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r. tu4H9tMMiptta r,UV a" ...' V 1 " i n . i ft . J. j ,; . v iMlfi Oil '' jV Medford Mail Tribune UNITKI) 1'HKm'AMHHJlAlJOm ... . ii '. Ai ,-. , J 'Fiill.Lcaard Wire mid cooler, Tho only paper In the worM published In n city the else etf Medford having' a leases" wirW sal 1MKTJIYEAR. MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1910. No.464i i . ,- h"4-""". uiistWfJUflWCJftlrfc K EMPIRE STATE L ENEMIES CONCEDE HE IS IMPREGNABLE DIRECT PRIMARY IM IS FAVORED BY COMMITTEE State Senator Henry Stlmson and Harvey Hlnman Aro Leading Gub ernatorial Favorites, With Every Possibility of "Dark Horse." HAIIATOGA, N. V., Sept. 28. "Tho morning nftcr tho night Wforo" hardly describes ,tho stato of tho "old Kunrd" today, following tholr over throw' by tho forceH of Colonel Tho o4orn ItooHovolt. Tho regulars lost not' only tholr powor to control tho Htnto convention In scission hero, hut nlno their nblllty to dictate tho pint form, nnd what In equally Important, to control tho republican stato com mltteo. With 22 committeemen and Lloyd G. Orlncoin an chnlnnan. ItooHovolt ran have a Holld delegation from Now h York In 1012. and Ik In up Unprog- thnt ho can nominate himself or any one ho wIsIich, Tho Kmptro stato, po llllcnlly, Hon In tho hollow of tho col onul'u hand, and It Ib ovldent that tho Roonovolt control will bo cnrrled throiiKh to tho end. Primary Tiiw Prottablr. Tho planks of tho platform wero completed tils morning and tho deto nates met to nail thorn together dur ing tho day. Tho comml'.tco on roso lutloiiH thrcHhod out tho direct prl mnry plank lait night nnd n strong recommendation In fnvor of tho, di rect nomination of cnndldavos for public offlco will bo prcsontod to tho convention. It la probable that a re port of tho minority of tho commit tee will bo presented on tho floor of tho '.'convention by William IlarnoB, Jr., oiio of tho dopoROd londors of tho rogiiiarn. Uarnos announced this morning thai, probably Speaker WadB- worth, nntl-Roosovclt, would dollver, the "Ueynoto" of tho opposition to tho primary plnnk. , Whon tho delegates aBBomblod it wnHbvldont thnt tho "frnzillng" hnd ' not removed tho blttorneBB botwoon tho fnctlonfl. Thoro was a poraUtont feeling that tho retirement of Timo thy ,L. Woodruff and formor Govorn or 1). D. Odell foroBhndowod a party split, which may work to tho buc coss of tho domocrata In the Novem ber oloctlotiB. Stnto Sonntor Houry Stlmnon and Harvey Hlnmnn woro tho loading gubernatorial fnvorltoB today, with every possibility of tho davolopmont (Continued on Pnco 8) PUEBLO CONGRESS HEARS OF WEST Frank N. Short of Fresno Delivers Address on the Question of Water Equities and the Control of States Over Irrgatlon Bryan is it Sent Message of Congratulation b PUEBLO, Col.,, Sopt. 28.-The westthud iln iuning today in the .National Irrigation Congress, Frank II. 'Short of Fresno, jCnl., being one of tlie principal speakers. Short presented tho question of water equlioH nnd tho control of statoH over-irrigation, conservation iiud de velopment of ihoir resources. Jo Roph.II. Kibboy, formor govornor of ArJronn, spoko on tho appropriation of water, and Josopli Iluttou of Cal ifornia was another clmmplou of tho 'v'i'tr iff Tho- .Colorado delegation, noting n'ong tho linos of its support of AN UKRELENTEN6 WAR DECLARED 'T Committee on Resolutions Presents Platform Cost of High Living Is Laid to World-Wide Conditions and Not to Protective Tariff Law. 8ARATOOA, N. Y Sopt. 28. Tak Ing tho keynoto from Thcodoro Itoos volt'u speech declaring war on cor rupt business and corrupt politicians, tho committee on resolutions present ed ItH party pmuorm roport today to tho republican state convontlon. Tho report contains an enthusiastic ondoroemont of tho administration of President Tnft; endorses tho tariff law, and lays tho cost of high living to world-wide conditions nnd not to the protective Inw. Tho platform roport had been throshed out during tho .night and mutually adopted by the' coraratt teo by a voto of 22 15. War on Wrong Doing. Tho report In part says: "Wo declare rolontless war upon official and leglslntlvo wrongdoing. The republican leglslnturo has order ed an Immcdlato and searching Inqui ry Into corrupt practices; tills Inquiry In now .joins forwnrd and wo pledge Its contlnunnce. "Wo enthusiastically endorse tho progressive and statesmanlike lead ership of Prcsldont Tnft and point with pride to tho achievement of tho first 18 months of IiIb administra tion Each Hiiccoodlug month elnco his Inauguration confirmed tho nn tlon'K estimate of bis groatness of character, of IiIb Intolloitunl ability, of his sturdy common hoiibo, his ex traordinary patlonco, porsovornnco, broad statesmanship, hlu comprohen nlon of public quostloiiH and his un faltering and unswerving ndhoronce to duty, Defend Tariff. "Tho Payno tariff law reducod tho avorngo rate of duty 11 per cent. It turend a deficit Into n surplus. Un like tho Wilson law, tho gront reduc tions did not stop industry nnd did not deprlvo labor of any part of Its hire. "To avoid tho disturbance of order, wo urgo tho adoption by congrose of a Joint rule by which tho houses could consldor n.slnglo schedule or n sin gle purngrnph of tho tariff without tho nocoHslty of an nmondmont load ing to a genornl revision. (Continued on Pniro 8) on His Stand. ''stnto conservation," today decided to present a resolution urging tho United Statos congress to appropri ate 1,000,000 annually "from tho roohuimlion fund to gauge public streams in arid IiiiuIh tinder tho di rection of tho geological survoy." It is assorted that this would crip ple tho reclamation porvieo by oi-1 verting 15 per cont of tho founds. Tho Nebraska and Ktiusas delega tions today tolographod their con gratulations to William J. Bryan and commended tho Nobraskan on iis advocacy qC federal control of irrlgajion projects. N CO RD ION IN THE HOLLOW OF C 100,000 FLEE 10 SCAPE Startling Details of Condition of Af farrs In Naples is Received Thou sands Rushing to Rome From Stricken Area Capital City May Be Quarantined. KOMB. Sept. 28. It is reported that 100,000 of tho wealthier classes have lied from Naples as tho result of tho cholera epidemic there. With tho removal of tho censorship, start ling details of tho condition of af fairs there aro being received here and the fear of cholera is becoming mora ncuto each day. Thousnuds from the cholera stricken area are fleeing into Home. An edict was isucd today ordering these examined, and if cholera sym ptoms ure discovered, then Home will bo quarantined against Naples. probable thnt troop will be sent to The Naples authorities havo been ortleredto. guard tho "portsanditMsi guard Naples. It was officially nnnounced that four deaths and eight new cases were reported in tho 2-1 hours ending at midnight Inst night. From au thentic sources, however, it is known than more than 100 new eases have developed and 75 have died since Monday. Moving Gold Rollers. WASHINGTON, Sept. 28. Work men today are engaged in taking down tho immense gold rollers of tho New Orleans mint as tho result of ordors issued by Secretary of tho Treasury MnoVcngh. The rollers aro to bo transferred (o the Phila delphia mint to bo usod in tho coin age of European gold sent to this iMiiintrv. SHERIFF BOB WAS BADLY SMITTEN Professor Wildo Likens His Affec tion to a Man's Appetite for Beef steakStrong Man Capable of a Great Love. ST. PAUL, Minn., Sopt. 28, Sher iff Hob Ghanlor's lovo for his wlfo, Linn Cavallorl, who lu now taking stopa to sccuro Chanlor's fortuno, which ho practically mndo ovor to her In a pro-nuptial agroomont, was llkenod to n man's nppotlto for beef steak today by Profoscor Norman Wlldo, Ph. D., A. n professor of psychology and philosophy at tho Uni versity of Mlnnosotn. Profossor Wildo tnkos tho stand that Ghanlor's oxtrav-. 'ngnnt actlona In an effort to provo his lovo aro ."nothing moro than 'an ex pression of animal Instinct which, Wlldo snld, "cannot bo controlled by Sheriff Bob'a common sonso." "Chanlor cannot bo blamed," said Professor Wlldo; "lovo ia Instinct, just as appotito for food Ifl. It has Uio samp rnngo of strongth, "A strong man Is not capable of a strong lovo. A man llko Ohnnlor lovos, with all tho forco In bin body." OAKLAND, C.U., Sopt. 28. That Mrs. David F. Solby, third daughter of 13. J, (Lucky) Baldwin, will lay claim to her full iuterost in the es tate, if suits to break tho will, re cently filed in Los Angeles, aro sua eossful, is announced horo today, RA NO MEETING OF CLUB THIS EVENING . 1. There will bd no mcftjnjr of tho .Medford Commercial c? ib this evening, owing t? the fact that tho member yni in atteiid various other en tertainments. The 'nexf rtgu 'lar meeting will -bet hfW in thp club's new quarters nt the Nnfntoriunn ' jj? Y . -r f t 4- AUSTRALIA TO Latest Proposition af Cabinet Will Be Voted on Seen Stater Govern ments, However, Wish to Contrel Factories Within tWr loftkrs. MELBOURNE, .Australia, Sopt. 2S. Tho now Fisher administration ap parently is determined that Austra lian polltiC8rBbal! hot reach a dead level of dullness. The latest propo sition of the cabinet Is that all inc nopol!es.sball,.b'e. nationalised and.all Industry authority ' throitshout the' commonwealth shall be vested in-the federation. This ambitious program it Is Intended to submit to tho Totcrs by means of a referendum. Tho pcoplo will bo asked to ap provo or reject tho proposals and afterwards legislation based on tho pcoplo's decision will bo brought be fore tho parliamont. It is proposed to hold tho referen dum In April next. From tho present dato until then s. strong platform campaign will bo organized on both sides nnd n bitter conflict may bo looked for. A factor complicating tho sltuntlon is the fact that tho stnto governments wish to rotaln control of tho factories wltljln their respec-' tlvo boundaries. ' WILL FLY FOR $10,000 PRIZE Student of Wright Brothers Will Try to Mako a Flight of 170 Miles From Springfield to Chicago, Il linois. CHICAGO, Sept. 2 S. Aviator Wal tor BrookliiB, a pupil of tho Wrights, will attompt tomorrow to fly from Chicago to Sprlnctleld, a distance of 170 miles In n straight lino, for a prlzo of $10,000, offorcd by tho Chi cago Rocord-Hcrald. Brooklas will follow tho lino of tho Illinois Control trnckB nnd a spe cial train having guEoUno.lubrlcnntB and pnrts to bo usod In repairs, will accompany him, Brooklas in his bi plane will carry 180 pounds of gnso ltno nnd two gallons of oil, He- will try to mako tho trip without once coming to tho ground. Diamonds Stolen. SAN FRANCISCO, Sopt. 28 How diamonds valued at moro than $6000 could havo boon stolen from tho safe of tho Hotel Dale without tho knowl edge of tho hotel management, and without damago' to tho safe, Is tho problem that tho police aro today trying to flolvo. Tho Jowolry is tho proporty of Mrs. Albort G. Day, wlfo of tho proprietor of tho Hotol Jowol, Portland, Or., and a prominent sporting mn of tho northwest.0" - NATIONALIZE MONODIES 0L0NE1 1ELEVEN DIE ! INMIN V. WBFUK H I I I I l Dispatcher's Mistake Costs Lives of Dozen and Injures 20 Men Light Travel Alone Kept Down Death ..List Work Train on Main Line Forgotten. SPRINGFIELD, Sept. 28. Be cause J. A. Moore, dispatcher on the Illinois Central, forgot the work train, westbound passenger No. 24 wns wrecked today and eleven per sons nre dead, while 23 arc inured. The work train was proceeding west and wns forgotten by the dis patcher. The westbound passenger plunged into it from the renr. The train was lightly loaded and this alone kept down the death list. The three day coaches were demol ished. ANOTHER WHITE WOMAN FALLS FOR A JAPANESE TACOMA," Wash., Sept. 28. K. Toda, a Japanese of Los Angeles, -and Miss Rnyda Read, white, of omnniieia utnn, were granted a mariago Jicense by the county au ditor here today and this afternoon were married by T. Takahishi, a local Japaiieso minister. The couple were refused a mar riage license in Seattle yesterdaq, Football Season Opens. NEW YORK, Sept. 28. The east ern football season will be started with a swing today when teams from all the big colleges will meet on dif ferent gridirons in tho first tests of the season. Yale and Wesleynn, Flnrvard and Bates, Cornell nnd Hobnrt, Pennsyl vania and Dickinson, Carlisle and Muhlonborg, Amherst nnd Norwich, Lafayette ami Bloomberg, and Le high nnd West Maryland are tho games scheduled. MURDERER PUTS MARK ON BODY Indian After Killing Aged Woman Marks Flesh With Weird Heiro glyphlcs Head. Nearly Severed Was Brutal Crime. SAN BERNARDINO, Cal., Sopt. 28. Manuol Valencia, an Indian, Is un dor arrest today pending an Investi gation of the brutnl raurdor of Atlo graBso Lugo, an aged Indian wom an, whoso mutilated body was found nonr Colton. Tho body wns hacked to pieces, tho flesh bolng marked with .weird helr- oglyphlcs. Tho head was noarly sov- orod and bits of flesh lay on tho ground near tho corpso. Tho woman was last soen alivo with Valencia. When tljo man wns arrested his shooa and stockings woro stained with blood. Lator tho offi cers found his overalls and shirt sproad on stones near a crook bod. Thoy hod recently been washed. Rose in Contest. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Sopt. 28. Ralph Rose, world's champion shot putter, will bo tho star of tho team solocted by tho Olympic club to at tend tho track moot nt Now Orleans Octobor 14 and IB to sottlo tho na tional championship of tho Amateur Athlqtlo; union, Rob$ will outer la all tho weight eyonts. ROOSEirS TEDDY'S VICTORY AID TO INSURGENCY GAYNOR SAID TO TO BE SUFFERING CASE'COLD FEET" Politicians Declare That Victory of Colonel Has the "Democratic Donkey Backed Off the Boards" Gotham's Executive Refuses. - ROCHESTER, N. Y., Sept. 28. The victory of Theodore Roosevelt in tho fight lor control of the stae re publican convention, at Saratoga has the democratic donkey backing off the boards, in the unparliamentary language of the politicians. The democrats have become frightened and the refusal of Mayor William J. Gaynor of New York io accept a nomination for governor is adding to their uneasiness. They exceot thnt tbe'eoming campaign will be a strenuous one. ' The delegates arriving here for to moVow's convention, openly express tho opinion that the New York mayor is "infected with a case " of "cold feet." There is a lurking bope how ever, that Gaynor will change his mind at the eleventh hour nnd permit his nnmc to go before the conven tion. Meanwhile, the gubernatorial boomlets of Congressman Havens of Rochester, Congressman Snlzer of New York, Edward Shepherd, Thomas Osborne and former Judge Hetriek are expanding in the gloom of Gay liar's refusal. Says Gaynor Will Run. PARIS, Sept. 28. That Colonel Roosevelt has scored an initial vie (oryvbtit is in danger of haviss; the tables turned'on hior., is the oonion expressed by William R. Heai-at in an interview granted to the United Pi ess today. "Roosevelt is fighting one of the most corrupt sets, of politician?," Hearst said,' 'and he nuibt bo a'-efnl ,ot to fall into a trap, no has scored his initial victory, but is in danger if having tho tables tur n ' ' Referring to Muyor Gnyiior's de cimation to accept the democratic uubernntorial nomiimtt ijt m New York, Hearst said: "It is nil. 'stuff,' if you'll excise mv.Frencb. Gnyor is a wise old fel low amV has sought the governorship a!' along. Ho waos it to appear that tho nomination was forced upon him. I expect him to bow to the will of tho party," and accept." If the furnished room ad "looks goo'd", run around to tho address given and take a look at It. NO FOOTBALL "Longan Incident" Ends Sports Next Saturday Crisis Will Be Reached When Captain Longan is Again the Officer of the Day Strike Remains Unbroken. WEST POINT, N. Y. Sept. 28.- -Football priotico is at an end nnd the gamo bclwcon West Point and Ver mont, sehedulod for Snturday, has been cancelled as u result of tho "Longan incident." Speculation is rifo as to what act ion the cadets will pursuo Saturday whon Captain Longan will bo officer of tho day. Tho investigation bonrd under General Barry, superintendent of tho academy, continued its hoaring today with no hotter results than previous AND t ITAFT NOW SEEKS FRIENDSHIP OF PROGRESSIVES Roosevelt's Outing at Saratif Makes it Apparent That If istration Would AccMipHsh Any thing Must Be Prearesslve. v WASHINGTON, Sept. 28. Those- . who are on the inside in adraiaistra- tion affairs are inclined to believe that President Taft is more than willing to meet the insurgent element of the republican party more than ,. half way in order that the work of the administration may be better far cilitated. v ' ,-,- One man who is ia position' to- . know said teday: . . "Roosevelt's victory at Saratoga makes it apparent that if the atais ist ration would accompU&ksjatryUuag. of importance this wjter jvaaatt come out-stroajrly pttM .'' "" , Taft.ls'expected to mcorporatkws, ptnns for his fall campaign t m Jus speech to bo delivered in New York city .on Saturday. The president Is w determined to accomplish all that is possible during the short session of , congress. The victory of Colonel Roosevelt is expected to prove a stimulus to in- surgeucy all over the country. . I The interest shown by President ft Tnft and the cabinet in the fight in the stnto convention nt Saratoga is jp indicated bj tho "cutine in" of' an jf United Press wire at tho White House. The president and his advis- , ers received tho news of yesterday's. K sensational fight direct from tho I "ringside" and wero kept informed of today's developments "play bv Play." MRS.'PROSSER IS ONCE AGAIN IN TROUtLE SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 28. Mrs, Vera Pressor, recently acquitted of murdering her husband on a railroad , train, is again under arrest. Sho is charged with grand Inreeny Tho woman is accused of stealing cloth-' ing valued nt 100 from Miss Nellie -Lyon, with whom sho shared. a room 4 at a local hotol. Mrs. Prosser was i arrested as she boarded a traia to J go to New York lost night. Sho as- sorted that tho clothing was boughfcs by her. i If your advertising Is so unlmpor- ttmt that It makes peoplo suppose your storo to bo unimportant work. bird to correct tho Impression. AT WEST POP examinations havo furnished. Tho cudots are continuing to "stand pat." Thirty cadets were questioned today. AJ1 were; asked why Captain Longan was humiliated, but tho board was unablo to learn tho reason, nud.it was also unable to learn who woro the ringleaders. It is not boliqyed tha tho eadetu will nttompt any furtiier humiliation of Captain Longan,t altfyaujch it is ngrcod that thoir attitude toward the rtffiftAV Will tflniiand 1m.a1., I.!. ::& .nv dsv:? ."'tr .&& uvuiuiio iivai oiuuruay wnsn ne agam becomes tho officer, of he day. tS . "t