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i lu-z;, 'nifwwn-TWf j "WmWFWWmf miwzrw"iwf frfiz i A AVIIATIUCH Fair tonight. The Messag of the riftzs. Wliltr Knlr wrutlifr. Rlue Ittiln or snow. Wlilln ami nlun. T.n1 mnntrm Black trlanculnr Above wfcllc.'&f"' nuiniiT. bciuw white, comer. While with hlnck center Cold Medford Mail Tribune Fall Jasel Wire Report. The only paper la the werM publlaboa In & city the tin f Mod ford having a leatd wlrs. potti year. 2: MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1910. - 'i No. 202. WARREN BODGE IS DEAD AS RESULT 0 ON BRAIN . KILLS 1. sje CLOT INTERSTATE RATE HEARING IS UNDER WAY IN THIS CITY At First Was Believed That He Was Not Seriously InjuredBut Was. Was Hurled to Ground When Chemical Wayon Struck Telegraph Polo Saturday Evening. Warren Budge died tbia uftor 110011 nt shortly after - o'clock. Al' hopo for tlio recovery of War ion Hodge, who was Injured Saturday evening, when chemical No. 1 of tlio local fire department plunged Into a telegraph pole at tho corner of Main and Ktont streets, wuh nban- doiied today. Tho young man lies unronHrlotiR at his homo in this city and Is mild to ho gradually sinking, He him been uncoiiBcioiiH for 18 hours, Tho oarllor reports ot tho accident contained no mention of Mr. Hodgo being Injured, owing to tho fact that, while ho was Ktunncd, ho apparently locovorod tnpldly. Ho waB carried to the Nash hotel Immediately after tlio acrliiunt, whore ho soon regain ed lila Ktrougth, Joked with' friends and lert to find his hat, romnrklng that ho wan only Jolted u hit! After finding his hat ho walked over to tho tailor shop of hln father-in-law. W, W. KirfJrff wlioro ho nlood and chat ted somo moments, telling of tho ac cident Ho thon, ncrompanled hy Mrs Hodge, started to walk homo. About a Monk this Bide of his home the young man complnlncd of nllnd neHB. He wiib assisted homo tho re maining block by Mrs. Hodge. A I1ihIcIuii wiib summoned, as ho grow lapldly worse.. Jt was found upon examination that Mr. Hodgo had suffered n blow at the Initio of tho lira In. A clot of blood formed against the biain and this Is responsible for his iinrnu hcIoiisiiohs and serious condition. It Is Impoislbln to opurnto upon the wound, nnd It Is bellovod that he uinnot rocovor. ' Mr. Hoilgo Is Very well known In this city, Mrs. Hodgo being tlio daughter of V. Klfert. president ef the city council. Tho young couple formerly resided In Robeburg, coming hoie to reside about a year ngo, slilco uhlan time Mr. Hmlgu has been ns hoelnted with Mr. lOifcrt lu tho tai loring business. Further light upon Snturdnj night's accident to tho chemical wag on cannot be had. It Is thought that ,i ioIii was snapped to tho halter In stead of brldlo on one of tho horses lu the rush that preceded tho response to tho riro alarm. When the time came to turn tho corner tho team (ciuld not bo fully controlled ts RAIN STEADILY FALLS IN FRANCE Rendition of Last Year's Floods Is Feared Poor in Eastern Suburbs Flee From Their Homes Fears for Safety of Pcoplo Increase. PARIS, '" II. -Ruin wliii'li mii in lat night contiunm tit full today .iikI four fr Ik eiifoto oJ" ''"' '" ImUilMflU id ullasi rtluiitr I lie Seliw a to iuaiWMil. Alroudy tlio water in die nut ka raaalntd high wtr i-.ark .md iMiltst the ilownMiurte0Hi.e mmiu it uill lie orur tlio lnniko.- in a ihiieii l.n-'. TV i""i" n tUr eastern hiibnihs of ran., wli" wfferd sTaatly in It vnr'. (I...hU. are liwiti"' to tie from what they believe will bo n rep-, . J .,.. l .. ... lit ilitiuii ! 141 January a ovvrnuw, n i fanrutl that a number of faolri will bo ffld down, throwing ihou s.imU out -f eHiplovnienl. That the Southern Pacific railroad has u cuusldnrably higher range of rates hi Oregon than lu California, whllo the percentage of cost of oper ation to earnings In. Oregon Is less than on tho entire system, and tho porrentngo of profit greater: that Mod ford Jobbors can ship by wagon throughout the valloy ehonpor than by rail and that bettor railroad grndes existed oit of Medford to Its distributing territory ' than existed 'roin, Sacramento Into the samo torri ory, were somo of the factH brought out at tho heating of tho case of tho Medford Traffic bureau against thn Southern Pacific to secure distribut ing rates Into Cnllfornln.'boforo Spo Inl Kxnmlncr Pugh of the Interstato ommorco committee In the Conimcr--Inl club rooms Monday. Tho fact hat .Medford jobbers hnvo to pay u ore than Jobbers In similar territory alsowhero was nlso brought out. Tho Southern Pnclflc was repre sented by Attorney "W. D. Kenton, district Freight Agent LouiiBborry, mil other offlclnls, the Medford Traf 'ic bureau by Its rate export, Attor icy Frank M, McCuno of Spoknno, President H. C. Cornell, Secretary B. A. Welch and other members. Very completo data was filed by Attorney McCuno, givlngtho cost ot Vi'iorntlng ntllroads, the comparative barges In slmllnr territory olscwhoro mil Irref.itablo facts nnd figures diowlng the railroad disci Iminatlon igalnst this city-as a Jobbing center, compared with Portland, ileattle, Spokane mid other cities. It was shown Hint 'a threo-tnilo haul Just over tho California sldo of tho boun dary cost five cents, whllo a' two mllo haul thin sldo cost 14 cents. A. 13. Welch of tho MeJford Gro cery company testified that In selling groceries nt Horubrook, in competi tion with San Frauclsco houses, the margin lu favor of tho latter duo to freight rates was 3 rents, while in order to soil at Dunsmulr ho bad to meet a M-cont margin; thaIs, tho San Francisco Jobber could lay goods Mn thesa towns that much cheaper than ho could from Medford. Mr, Welch nlso stated thut ho shipped by team to Ashland for 12 cents ns ngalust 1ft cents by railroad, plus rurtago at both ends, making u21l cent rate. Mr. Ciiiiiett stated that ho also sent hnrdwaro by team ns it was cheaper than by freight, and Btnted that he could not continue In whole sale business or Invado othor terrl-1 tory unless tho asked reductions woro granted. Dr. J. F. Iteddy testified regard ing mining operations and stntcd that for lack of favorable rates and rail road facilities, it was Impossible to dovolop thu mining industry, G. Put natii testified regarding tho growth and development of Medford and Its territory. The case will bo concluded this afternoon PROGRESS IS ACCIDENT SATURDAY E RAPID ON ROAD PLAYER IS DEAD: MURDER CHARGE FOLLOWS GAME Ball Player Killed and lllylit End of Opposing Team Held Responsible Says He Will Face Charge, as He Has Commf'tcd no Crime. CANTON, O . Nov. 1 1.- Thomas McCoy, right end of I ho Ilethany ollogo football team, clinrged with i ho minder or itudolph Munk, right halfback of tho University of West Virginia ttxtm, was located horo to day. "I am going bi'ck to Ilethany to aco tho charge," said McCoy this noinlng. ( have nothing to con ical and havo coininlttud to crime." Munk waB in knit fiom the fluid luring Saturday's game butwoen Ic'hnii and Wont Virginia nftur ho ad been Injured In a scrimmage. He lied four hours later as the result or blood dot on his brain, caused, tlio .iiitopsj surgeon said, by a blow on he head ALDRICH MAY AGAIN RETURN TO 0. S. SENATE Reported That He Will Reconsider Announcement That He Would Not Atjain Be Candidate If He Does Not Legislature May Lock. . nolir.uril on laj;e 8 1 PHOVIDKNCi;, It. I., Nov. It. That Sonator NuUou W. Aldilch may roLonsldor his piovlous iiunoiiiico itM'iit thut ho would not bo u candi date for ro-oluctlon to tho Unltod States somite became known today, when It was predicted that unleH.tl A Id rich should enter the rare the Hhodo, Islaiid legislature would dead lock over tho choice of his successor. Circuit Judge Lohaiicr Colo recent ly aiinouuced his candidacy as tho roprosuiilatlvo of the young repub licans, or "liiMiigout" wing of the parti' In Jthode Island. Provided Aid rich does not onto'r tho contest. Colo stands a fralr (banco of winning, al though many predict that the legisla ture would be iimthlo to reach an agreement on the senatorshlp. MUZZLING PRESS IN THE ORIENT leiPi Newspapers Objecting to Draft of Press Law WhlcfProvidcs That Noth ing Unfarovahlc of a Man Even If It Is True Would be Step Backward for the Celestial Empire. " TOKIO. Nov. II Chlnoau nowa pnpora continue to objgot to the ro cunt draft of a proas law submitted to tho ionatu at Puking, providing that no newsimpor may publish any thing Injurious to tho reputation of an individual, whether tho fact be true or untrue. The enuctinunt of buati a law would put an end to journallttie1 criticism in China and tho newspapers of tho capital and th spfipnrts are vlgnr- oiikly vPIMWJug It. Tliir Hllogo It J dlrottly opposd to thu odlct Iwiuod by thu luto otnporor. who nssurmi bin subjoins that all administrative affairs wpuld bo conduclod lu ac cord with popular 'sentiment, It U polntod out that the itassago of such u law will do more than any one other thing In blocking the prog ress which China has boon making toward enlightenment lately Contractor Making Dirt Fly Now That He Has Untlcrtakkn It In Earnest Pumice Hill Will Bo a Thing of Past When Travel to Lake Is Again Resumed. Much progiuM ih being made li.v Contractor Nnlwielj on the noi'tinn of the Critfcr Luke boulevard which will do nwny willi the vornl M'clion ! the roiui lo tlio lake, ncooidilig to re ports received in thin city. Tlio con tractor now linn 75 men uud ninny teams ut wink iiml Iho dirt is liujng moved rapidly. Tlie right of way bus been cnlircly elcnrod nnd much of (lie road wiik is under way. By tliu lime I ravel lo the Inko is icsunied next venr the pumice hill will bo u tliinir ot tlic past. The I'oKistry ol'llcinlx me iiImi making much progress on the road in the national I'orcht, Vtlicic .'()l)ll is being expended. REWARD OFFERED " FOR FIRE IUGS M. L. Erickson in Receipt of Infor mation That Hereafter Department of Agriculture Will Pay Reward For Men Setting Fires In Forests. National Apple Show Opens J v! Will Crown Queen Tonight Tho local forestry officials have been notified that heieaftor the do paitmeut of agriculture will pay a rewind for tlio apprehension of fire bugs operating lu tho national for ests. SunervlRor M. I-. lOrlckson id In receipt of the following uottco of reward: Horeafter, during Hie fiscal year uniting Juno 110, 1!U1, unless other wise ordoied, and thereafter, pro vided congietui shall mnko tho lien essary appropriation or authorize tho payment thoieof, the ilepaitiiiout or agriculture will pay the following to wn ids: First Not exceeding 1250 mid not loss than $r0 for liifoimatlon loading to tho arrest and (onWctlpn of any poison in any I'nltod Slates court on ithe charge of wllfulh and maliclous lysottlng oiPrirMr iuuLvg.to bo set on flro nny timber, unftirbrush or grass upon tlio lauds ofwho United States within a national forest. Second -Not exceeding $100 ami not loss than $2!i r'i Information leading to the arrest and (uinviotlon of any person In any I'nltud Stales court on tho churn (r building a flro on lauds of tho t'nllod State within a national forot In or near any forest tlmlwir or other influni inable material, and leaving wild fire before the snino has been totally ex tinguished. Those rewards will lo paid to I lie person or orsons llng tho Infor mation leading to muh nrrosUi and convictions upon presentation to tho department of ngilcultiiro of satis factory dimuiiiBUtary evidonc then of. Mibjuet lo the tiecfHsary nppriiprl- (ConttniKxl en Phko 8-) IH4H 4 f HU44 4 4 ART EXHIBIT 4 IS POSTPONED 4- . 4 The art i-xIiujU Ii Uki lailii of the (Jratr JlcdforiJ oluli lia bu tiM.ncd until S'nvml)r 17. IH mid 'J2U. Thf wliUjit will " bo Mil nt tb KiiinUuIiiui and r " will also be open en tilts evening of tho 18th. 4- 4- 444 44 4 4 4-44 444-44 INFURIATED IV! WOLD LYNCH FIEND . .I..I.H.M Negro Charged With Murder of Nlnc-Ycar-Old Girl Is Heavily Guarded Girl's Father Kept From Courtroom. ASHtmV PARK'. N. .., Nov. II. riireatenlng mobs, clamoring for tho life of Thomas Williams, a negro clinrged with tho murder nnd mutil ation of tho body of Ilttlo Mario Smith, aged II, today prevented tho preliminary hearing of tho nccusod man and insulted lu taking extraor dinary precautions to provent a lynch ing. Williams, under n triple guard, s hold at tho Asbury Jail. Outside the Jul! walls crowds of men, openly talking of "nuoktlo pnrtlos," "hang bees" nnd "stako roasts," havo kept tho negro'H Jailors on edge nil day. Tho entire police force has boon on duty since early today, but In splto of iougli handling, tho crowds refuse to diiporso. Wllllmns' preliminary hearing was to hnvo taken place this morning, and court had convened. Owing to tho tin untuning mood of tho people It was dimmed Inadvisable to take tho negro out or tin jail. Tho aotirtronm unit guarded to provent vlolouca dur ing tho arraignment. AKIIIItlKY PARK, X. .1.. Kv. 11. IJetml.v gtiiudci! I pre von I rt iMiclung, TIhuiiu William, nlf "Hluek DiutiKiiiil," n negro, win ur rexled and iiihiuiic(I in policu eolirt iii-re today mi t lu cjihi'ki' of inurilor iii' ji til iiialtii'.ilnig Mimic Smith. D- . .r..,l,l ilmi'-llll-l il' I'cll'l Siuilli li imiii U il on l'HKl M l 36 DISTRICTS REPRESENTED SPOKANE SHOW Opening Heralded hy Blowing of Fac tory Whlstlcs-Flrst "Llvo Wire' Convention Meets 2,000,000 Ap ples Displayed. ,v SPOKANIO, Wash., Nov. 1 1. Unique lu plan, biond lu purposo mid educational In icsult Is tho third Na tional Applo Show, which wuh for mally opened at 10 o'clock this morn ing. Practically every cotumorclnl or chard district In Washington, Ore gon, Idaho, Montana and thu piov Inco of llrltlhh Columbia Is represent ed In the niimorous competitions for prizes and pnimiuuiu ot $20,000, and In addition tlioro mo displays from Cnllfnriila nnd other states, Tho slgniil to "open tho gates" was heralded by tho blowing of factory and locomotive whistles mid the ringing of bolls In nil parts ot tho city. Thon the first "J.lvo Wlro" convention in thfwiorthwost wass call ed to order. More than ISC conimor ulal nrgaiiliiitlous woro ruprosontod by one or more dologates. K, F. Onrtlur Van Dlasol presldod. lylegiiteM First. Tho dolegntoA wore tho first to view the dliplnys, 'composed of 110 curs of apples, Including 19 straight (ins, entered In compatlMou lu their cluasus and eligible in tho sweepstake contest for tho chief prize ot $1000 mid tho world's chaiuplonshlp. There me :ifi district dlsplaH, lopieseutltig Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, California mid Hrltisli Columbia, uioie than 300 entries lu tho box cdiiIi'hU and about 'looo en' lies on (('ontlmifil on I'ib" ! MAC N UN UN MOBS Trouble Begins When Estrada Net) lects to Institute Promised Reforms Mass Meeting Called to Protest Is Ordered to Disperse and When Order Is Disobeyecd Soldiers Started to Use Rapid Fire Guns. COLON, Xu. 11. Many hh'oiis Harts KiJUmI ami cnp woiimUd wliwi (i troupi acting under Hie diiwJlHin of i'pttNntuliMii. of the S'li'iungiinn govemUUMit iiMfd machine uuiitf ti (Iiioiv mobs ut Cm into and I-emi llint had guliicred in pmlo-i HgHiiiKt Proaldunt J-Iairadit for not iuatiluting pruiiiiwad let'trinx A revolution in tha insurroaUon. ridden littln rapublic i iiiimiuunt and) f-l.i-.lic Iii'Imi-i'ii limb- and llie nub turv in saaml cities are rtipotloil in (linpalelic raovivad liare. Thu lioublo began iKteiday nt Connlii, ttheu a iiut'ii. iiifsliiig haitl lo piutol that ltiala' pniiuisud rufortiu had not iiiatciiali.i'il. wan ciidcied by the nillliolilif4 to ilU-IMM'M- The order wh out ln'cdod mid u'liM-'iniiieiit suidinri, trail Mil rnpid lire kiiii- I'll tin- meeting;, and without hiitalMii bajrau slinotiug. Tlie giitb wring diHiKm-ed in panic but later limb- I'niiiii-il mid loir.'lil the xildii'l's. COAST AT MERCY OF FOREIGNERS Such a Condition Is Revealed in Re port Soon to o Filed by Gen. Lean aril Wood, Chief of Staff Rejwrt Will Declare Present Coast De fenses of no Avail Against Foee. WASHINGTON Kwv. 14. -Th do- I'oiiHolcessiiLvst) ot thu I'ucifiu ooast, dllcgcd in tlie'rcbolutiou of Kuproen (utivo MoLiicbluu of Cnliforniii thai called for u rupoit on unity condl lioiiH, is rovoplud in a report, hooti to bo lllutl by Qonornl Luounrd Wood, chief of Htuuff, ncdordiiig to roliublo iiiloimulion. Tho report is said lo ho tho tiuiHl coinproliuiihivo cxpos.0 of. tlio uriny'tt uumlitiun over 'tVun the, public. 11 Ih proliublo Unit Cfciiornl Wood will u'ttributu tho military doUciciuiy lo bovornl ciiitsos. Thu ropurt will iissurt Hint tlio tinny is ilividcd in.l Kimill inililury units lu older thut. m iiumbvr of "political posth" might be gnrrisouod. It will deny that tlio of ilcorti mid meii lack proper UainVng .iiid ill rouommoml mi ouliro rc-n-gnnlwitiuii of- tho tinny.1 Among, thu rccoiuinonilaUone ijon tniuctl in tho r6-orgHitir.tition urged nilM'iyUieJibandoiimc'iit of UHtiece iiiry military posts; the, ndditiou of 25 regiments of infantry lino and hovoii regiments to tho fluid nrtillorv lino mill thu concentration of troops in lingo gnrrisous o ntbo two ocean rentiers. Tho vulnerability of tlio Atlantic uoiibt us well as tho Pacific const will bo pointed out. Tho roort will declare that tho pruhuut coast dcfcimcs can bo roadlly .ukcii in land attack. 11 will also riticizo thu coast batteries mid rco immcuil mi inereiiso in Imttoricu bu fore troops emi be provided to guard ihcm on the luudslide. (loiiernl Wood will demand tho im mediate mid udcipinto gitrrisouiug oT Hawaii, tho I'anuiua canal ono mid .ho Piicifio. coast. Tho report will tis--orl that tho labor nucossnry to keep the pundit iiiuncroMH posts in repair Iiiih (Icuiundcd all (ho tiinn mid wotk lie soldioiH could give, and that ns n (Minsuipienco the troop.nto dell iuut in militury trniiiitig. Many of flceiM, oh u i chiilt of thU policy, tho toMrf will say, mo made mlmiuistra live officers inatend of tuoticnl cijin inuuilerK. The militnrv mitbniitios now us ert that the uiiny actually is unable lo place a Htiglc division of I rained troops in the Held in ciiho of wr. SEATTLE MEN TO DREDGE ROGUE Capitalists Form Company to Take Gold From River In Josephine County New Machinery Is Now Being Installed. ' SKATTLK, N'ov. II.- For Ibe pur pou of tetneviiig tlio gold from t)m Hiiriforniii aiiudn of tho Uoguo river valley in Otugoti, u munbur of Scuttle capitalist! havo liandcd tlieiiiHulVort ' lugulhar into mi orgmiixnlioii known it Semidiimvimi-Aiiieriemt Dredging (uimpiiuy mid (hoy plan to coiiunoucu upenttloiih on n fairly largo scale im mediately. 1'. II. Iloldhwoilh, W. Ii. Hunter, Joe Slumpf, William Mm lip, n Seatllo iiltornoy, mid syvornl otliutt local liiidinoss mnl iroforhionul moi) ' Mie iutoruntod in tho propobitieii. llulikworlh is now ul (Irant.s l'un-i biiiH'inilondiug the iiifitallntlou of (ho now mai'liiuery, which htit n capucilv of tretitlng 30 cubic ynrda of pravot per hour. It is expected (but the machine- yJII Vo liorntd . .41 V-