug gists held Monday evening at the Nutatorium. To the surprise and chagrin of the physicians-, the pill mnkers defented them with ease, winning four games in succession. The defeated team wns composed of Drs. K. B. Pickel. F. G. Thnyer, II. llnrgrave nnd II. E. Morrison, while tho victorious phnrmactsts were represented hy Leon B. Has kins (captain), Arthur Whitman, Einil Puvette and Earl Aux. After the bowling the octet repaired to a sumptuous repast at tho Louvre, the doctors furnishing tho vhercwithal. Westerlund Consents. Jouu A. Westerlund has consented to run for tho leglslaturo and his nominating petitions are now being circulated. Mr. Westerlund Is a direct primary statomont No. 1 man. fused to join the movement which it lias been foared would spread throughout the kingdom. The deter mination of tho labor unions here to remain at work gives the govern ment hope of checking tho movement without serious rioting throughout tho kingdom and without a revolu tionary -movement. As a conse queiiee, every enorgy of tho cnbinot today is being direoted toward tho suppression of tho striko in Barce lona. Fresh troops hnvo been or dered there following i'rosh out breaks of disorder Inst night. Two thousand additional soldiers under General Weyler rcaehod Barcelona today, according to reports horo, und Weylor will at onco tnko pcrsonnl charge of thu situation, It is snid ho plans to crush tho uprising in tho shortest possible time, and to do that ho will not spare tho use of force. WEYIFR IN COMMAND MINUTE WELCOME IS GREATER THAN THAT FOR TAFT Roosevelt Drops Pacific Attitude and Enters Into Open Fight Says Question Now Is of Predatory In tel ests Against the People. ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 6. Col onel Theodore Roosevelt arrived In St. Paul today. As a result of tho fight which nan developed In tha Xatlonal Conservation Congress over tho water power sites, ho has dropped tho pacific attitude ho has maintained and will begin an opea fight for federal control of natural' resources. A crowd, one-third larger thaa that which greeted President TaftT heard Colonel Roosovelt's speech fc day. Tho audience cheered heartily when tho former president was pre sented. Roosevelt's reception at the hands of the delegates and spectators' to day contrasted sharply with that ac corded President Taft vnstArH.iv Tnft. enterlnr tho hnll w. r-hr for thirteen seconds. Roosovelt, was cheered for two minutes. Taft, mentioning Roosevelt, was chcored for forty seconds; Roosevelt, men tioning Taft, drew fourteen seconds of applause. A demonstration followed tho col onel's attack on tho state control ol forests. Roosevelt was In a fighting mood and swung his fist emphatically as ho reached this plaso of his address, pointing his finger at tho Western governors. Long cheers followed his reference to water power sites whoa ho said: "II. Is really tho question of spe cial predatory Interests against tho popular Interests It is not a ques tion of state or nation." - u ' VW W1 ALL TALKING OE CONTEST Tho general Interest taken In tho grent popular contest, as manifested by tho number and high character of nominations received, Is a couree of much satisfaction to tho Mnll Tri bune. Tho valuo and attractive ness of tho prizes havo evldontly stimulated t. keon and spirited rival ry, which will Intorost all tho peopla o' Medford ?nd tho towns In tho surrounding country. Such gonoral Intorost shown at this early staga of tho contest shows a dotormlnod effort on tho part of tho contestants to win nnd without doubt estab lishes the popularity of tho Mall Trl butio's contest. You can voto for your favorites by simply clipping tho ballots In this Issuo. It Is littlo to do, but your friends will r.pproclato It. Don't hold tho coupons. Voto them ovory day. Tho dato of expiration of ovory coupon changes dally, nnd ovory one must bo voted boforo tho date of oxplrntlon glvon on each, In ordor to count. Tho ruloa governing tho balloting havo boon mado as cloar aa possible to permit of ahsoluto juotlco and Im partiality to all. Tho Blrnplo clip ping of tho ballot published here with and filling In tho names ot those dosorvlng tho honor will servo (Continued on Page 8.) .Vrtttf' " -